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    Watercolours from a 16th-Century De Materia Medica
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    Science & Medicine, Natural World

    Watercolours from a 16th-Century De Materia Medica

    19th-Century Album of Ottoman Fashion
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    Fashion

    19th-Century Album of Ottoman Fashion

    Chart of the Inner Landscape (1886)
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    Science & Medicine

    Chart of the Inner Landscape (1886)

    Transference of Thoughts (1885)
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    Strange Phenomena

    Transference of Thoughts (1885)

    Compendium Of Demonology and Magic (ca. 1775)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    Compendium Of Demonology and Magic (ca. 1775)

    The Art of Dreams
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    People, Religion, Myth & Legend, Strange Phenomena

    The Art of Dreams

    Illustrations from a Teenage Holiday Journal (1821)
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    People, Customs & Culture

    Illustrations from a Teenage Holiday Journal (1821)

    A Young Daughter of the Picts (ca. 1585)
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    People, Fashion

    A Young Daughter of the Picts (ca. 1585)

    Flowers of the Sky
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    Astronomy & Space

    Flowers of the Sky

    The Tibetan Book of Proportions
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    Design & Typography, Religion, Myth & Legend, Geometry & Diagrams

    The Tibetan Book of Proportions

    Selection from Wellcome Library’s release of 100k openly licensed images
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    Science & Medicine

    Selection from Wellcome Library’s release of 100k openly licensed images

    Edward Lear’s Walk on a Windy Day (1860)
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    Animals & Beasts, People, Humour & Satire

    Edward Lear’s Walk on a Windy Day (1860)

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

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

    The Sketchbooks of Jacques-Louis David
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    People

    The Sketchbooks of Jacques-Louis David

    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

    The Heart in Art
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    Maps

    The Heart in Art

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    Twelve Twelve Twelve
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    People

    Twelve Twelve Twelve

    Owen Jones’ *Examples of Chinese Ornament* (1867)
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    Design & Typography

    Owen Jones’ Examples of Chinese Ornament (1867)

    Plates from Robert Thornton’s Temple of Flora (1807)
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    Science & Medicine, Landscapes, Natural World

    Plates from Robert Thornton’s Temple of Flora (1807)

    Birds from *The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands* (1754)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Birds from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754)

    Spring Morning in the Han Palace (17th.c)
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    People, Landscapes

    Spring Morning in the Han Palace (17th.c)

    German Folk Dress (1887)
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    People, Fashion, Customs & Culture

    German Folk Dress (1887)

    The Bestiarium of Aloys Zötl (1831-1887)
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    Animals & Beasts

    The Bestiarium of Aloys Zötl (1831-1887)