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The fifth element and medieval cosmology
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Goblet made from a bezoar, Prague c. 1600
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Clone of The spread of botanical gardens outside Italy
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Collegio Ghislieri, University of Pavia
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War and Peace in Europe, 1598-1650
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Origins of coins in the Black Sea Hoard
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Hemispherical bowl from Deve Hüyük
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Female reproductive system
Pickled Cucumbers (Kyrgyzstan)
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Tail fat glass jar (Kazakhstan)
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Tomb of Cyrus at Pasargadae
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Folly
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'Urne-Buriall and The Garden of Cyrus', illustrated by Paul Nash (1932)
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Automata
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Speculum academicum (1638): an Oxford lecture timetable in tabular form
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The 15th-century printing types
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The Danby Gate (Oxford, 1632-3): a portal between two worlds
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A kiss from your daddy
Milk Guard [ and Milk ] (Kazakhstan)
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Iffley Road Annex – Cardo Building
Giovanni Dondi's Astrarium, 1364
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Globe cup, Zurich c. 1580–90
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Convocation House, 1634-7
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Clone of Vesalius - De humani corporis fabrica cover (in depth)
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