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    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)

    Images of Hatha Yoga from the Joga Pradīpikā (19th century)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Sport

    Images of Hatha Yoga from the Joga Pradīpikā (19th century)

    English Translation of Finland's Epic Poem, The Kalevala (1898)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    English Translation of Finland's Epic Poem, The Kalevala (1898)

    The Universe as Pictured in Milton’s Paradise Lost (1915)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Maps

    The Universe as Pictured in Milton’s Paradise Lost (1915)

    Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria (1913)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories

    Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria (1913)

    Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum (1652)
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    Ghosts & Occult, Religion, Myth & Legend, Science & Medicine

    Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum (1652)

    The Four Elements and Temperaments from an Album of Prints after Maerten de Vos (ca. 1583)
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    Natural World, Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Four Elements and Temperaments from an Album of Prints after Maerten de Vos (ca. 1583)

    William Wood’s The History and Antiquities of Eyam (1848)
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    Death, Religion, Myth & Legend

    William Wood’s The History and Antiquities of Eyam (1848)

    Kawanable Kyōsai’s Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (1890)
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    Animals & Beasts, Ghosts & Occult, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Kawanable Kyōsai’s Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (1890)

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

    Japanese Firemen’s Coats (19th century)

    François de Nomé’s Imaginary Ruins
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    Architecture, Landscapes, Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    François de Nomé’s Imaginary Ruins

    Eskimo Folktales
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Eskimo Folktales

    Yggdrasil: The Sacred Ash Tree of Norse Mythology
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Yggdrasil: The Sacred Ash Tree of Norse Mythology

    Persian Demons from a Book of Magic and Astrology (1921)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    Persian Demons from a Book of Magic and Astrology (1921)

    Tlingit Myths and Texts (1909)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Tlingit Myths and Texts (1909)

    John O. Westwood’s Facsimiles of Anglo-Saxon and Irish Manuscripts (1868)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    John O. Westwood’s Facsimiles of Anglo-Saxon and Irish Manuscripts (1868)

    The Unicorn Tapestries (1495–1505)
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    Animals & Beasts, Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Unicorn Tapestries (1495–1505)

    John Martin's Illustrations of Paradise Lost (1827)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    John Martin's Illustrations of Paradise Lost (1827)

    The Fourth Dimension and the Bible (1922)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Geometry & Diagrams

    The Fourth Dimension and the Bible (1922)

    Philippine Folk Tales (1916)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories

    Philippine Folk Tales (1916)

    Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus (9th Century)
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    Design & Typography, Religion, Myth & Legend, Language

    Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus (9th Century)

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

    Mazes and Labyrinths (1922)

    East of the Sun and West of the Moon, illustrated by Kay Nielsen (1922 edition)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    East of the Sun and West of the Moon, illustrated by Kay Nielsen (1922 edition)

    Spells Against the Evil Spirits of Babylonia (1903)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    Spells Against the Evil Spirits of Babylonia (1903)

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