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    Perversion for Profit (1965)
    Film

    Perversion for Profit (1965)

    The Corset X-Rays of Dr Ludovic O’Followell (1908)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Fashion

    The Corset X-Rays of Dr Ludovic O’Followell (1908)

    The Blossoms of Morality (1806)
    Books / 
    Wisdom

    The Blossoms of Morality (1806)

    Johann Remmelin's Anatomical ‘Flap’ Book (1667)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine

    Johann Remmelin's Anatomical ‘Flap’ Book (1667)

    Salome with John The Baptist’s Head at the Rijksmuseum
    Images

    Salome with John The Baptist’s Head at the Rijksmuseum

    The Baby’s Own Aesop (1908)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts

    The Baby’s Own Aesop (1908)

    Just Imagine (1947)
    Film / 
    Technology

    Just Imagine (1947)

    Conversations with Lord Byron (1824)
    Books / 
    People, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Conversations with Lord Byron (1824)

    A Closer Look at Richard Wagner’s Manuscripts
    Images

    A Closer Look at Richard Wagner’s Manuscripts

    Böckler’s Pleasure Garden Plans (1664)
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    Design & Typography, Architecture, Landscapes, Maps, Geometry & Diagrams

    Böckler’s Pleasure Garden Plans (1664)

    How I Killed the Tiger (1902)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    How I Killed the Tiger (1902)

    Traditional Italian song with Zampogna and Ciaramella (1920)
    Audio

    Traditional Italian song with Zampogna and Ciaramella (1920)

    The Kawana Trio (1919)
    Film / 
    Sport & Exercise

    The Kawana Trio (1919)

    17th century Ethiopian Manuscript: The Miracles of the Archangel Michael
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    People

    17th century Ethiopian Manuscript: The Miracles of the Archangel Michael

    Through the Eye to the Heart: *Bible Symbols* (1908 edition)
    Books / 
    Design & Typography, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Through the Eye to the Heart: Bible Symbols (1908 edition)

    Lantern Slides of Norway (ca. 1910)
    Images / 
    People, Landscapes

    Lantern Slides of Norway (ca. 1910)

    Bifurcated Girls: Vanity Fair Special Issue (1903)
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    People, Fashion

    Bifurcated Girls: Vanity Fair Special Issue (1903)

    Texts in Sebald’s *The Rings of Saturn*
    Books

    Texts in Sebald’s The Rings of Saturn

    Jelly Roll Morton (1927)
    Audio

    Jelly Roll Morton (1927)

    Illustrations from a Victorian book on Magic (1897)
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    Science & Medicine

    Illustrations from a Victorian book on Magic (1897)

    *Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions* (1897)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine

    Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions (1897)

    The Accidents of Youth (1819)
    Books / 
    Stories, Wisdom

    The Accidents of Youth (1819)

    Radical Fashion from the Schembart Carnival (1590)
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    People, Fashion, Customs & Culture

    Radical Fashion from the Schembart Carnival (1590)

    The Hasheesh Eater (1857)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine

    The Hasheesh Eater (1857)