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Cabinet - Sources

Cinnamon, peppercorns, nutmeg and cloves
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Head of a fly
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Clone of Jardin des Plantes in Paris (1636)
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The end of the Hundred Years' War, 1453
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Worked in precious threads
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Elephant Automaton Clock, Augsburg, 1600-10
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Pierre Belon, 'De aquatilibus, Libri duo' (1553)
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Machinae coelestis: double size engraved Plate by I. Saal after A. Stech (p. 392-3)
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Pitt Rivers Museum, looking south-east across the Court
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A chemise binding
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Elephant Automaton Clock, Augsburg, 1600-10
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Book Forms: Overview
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"One small step..."
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Machinae coelestis: engraved Plate by I. Saal after A. Stech (p. 114)
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Classical architecture arrives in Oxford, 1599
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Надпись «Ленинград-Ташкенту» (Узбекистан)
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Common-sense interpretation: concentric spheres in uniform circular motion around the stationary earth
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Lateral Wall Gyri Model - Anatomical
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John Tradescant the Younger with Roger Friend and a Collection of Exotic Shells
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Russian woman
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Calligraphy
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The mariner's astrolabe: an iconic instrument
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T26: Silver dishekel, struck at Sidon in the name of Tennes, c. 354-348 BC.
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Machinae coelestis: engraved Plate by I. Saal after A. Stech (p. 164)
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