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    Serviette Sculptures: Mattia Giegher’s Treatise on Napkin Folding (1629)
    Images / 
    Design & Typography, Food

    Serviette Sculptures: Mattia Giegher’s Treatise on Napkin Folding (1629)

    Early Illustrations of the Nervous System by Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine

    Early Illustrations of the Nervous System by Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal

    The Music of the Waters: A Collection of Sea Shanties (1888)
    Books / 
    Work

    The Music of the Waters: A Collection of Sea Shanties (1888)

    Samuel G. Szabó’s Rogues, A Study of Characters (1857)
    Images / 
    Crime & Law

    Samuel G. Szabó’s Rogues, A Study of Characters (1857)

    Twenty-eight Years of Co-partnership at Guise (1908)
    Books / 
    Politics, Work

    Twenty-eight Years of Co-partnership at Guise (1908)

    William Hogarth’s Satire on False Perspective (1754)
    Images / 
    Geometry & Diagrams, Music & Arts, Architecture

    William Hogarth’s Satire on False Perspective (1754)

    Don Quixote in the 20th Century (ca. 1905)
    Images / 
    Humour & Satire, Music & Arts

    Don Quixote in the 20th Century (ca. 1905)

    Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria (1913)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories

    Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria (1913)

    En Pleine Mer: The Underwater Landscapes of Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez
    Images / 
    Natural World

    En Pleine Mer: The Underwater Landscapes of Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez

    Thomas Wright’s An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe (1750)
    Books / 
    Astronomy & Space

    Thomas Wright’s An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe (1750)

    Temperance Stories and Sketches (1879)
    Books / 
    Drugs

    Temperance Stories and Sketches (1879)

    Greek Masquerade (1771)
    Images / 
    Architecture, Fashion

    Greek Masquerade (1771)

    The Reverse of a Framed Painting, and Other Trompe L’oeil by Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (ca. 1670)
    Images / 
    Music & Arts

    The Reverse of a Framed Painting, and Other Trompe L’oeil by Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (ca. 1670)

    George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    Film / 
    Death, Ghosts & Occult

    George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)

    The Sorceress by Jan van de Velde II (1626)
    Images / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    The Sorceress by Jan van de Velde II (1626)

    Why Women Should Not Vote (1917)
    Books / 
    Politics

    Why Women Should Not Vote (1917)

    Sadakichi Hartmann’s Conversations with Walt Whitman (1895)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts, People

    Sadakichi Hartmann’s Conversations with Walt Whitman (1895)

    The Tours of Dr Syntax (1809–1821)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts, Humour & Satire

    The Tours of Dr Syntax (1809–1821)

    Filippo Buonanni’s Harmonic Cabinet (1722)
    Images / 
    Technology, Music & Arts

    Filippo Buonanni’s Harmonic Cabinet (1722)

    Herbert Geddes’ “Life in Japan” Collection: Hand-Coloured Glass Transparencies of the Meiji-Era
    Images / 
    Customs & Culture

    Herbert Geddes’ “Life in Japan” Collection: Hand-Coloured Glass Transparencies of the Meiji-Era

    Charles Babbage’s Observations on Street Nuisances (1864)
    Books / 
    Customs & Culture

    Charles Babbage’s Observations on Street Nuisances (1864)

    Kaspar Hauser’s Art (1828–1833)
    Images / 
    Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Kaspar Hauser’s Art (1828–1833)

    William Elliot Griffis’ Korean Fairy Tales (1922)
    Books / 
    Customs & Culture

    William Elliot Griffis’ Korean Fairy Tales (1922)

    Joseph-Balthazar Sylvestre’s Alphabet Album (1843)
    Images / 
    Design & Typography

    Joseph-Balthazar Sylvestre’s Alphabet Album (1843)