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    Correct Postures for Housework (1920s)
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    People

    Correct Postures for Housework (1920s)

    The Illuminated Sketchbook of Stephan Schriber (1494)
    Images

    The Illuminated Sketchbook of Stephan Schriber (1494)

    James Joyce reading his work (1924/1929)
    Audio

    James Joyce reading his work (1924/1929)

    Paradise Found: the Cradle of the Human Race at the North Pole (1885)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Paradise Found: the Cradle of the Human Race at the North Pole (1885)

    William Cheselden’s Osteographia (1733)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, Death

    William Cheselden’s Osteographia (1733)

    San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath (1906)
    Film

    San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath (1906)

    A Manual of Gesture (1875)
    Books / 
    Communication

    A Manual of Gesture (1875)

    Transit of Venus (1882)
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    Science & Medicine

    Transit of Venus (1882)

    Development of a Salamander (1920s)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Development of a Salamander (1920s)

    Images from Japanese Design Magazine *Shin-Bijutsukai* (1902)
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    Design & Typography

    Images from Japanese Design Magazine Shin-Bijutsukai (1902)

    Coloured Engravings of the Fugger Family
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    People

    Coloured Engravings of the Fugger Family

    The Whole Booke of Psalmes collected into Englishe Metre (1584)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Whole Booke of Psalmes collected into Englishe Metre (1584)

    The Faerie Queene (1596)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Faerie Queene (1596)

    Turtle Anatomy (1821)
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    Science & Medicine

    Turtle Anatomy (1821)

    Freedom Highway (1956)
    Film / 
    People, Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the 'Other', Customs & Culture

    Freedom Highway (1956)

    Fortification Theory (1600)
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    Science & Medicine, Architecture, Maps, War, Geometry & Diagrams

    Fortification Theory (1600)

    The Practical Magician and Ventriloquist’s Guide (1876)
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    Science & Medicine

    The Practical Magician and Ventriloquist’s Guide (1876)

    How to Become a Magician (1882)
    Books

    How to Become a Magician (1882)

    Codex Mendoza (1542)
    Images

    Codex Mendoza (1542)

    Rip Van Winkle (1896)
    Film

    Rip Van Winkle (1896)

    A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden (1899)
    Books / 
    Natural World

    A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden (1899)

    Guess the Celeb behind the Driving Garb (1906)
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    People, Fashion

    Guess the Celeb behind the Driving Garb (1906)

    The Memoirs of Count Boruwlaski (1820)
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    People

    The Memoirs of Count Boruwlaski (1820)

    Illustrations of Ventilation (1869)
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    Science & Medicine

    Illustrations of Ventilation (1869)