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The Manuscript

The Manuscript, 19th century

W. H. Watt

Illustrated Manuscript of a Compendium of Knowledge (Jung), made for Shah Sulayman

Illustrated Manuscript of a Compendium of Knowledge (Jung), made for Shah Sulayman

Persian

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1750 - 1802

François Marie Suzanne

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1748 - 1833

Augustin Dupré

Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793)

Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793)

Unidentified Artist

Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834)

Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834)

Unidentified Artist

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Unidentified Artist

Christ in the center holds a large wooden cross over his left shoulder, a crowd surrounds him.

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1471 - 1528

Albrecht Dürer

Christ stands under a stone archway bending down to grab a pleading man by the wrist.

Christ in Limbo, 1471 - 1528

Albrecht Dürer

Child Showered with Money, folio from a manuscript inserted in an album page

Child Showered with Money, folio from a manuscript inserted in an album page

Persian

Annotations of Sangō-shiki, Vol. 5 (Sangō-shiki Kanchū Shō)

Annotations of Sangō-shiki, Vol. 5 (Sangō-shiki Kanchū Shō), 1062 - 1144

Fujiwara Atsumitsu

Collection of Treasures (Hōbutsu shū)

Collection of Treasures (Hōbutsu shū)

Attributed to Taira no Yasuyori

Competition of Poems from Different Periods (Jidai fudō uta-awase) by Retired Emperor Go-Toba (1180-1239)

Competition of Poems from Different Periods (Jidai fudō uta-awase) by Retired Emperor Go-Toba (1180-1239)

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

Illustrated Buddhist Text (in Khmer script): Scene of the Buddha-To-Be Fainting from Hunger

Illustrated Buddhist Text (in Khmer script): Scene of the Buddha-To-Be Fainting from Hunger

Thai

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Ottoman

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Ottoman

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