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Illuminated Manuscript, Koran, Double-page illuminated frontispiece, Walters Art Museum, Ms W.743, fol. 1b
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Illuminated Manuscript, Koran, Double-page illuminated frontispiece, Walters Art Museum, Ms W.743, fol. 1b

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Title page of a book from the library of Maria Benigna Francisca Piccolomini (1635-1701)
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Title page of a book from the library of Maria Benigna Francisca Piccolomini (1635-1701)

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Device of Sebastianus Gryphius, 1493-1556
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Device of Sebastianus Gryphius, 1493-1556

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Bookplate of John Carter Brown (1797-1874); inscription by Lawrence C. Wroth (1884-1970)
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Bookplate of John Carter Brown (1797-1874); inscription by Lawrence C. Wroth (1884-1970)

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John King Van Rensselaer (1847-1909)
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John King Van Rensselaer (1847-1909)

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George Taylor
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George Taylor

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Portion of a parchment leaf from a liturgical ms., probably an antiphonary, containing text and music for the first words of the antiphon for the first psalm sung at vespers on the vigil of the solemn...
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Portion of a parchment leaf from a liturgical ms., probably an antiphonary, containing text and music for the first words of the antiphon for the first psalm sung at vespers on the vigil of the solemn...

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Ornamental woodcut border with images of biblical scenes (Adam and Eve's creation, Temptation and Fall from Paradise), angels, David and Moses
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Ornamental woodcut border with images of biblical scenes (Adam and Eve's creation, Temptation and Fall from Paradise), angels, David and Moses

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John Spencer Smith, 1769-1845
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John Spencer Smith, 1769-1845

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Harrow School prize certificate awarded to Harry Amyas Leigh Herschel Wade (1873-1959) by Edward E. Bowen in 1888
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Harrow School prize certificate awarded to Harry Amyas Leigh Herschel Wade (1873-1959) by Edward E. Bowen in 1888

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Woodcut printer's device of Andreas Wechel
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Woodcut printer's device of Andreas Wechel

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Illustrations of four barons of the Holy Roman Empire (from left: Freiherr von Limpurg, Freiherr von Thusis[?], Freiherr von Westerburg, Freiherr von Alwalden[?]) and their insignia, used by Peter Jor...
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Illustrations of four barons of the Holy Roman Empire (from left: Freiherr von Limpurg, Freiherr von Thusis[?], Freiherr von Westerburg, Freiherr von Alwalden[?]) and their insignia, used by Peter Jor...

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Album of Persian calligraphy, Incipit page with illuminated headpiece, Walters Manuscript W.673, fol.1b
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Album of Persian calligraphy, Incipit page with illuminated headpiece, Walters Manuscript W.673, fol.1b

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Album of Persian and Indian calligraphy, miniatures, and prints, Man and animals in the shape of an elephant (composite animal), Walters Manuscript W.670, fol. 13b detail
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Album of Persian and Indian calligraphy, miniatures, and prints, Man and animals in the shape of an elephant (composite animal), Walters Manuscript W.670, fol. 13b detail

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Title page of a book from the library of Maria Benigna Francisca Piccolomini (1635-1701)
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Title page of a book from the library of Maria Benigna Francisca Piccolomini (1635-1701)

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Device of Sebastianus Gryphius, 1493-1556
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Device of Sebastianus Gryphius, 1493-1556

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Bookplate of John Carter Brown (1797-1874); inscription by Lawrence C. Wroth (1884-1970)
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Bookplate of John Carter Brown (1797-1874); inscription by Lawrence C. Wroth (1884-1970)

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George Taylor
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George Taylor

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John Spencer Smith, 1769-1845
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John Spencer Smith, 1769-1845

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Harrow School prize certificate awarded to Harry Amyas Leigh Herschel Wade (1873-1959) by Edward E. Bowen in 1888
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Harrow School prize certificate awarded to Harry Amyas Leigh Herschel Wade (1873-1959) by Edward E. Bowen in 1888

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Woodcut printer's device of Andreas Wechel
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Woodcut printer's device of Andreas Wechel

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Illustrations of four barons of the Holy Roman Empire (from left: Freiherr von Limpurg, Freiherr von Thusis[?], Freiherr von Westerburg, Freiherr von Alwalden[?]) and their insignia, used by Peter Jor...
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Illustrations of four barons of the Holy Roman Empire (from left: Freiherr von Limpurg, Freiherr von Thusis[?], Freiherr von Westerburg, Freiherr von Alwalden[?]) and their insignia, used by Peter Jor...

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John King Van Rensselaer (1847-1909)
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John King Van Rensselaer (1847-1909)

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Portion of a parchment leaf from a liturgical ms., probably an antiphonary, containing text and music for the first words of the antiphon for the first psalm sung at vespers on the vigil of the solemn...
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Portion of a parchment leaf from a liturgical ms., probably an antiphonary, containing text and music for the first words of the antiphon for the first psalm sung at vespers on the vigil of the solemn...

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