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    Fashion Parade amongst the Ruins of Rome (1964)
    Film / 
    Fashion

    Fashion Parade amongst the Ruins of Rome (1964)

    Manuscript of Ismail al-Jazarī’s Ingenious Mechanical Devices (ca. 17th century)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Technology

    Manuscript of Ismail al-Jazarī’s Ingenious Mechanical Devices (ca. 17th century)

    Fancy Dresses Described or What to Wear at Fancy Balls (1887)
    Books / 
    Fashion

    Fancy Dresses Described or What to Wear at Fancy Balls (1887)

    The Celestial Atlas of Flamsteed (1795)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Maps

    The Celestial Atlas of Flamsteed (1795)

    *What to Draw and How to Draw It* (1913)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts

    What to Draw and How to Draw It (1913)

    Hawaiian Ciribiribin (1919)
    Audio

    Hawaiian Ciribiribin (1919)

    Tennis with Muybridge (1887)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Sport & Exercise

    Tennis with Muybridge (1887)

    Lost Futures: A 19th-Century Vision of the Year 2000
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Technology, The Future

    Lost Futures: A 19th-Century Vision of the Year 2000

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Interview (1927)
    Film / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Interview (1927)

    Navaho Legends (1897)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories

    Navaho Legends (1897)

    A History of Mourning (1890)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    A History of Mourning (1890)

    Angles of Reconnaissance: *Novum Instrumentum Geometricum* (1607)
    Images / 
    Architecture, Landscapes, Maps, Geometry & Diagrams

    Angles of Reconnaissance: Novum Instrumentum Geometricum (1607)

    The First Six Books of The Elements of Euclid (1847)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine, Design & Typography

    The First Six Books of The Elements of Euclid (1847)

    Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style (1942)
    Film / 
    War

    Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style (1942)

    Correct Postures for Housework (1920s)
    Images / 
    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)
    Images / 
    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)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine

    Transit of Venus (1882)

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

    Development of a Salamander (1920s)

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

    Images from Japanese Design Magazine Shin-Bijutsukai (1902)