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Cabinet - Sources

The earliest book printed with movable type (1377)
Чемодан (Казахстан)
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William Wordsworth, A Guide through the District of the Lakes in the North of England (Kendal, 1835)
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Saami settlement on Lake Hammasjarvi
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Houses and totem poles in Masset (print)
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Ptolemy World Map, 1540
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Medal of “Motherhood” (Central Asia)
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Indian Institute, Broad Street
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Machinae coelestis: engraved Plate by I. Saal after A. Stech (p. 382)
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Explore the Display Case
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BSH16: Half of silver penannular bracelet, from the Black Sea hoard
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Произведения искусства в семейных интерьерах Ташкента (Узбекистан)
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Languages of East Asia
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Entrance Book (3D)
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Sentimental cards
Fanny's Scales
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Transcription: "Use The Language of Love."
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Mystics
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A cook in the trenches
Mariner’s astrolabe, Spain, bronze (c. 1600)
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Apadana tribute reliefs
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Petrarch’s Canzoniere and Triumphs with one sonnet attributed to Dante (MS Can. Ital. 70)
Repurposed buildings: houses, residences, palaces
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John Evelyn's (1620-1706) plate
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