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    An Alphabet of Organic Type (ca. 1650)
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    Design & Typography

    An Alphabet of Organic Type (ca. 1650)

    Arthur Coga’s Blood Transfusion (1667)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine

    Arthur Coga’s Blood Transfusion (1667)

    The Little Book of Love
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    Wisdom, Love & Lust

    The Little Book of Love

    George Wither’s Emblem Book (1635)
    Books / 
    Wisdom

    George Wither’s Emblem Book (1635)

    Arent van Bolten’s Grotesques
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    Animals & Beasts

    Arent van Bolten’s Grotesques

    A Relation of an Extraordinary Sleepy Person (ca.1698)
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    Science & Medicine, Strange Phenomena

    A Relation of an Extraordinary Sleepy Person (ca.1698)

    Fortunio Liceti’s Monsters (1665)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, People

    Fortunio Liceti’s Monsters (1665)

    Paintings in Proust (Vol. 1, Swann’s Way)
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    People

    Paintings in Proust (Vol. 1, Swann’s Way)

    The Coronation of King Ladislaus of Poland (1633)
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    People

    The Coronation of King Ladislaus of Poland (1633)

    A Selection from The Getty’s Open Content Program
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    Animals & Beasts, People, Landscapes

    A Selection from The Getty’s Open Content Program

    Johann Remmelin's Anatomical ‘Flap’ Book (1667)
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    Science & Medicine

    Johann Remmelin's Anatomical ‘Flap’ Book (1667)

    Salome with John The Baptist’s Head at the Rijksmuseum
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    Salome with John The Baptist’s Head at the Rijksmuseum

    Böckler’s Pleasure Garden Plans (1664)
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    Design & Typography, Architecture, Landscapes, Maps, Geometry & Diagrams

    Böckler’s Pleasure Garden Plans (1664)

    17th century Ethiopian Manuscript: The Miracles of the Archangel Michael
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    People

    17th century Ethiopian Manuscript: The Miracles of the Archangel Michael

    *The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents* (1658)
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    Animals & Beasts

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

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

    A Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards (1886)

    “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)

    Various Forms of Architecture (1636)
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    Architecture, Landscapes

    Various Forms of Architecture (1636)

    The Heart in Art
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    Maps

    The Heart in Art

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

    Emblems Ancient and Modern (1699)

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

    Jehan Cousin’s Livre de Pourtraiture (1608)

    Illustrations from The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678)
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    Animals & Beasts, People, Landscapes, Maps, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Illustrations from The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678)

    The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678)
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    Colonialism & the 'Other'

    The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678)

    The Vessels of Hermes - an Alchemical Album (ca.1700)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    The Vessels of Hermes - an Alchemical Album (ca.1700)