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    Christoph Jamnitzer’s *Neuw Grotteßken Buch* (1610)
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    Design & Typography

    Christoph Jamnitzer’s Neuw Grotteßken Buch (1610)

    Etching of a Sámi Drum from the Dutch Edition of Johannes Schefferus’ *Lapponia* (1682)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Etching of a Sámi Drum from the Dutch Edition of Johannes Schefferus’ Lapponia (1682)

    Looking Backward: Images of *Rückenfiguren* (ca. 1497–1925)
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    Landscapes, Music & Arts

    Looking Backward: Images of Rückenfiguren (ca. 1497–1925)

    “Chinese Arabesques” by Jean-Baptiste Pillement and Anne Allen (ca. 1790–99)
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    Design & Typography, Music & Arts

    “Chinese Arabesques” by Jean-Baptiste Pillement and Anne Allen (ca. 1790–99)

    Love Spells and Deadly Shrieks: Illustrations of Mandrakes (ca. 650–1927)
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    Animals & Beasts, Customs & Culture, Drugs, Natural World, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Love Spells and Deadly Shrieks: Illustrations of Mandrakes (ca. 650–1927)

    The Gilded Gallows of Georg Honauer (1597)
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    Death, Science & Medicine

    The Gilded Gallows of Georg Honauer (1597)

    Käthe Kollwitz’s Peasants’ War Series (ca. 1901–1908)
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    Politics, War, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Käthe Kollwitz’s Peasants’ War Series (ca. 1901–1908)

    “March of Intellect” Cartoons (1828–29)
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    Humour & Satire, Politics, Technology

    “March of Intellect” Cartoons (1828–29)

    James Ensor, *The Deadly Sins* (ca. 1904)
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    Death, Religion, Myth & Legend

    James Ensor, The Deadly Sins (ca. 1904)

    Visualising Bubbles (1500–1906)
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    Customs & Culture, Politics, Science & Medicine

    Visualising Bubbles (1500–1906)

    Peter Fabris’ Illustrations for William Hamilton’s *Campi Phlegraei* (1776–79)
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    Landscapes, Science & Medicine

    Peter Fabris’ Illustrations for William Hamilton’s Campi Phlegraei (1776–79)

    Jan Luyken’s Frontispiece for *Osteologia* (1680)
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    Animals & Beasts, Death, Communication, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Jan Luyken’s Frontispiece for Osteologia (1680)

    Between Frogs and Gods: Illustrations of Physiognomy
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, Emotion & Expression

    Between Frogs and Gods: Illustrations of Physiognomy

    Snowball Fights in Art (1400–1946)
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    Customs & Culture, Sport & Exercise

    Snowball Fights in Art (1400–1946)

    William Blake’s *The Gates of Paradise* (1787-93)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    William Blake’s The Gates of Paradise (1787-93)

    Greek Masquerade (1771)
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    Architecture, Fashion

    Greek Masquerade (1771)

    “A Slight Freshness on the Neck”: Prints Depicting the Execution of Louis XVI (ca. 1793)
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    Death, Politics

    “A Slight Freshness on the Neck”: Prints Depicting the Execution of Louis XVI (ca. 1793)

    “Firelight Flickering on the Ceiling of the World”: The Aurora Borealis in Art
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    Natural World

    “Firelight Flickering on the Ceiling of the World”: The Aurora Borealis in Art

    The Human Pyramids of Juste De Juste (ca. 1540)
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    People

    The Human Pyramids of Juste De Juste (ca. 1540)

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

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

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

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

    The Whims (1799) and The Follies (1815–23) of Francisco Goya
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    Animals & Beasts, Customs & Culture, Humour & Satire

    The Whims (1799) and The Follies (1815–23) of Francisco Goya

    The Steps of Life
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    Death, Geometry & Diagrams

    The Steps of Life

    New Elucidations of Thomson’s Seasons (1822)
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    Death, Humour & Satire

    New Elucidations of Thomson’s Seasons (1822)