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    The Accidents of Youth (1819)
    Books / 
    Stories, Wisdom

    The Accidents of Youth (1819)

    Radical Fashion from the Schembart Carnival (1590)
    Images / 
    People, Fashion, Customs & Culture

    Radical Fashion from the Schembart Carnival (1590)

    The Hasheesh Eater (1857)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine

    The Hasheesh Eater (1857)

    Film / 
    War, Technology

    Hands (1944)

    Extracts from the Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks (1769)
    Books / 
    Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Extracts from the Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks (1769)

    The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents (1658)
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts

    The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents (1658)

    James Mooney’s Ghost Dance Recordings (1894)
    Audio / 
    Customs & Culture

    James Mooney’s Ghost Dance Recordings (1894)

    The World Turned Upside Down (18th century)
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts, People

    The World Turned Upside Down (18th century)

    A Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards (1886)
    Books / 
    Design & Typography, Politics

    A Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards (1886)

    Sketches by Yoshitoshi (1882)
    Images

    Sketches by Yoshitoshi (1882)

    Phrenology Diagrams from Vaught’s Practical Character Reader (1902)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, People, Geometry & Diagrams, Emotion & Expression

    Phrenology Diagrams from Vaught’s Practical Character Reader (1902)

    Vaught’s Practical Character Reader (1902)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine, People, Emotion & Expression

    Vaught’s Practical Character Reader (1902)

    Medical Imagery of the 15th Century
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, People

    Medical Imagery of the 15th Century

    *On the Writing of the Insane* (1870)
    Books / 
    Design & Typography, Religion, Myth & Legend, Music & Arts

    On the Writing of the Insane (1870)

    “Luscious Clusters of the Vine”: A Collection of 17-Century Garden Writing (1908)
    Books

    “Luscious Clusters of the Vine”: A Collection of 17-Century Garden Writing (1908)

    Georges Méliès’ Temptation of St. Anthony (1898)
    Film / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Georges Méliès’ Temptation of St. Anthony (1898)

    Double Exposures
    Images / 
    People

    Double Exposures

    Various Forms of Architecture (1636)
    Images / 
    Architecture, Landscapes

    Various Forms of Architecture (1636)

    Endless Amusement (1820)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine

    Endless Amusement (1820)

    Slovak Folk Songs (1928/30)
    Audio

    Slovak Folk Songs (1928/30)

    The Heart in Art
    Images / 
    Maps

    The Heart in Art

    Emblems Ancient and Modern (1699)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Wisdom

    Emblems Ancient and Modern (1699)

    Jehan Cousin’s *Livre de Pourtraiture* (1608)
    Images / 
    Geometry & Diagrams

    Jehan Cousin’s Livre de Pourtraiture (1608)

    Horse Drawn Fire Engines (1896)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Horse Drawn Fire Engines (1896)