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Cabinet - Sources

Geoffrey Shepherd's Letters Pt. 2
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Supplement regarding the subdivision and dioptre of the instruments
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Carta Pisana, ca 1275-1300
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Astronomical table clock
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Morison's 'Sciagraphia'
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Saami man
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Jacob Bobart the Elder (c.1599-1680)
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BSH18: Silver ram's head terminal, from the Black Sea hoard
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Arcimboldo, Rudolf II as Vertumnus (1590-1591)
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Albrecht Dürer, Self-portrait in fur coat, 1500
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‘Finnish homestead’
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Behistun relief and inscription
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Robert Fludd's Alchemical Philosophy and Medicine
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Spoon of reindeer antler
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“Rest in peace, for we are awake”: The Iranian Celebrations of 1971.
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Modelling the movements of the heavens
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Narrating Dante's Life and Love Through His Lyric Poetry
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Plate to print: process
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Printed model to printed image: Blechnum
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Diana on a centaur, 1602-6
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Parmigianino, Madonna of the Long Neck (1534-1540)
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Saami boys
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Queenie Vol. VIII, No. 5
Pickled Cucumbers (Kyrgyzstan)
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