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Cabinet - Sources

Medieval vs Early Modern Fortifications
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Selden End, 1634-7
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Albrecht Dürer, Rhinoceros, 1515
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Vesalius - De humani corporis fabrica cover (in depth)
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Convocation House, 1634-7
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John Gerard's 'The herball' (1633)
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Tomb of Cyrus at Pasargadae
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Pitt Rivers Museum, east end of the Court (print)
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Introduction and Contents
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The early modern siege
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Saami cradle
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Clone of New diseases and new cures: syphilis and guaiacum
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Painting with oils: a recent invention
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5. Mechanical clock
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Examination Papers (1978)
Design of Stjerneborg
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Luis de Camoens, The Lusiad (London, 1655)
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John Tradescant the Elder
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Introduction
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Matzah (Kazakhstan)
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A box for going to sea?
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The origin and spread of botanical gardens in European universities
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Drawing of Doboj fortress
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‘Christian Gravestone’
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