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    The Language of Flowers: An Alphabet of Floral Emblems (1857)
    Books / 
    Communication, Natural World, Emotion & Expression

    The Language of Flowers: An Alphabet of Floral Emblems (1857)

    Through the First Antarctic Night (1900)
    Books / 
    Travel & Exploration

    Through the First Antarctic Night (1900)

    The Beast of Gévaudan (1764–1767)
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts

    The Beast of Gévaudan (1764–1767)

    X is for...
    Books / 
    Communication

    X is for...

    John Martin’s Illustrations of Paradise Lost (1827)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    John Martin’s Illustrations of Paradise Lost (1827)

    Agnes Catlow’s Drops of Water (1851)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Agnes Catlow’s Drops of Water (1851)

    Bob’s Electrical Theatre (1906)
    Film / 
    Music & Arts

    Bob’s Electrical Theatre (1906)

    Jan van Kessel’s Signature of Caterpillars and Snakes (1657)
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    Animals & Beasts, Communication

    Jan van Kessel’s Signature of Caterpillars and Snakes (1657)

    My Diary in a Chinese Farm (1894)
    Books

    My Diary in a Chinese Farm (1894)

    Karl Blossfeldt’s *Urformen der Kunst* (1928)
    Images / 
    Natural World

    Karl Blossfeldt’s Urformen der Kunst (1928)

    John Locke’s Method for Common-Place Books (1685)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts

    John Locke’s Method for Common-Place Books (1685)

    The Joys of Young Werther (1775)
    Books / 
    Humour & Satire, Emotion & Expression

    The Joys of Young Werther (1775)

    Abide With Me (1914)
    Audio / 
    Death

    Abide With Me (1914)

    Plants and Their Application to Ornament (1896)
    Images / 
    Design & Typography, Natural World

    Plants and Their Application to Ornament (1896)

    August Strindberg’s Celestographs (1893–4)
    Images / 
    Astronomy & Space

    August Strindberg’s Celestographs (1893–4)

    The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Art (1460–1921)
    Images / 
    Architecture

    The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Art (1460–1921)

    The Book of Dreams and Ghosts (1897)
    Books / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    The Book of Dreams and Ghosts (1897)

    Giovanni Battista Bracelli’s *Bizzarie di Varie Figure* (1624)
    Images / 
    Geometry & Diagrams

    Giovanni Battista Bracelli’s Bizzarie di Varie Figure (1624)

    Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours (1814)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine, Music & Arts, Natural World

    Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours (1814)

    Leave it to Psmith (1923)
    Books / 
    People

    Leave it to Psmith (1923)

    Women at Work during World War I
    Images / 
    Work

    Women at Work during World War I

    The Private Life of a Cat (ca. 1945)
    Film

    The Private Life of a Cat (ca. 1945)

    Ogawa Kazumasa’s Hand-Coloured Photographs of Flowers (1896)
    Images / 
    Natural World

    Ogawa Kazumasa’s Hand-Coloured Photographs of Flowers (1896)

    The Fourth Dimension and the Bible (1922)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Geometry & Diagrams

    The Fourth Dimension and the Bible (1922)