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Alexander Pope's translation of The Iliad, written...
Manuscript, Letter Created date: 1707–1722Alexander Pope’s version of The Iliad – Homer’s Greek epic poem – was drafted on scraps of paper, often using the back...
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An exact view of the inside of the Court of the Pr...
Etching, Engraving, View Created date: 1706-39It was common practice in early modern printmaking to repurpose existing engravings. This print of the inner courtyard o...
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An illustration of Ganesh
Image, Manuscript, Illustration Created date: c. 18th centuryThis is one of 12 miniatures from a manuscript of Hindu rituals and devotional tracts. The manuscript is written in the...
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Bhagavad Gita, 18th century
Manuscript Created date: 18th centuryA finely illustrated manuscript version of the Bhagavad Gītā, one of the most inspiring expressions of Hindu spiritualit...
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Devi Mahatmya
Manuscript Created date: 18th centuryAn illustrated version of the Devī Māhātmya (‘Glorification of the Goddess’), describing the Goddess Durgā’s battle agai...
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Early 18th century Ottoman munseat
Manuscript Created date: Early 18th centuryThe İnşā’-i a‘là belongs to a common genre of literature in the Ottoman Empire called münşeat. These works includ...
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Etruscan alphabet from inscriptions
Manuscript Created date: 1552-1717Greek colonists took the alphabet to Italy, where the Etruscans changed it to suit their needs. These 16th-century notes...
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Figure of Mercury found at Colchester
Pen and ink Created date: before 1726?This ink drawing in the King’s Topographical Collection depicts a small statue of the Roman god Mercury found in Colches...
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Haftarot for Passover
Manuscript Created date: 1700–1799The manuscript contains Haftarot (singular Haftarah) for the Passover festival. What is Haftarah? Haftarah is a selected...
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Jain diagram Two and a Half Continents, Adhai-dvip...
Manuscript, Map Created date: 18th centuryJains believe the universe is divided in three worlds: the heavens, the middle world and the hells. This is a traditiona...
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Jewish marriage-ring
Object Created date: 16th–19th centuryThis elaborate Jewish marriage-ring has a delicate pattern of twisted gold threads and bright enamel flowers. The ring f...
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Letters from Daniel Defoe to Robert Harley, 1703‒1...
Manuscript, Letter Created date: 1703–1714This remarkable collection of letters comprises the correspondence between Daniel Defoe and Robert Harley, first Earl o...
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Letters from John Gay to Jonathan Swift about The ...
Manuscript, Letter Created date: 1711‒1738These letters record the friendship between two of the most celebrated authors of the 18th century – John Gay and Jonath...
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Polyglot Psalter
Manuscript Created date: 1600–1799A Hebrew psalm-book with parallel Greek, Latin and English translations. What are Psalms? The Book of Psalms (in Hebrew...
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Register of circumcisions
Manuscript Created date: c. 1700–1799An 18th-century registry of circumcisions, including instructions for the service. Circumcision in Judaism Circumcision...
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