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Europe c. 1700
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The four terrestrial elements
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BSH6: Silver siglos/drachm of “Sinope”, uncertain mint (“Class A”), perhaps c. 450–425 BC.
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'Pseudodoxia Epidemica' manuscript (17th century)
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Origins of paper
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Plate to print: process
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Clone of The spread of botanical gardens outside Italy
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4. Printing
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Cyrus Cylinder from Babylon (BM)
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Innovation and Printing
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Netsuke representing Tanuki, the raccoon dog (3-D)
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Papal Coin, John XXII
Hierarchies
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Print: "Mother's Hens", the Grain Growers' Guide, March 31, 1915
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Types
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Medieval European cartography, c. 1280: speculative and symbolic
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Rudolf II by Hans von Aachen, 1606/8
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Planning the New Basilica
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Drawing of Saami children
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New plants from the New World
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Terracotta 'Persian rider' from Al Mina (3D)
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Divinity School
Inflow water clock
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Gül-yaka (Turkmenistan)
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