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Cabinet - Sources

Izal Toilet Tissue (3D)
Izal Toilet Tissue (3D)
Finnish boy
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Casting from life, c. 1560-70
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Feuerwerkbuch (mid 15th century)
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Silver and gold phiale from the Lydian Treasure
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Haida Helmet (3D)
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Pitt Rivers Museum, east end of the Court (glass negative)
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Pope Julius II by Raphael (1511)
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Drawing of the church at Piteå
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Drawing of a saddled reindeer
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Children in uniform
Erasmus, Title Page of Adagia (1518)
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Botanical gardens: Padua, 1543
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From apothecary shop to cabinet of curiosities
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Astrolabes: How do they work?
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5. Mechanical clock
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Medial Wall Gyri Model
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Printed model to printed image: Blechnum
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T1: Silver tetradrachm in the name of Maussollos, satrap of Caria (377-353 BC).
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Sir Isaac Newton, by Godfrey Keller (1702)
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Delftware Vase, Netherlands, tin-glazed earthenware with underglaze blue decoration (c. 1680)
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Darius' Red Sea Canal Stele
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European bellicosity, 1100-1700
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Roadshow overview