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Cabinet - Sources

Andrea Palladio, Il Redentore Church, Venice (1575-1576)
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Clone of Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem, 1543
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Javelin head/arrowhead from Deve Hüyük
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Russian servant
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‘Old Castle of Doboj’
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The mechanical clock: origin and purpose
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Drawing of Doboj fortress
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The Danby Gate (Oxford, 1632-3): a portal between two worlds
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Arrowheads from Deve Hüyük
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Saami woman
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Missions in the Americas
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Batells
French invasion of Italy, 1494
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Red-figure krater painted by the "Darius painter", c. 340-320 BC.
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From decoration to illustration
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Saami child
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JH9: Silver ingot cut from a rod or bracelet.
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Synopsis of the statutes of the University of Oxford in broadsheet form (1635)
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Japanese 'Inro' Watch
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The key to miniaturisation: the Fusee, early 15th century
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Introduction and Contents
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The Pakhtakhor-79 Monument (Uzbekistan/Ukraine)
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Chess-Man
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Albert Eckhout, African Woman (1641)
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