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    Seeking Enlightenment: Denis Diderot’s *Letter on the Blind* (1749)
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    Seeking Enlightenment: Denis Diderot’s Letter on the Blind (1749)

    On *Sprezzatura*: Baldassare Castiglione’s *The Book of the Courtier* (1903 edition)
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    Customs & Culture

    On Sprezzatura: Baldassare Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier (1903 edition)

    Herbert Geddes’ “Life in Japan” Collection: Hand-Coloured Glass Transparencies of the Meiji-Era
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    Customs & Culture

    Herbert Geddes’ “Life in Japan” Collection: Hand-Coloured Glass Transparencies of the Meiji-Era

    Charles Babbage’s Observations on Street Nuisances (1864)
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    Customs & Culture

    Charles Babbage’s Observations on Street Nuisances (1864)

    William Elliot Griffis’ Korean Fairy Tales (1922)
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    Customs & Culture

    William Elliot Griffis’ Korean Fairy Tales (1922)

    Nonsenseorship (1922)
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    Customs & Culture

    Nonsenseorship (1922)

    Early Photographs of Juneteenth Celebrations
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    Customs & Culture

    Early Photographs of Juneteenth Celebrations

    Old English Customs Extant at the Present Time (1896)
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    Customs & Culture

    Old English Customs Extant at the Present Time (1896)

    Japanese Firemen’s Coats (19th century)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Customs & Culture

    Japanese Firemen’s Coats (19th century)

    Six Plays of the Yiddish Theatre (1916)
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    Customs & Culture, Music & Arts

    Six Plays of the Yiddish Theatre (1916)

    Mazes and Labyrinths (1922)
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    Landscapes, Religion, Myth & Legend, Customs & Culture, Geometry & Diagrams

    Mazes and Labyrinths (1922)

    The Philosophy of Beards (1854)
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    Fashion, Customs & Culture

    The Philosophy of Beards (1854)

    First recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1909)
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    Customs & Culture

    First recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1909)

    The Egg Dance: From Peasant Village to Political Caricature
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    Customs & Culture

    The Egg Dance: From Peasant Village to Political Caricature

    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

    Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African (1784)
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    Customs & Culture

    Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African (1784)

    Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass
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    People, Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the 'Other', Customs & Culture

    Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass

    A Traveler from Altruria (1894)
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    A Traveler from Altruria (1894)

    My Experiences in a Lunatic Asylum (1879)
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    Customs & Culture

    My Experiences in a Lunatic Asylum (1879)

    Sun Dials and Roses of Yesterday (1902)
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    Natural World, Customs & Culture, Technology

    Sun Dials and Roses of Yesterday (1902)

    The American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1838
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    Politics, Customs & Culture

    The American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1838

    The Games and Pleasures of Childhood (1657)
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    Customs & Culture

    The Games and Pleasures of Childhood (1657)

    Toasts for All Occasions (1903)
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    Customs & Culture

    Toasts for All Occasions (1903)

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

    Illustrations from a Teenage Holiday Journal (1821)