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    Unnatural Selection: Emil Schachtzabel’s Pigeon *Prachtwerk* (1906)
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    Animals & Beasts, Natural World

    Unnatural Selection: Emil Schachtzabel’s Pigeon Prachtwerk (1906)

    A Renaissance Riddle: The Sola Busca Tarot Deck (1491)
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    Ghosts & Occult, Wisdom

    A Renaissance Riddle: The Sola Busca Tarot Deck (1491)

    The Holkham Bible Picture Book (ca. 1330)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Holkham Bible Picture Book (ca. 1330)

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

    Between Frogs and Gods: Illustrations of Physiognomy

    Gustave Zander and the 19th-Century Gym
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    Science & Medicine, Sport & Exercise, Technology

    Gustave Zander and the 19th-Century Gym

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

    Snowball Fights in Art (1400–1946)

    *Clavis Artis* by “Zoroaster”
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    Animals & Beasts, Ghosts & Occult, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Clavis Artis by “Zoroaster”

    Joseph Perry’s Medical Illustrations of Miscarriage (1834)
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    Science & Medicine

    Joseph Perry’s Medical Illustrations of Miscarriage (1834)

    Theresa Babb’s Photographs of Friendship (ca. 1898)
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    Customs & Culture, Landscapes, Love & Lust, People

    Theresa Babb’s Photographs of Friendship (ca. 1898)

    Designs from Kimono Pattern Books (ca. 1902)
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    Fashion

    Designs from Kimono Pattern Books (ca. 1902)

    An Iconic Line: Claude Mellan’s *The Sudarium of Saint Veronica* (1649)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    An Iconic Line: Claude Mellan’s The Sudarium of Saint Veronica (1649)

    “When London is in Ruins”: Gustave Doré’s *The New Zealander* (1872)
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    Architecture, Death, Colonialism & the 'Other', Travel & Exploration, The Future

    “When London is in Ruins”: Gustave Doré’s The New Zealander (1872)

    Lithographs from M. E. Descourtilz’s *Atlas des Champignons* (1827)
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    Natural World

    Lithographs from M. E. Descourtilz’s Atlas des Champignons (1827)

    *The Ascent of Mont-Blanc* (ca. 1855)
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    Landscapes, Sport & Exercise, Travel & Exploration

    The Ascent of Mont-Blanc (ca. 1855)

    Adolf Schmidt’s *Atlas der Diatomaceenkunde* (1890)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Adolf Schmidt’s Atlas der Diatomaceenkunde (1890)

    700 Years of Dante’s *Divine Comedy* in Art
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    700 Years of Dante’s Divine Comedy in Art

    Figure/Ground: Alphonse Allais’ *April Fools Album* (1897)
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    Humour & Satire

    Figure/Ground: Alphonse Allais’ April Fools Album (1897)

    Festooned: Martin Gerlach’s Decorative Groupings (1897)
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    Natural World, Design & Typography

    Festooned: Martin Gerlach’s Decorative Groupings (1897)

    Astronomia Playing Cards (1829)
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    Astronomy & Space

    Astronomia Playing Cards (1829)

    John Singleton Copley’s *Watson and the Shark* (1778)
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    Animals & Beasts, Stories

    John Singleton Copley’s Watson and the Shark (1778)

    Solid Objects: 16th-Century Geometric and Perspective Drawings
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    Geometry & Diagrams, Design & Typography

    Solid Objects: 16th-Century Geometric and Perspective Drawings

    Flowers of Fire: Illustrations from Japanese Fireworks Catalogues (ca. 1880s)
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    Customs & Culture, Design & Typography

    Flowers of Fire: Illustrations from Japanese Fireworks Catalogues (ca. 1880s)

    Lewis Carroll’s Illustrations for “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” (1864)
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    Stories, Travel & Exploration

    Lewis Carroll’s Illustrations for “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” (1864)

    Alien Aqueducts: The Maps of Martian Canals
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    Astronomy & Space

    Alien Aqueducts: The Maps of Martian Canals