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Tecumseh leads his Native American warriors into battle for the last time at the Battle of the Thames (5 October 1813). Reproduction of a watercolor by Charles William Jefferys, published in The Story of Tecumseh by N. Gurd, 1912.

Tecumseh's death at the Battle of the Thames (5 October 1813), lithograph by N. Currier, 1846. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Battle of the Thames (5 October 1813), specifically showing the moment of Tecumseh's death, lithograph by William Emmons, 1833. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Two pages from a Qur'anc commissioned by a nursemaid to a North African Zirid ruler. It was donated to the Great Mosque of Qairawan. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

A miniature Qur'an in vellum binding. Mughal Empire, 18th century. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

Most likely from North Africa dating from the late 9th to mid 10th-century, the celebrated Blue Qur'an was a luxurious book with pages dyed in indigo, and Kufic calligraphy in gold foil, and silver bookmarks. Consisting of over 600 large...

An abridged commentary on the Qur’an from Mamluk Egypt, 1478. Museum no. MSL/1869/7219, folio 2a. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Cotton shirt made of three panels with verses from the Quran in ink and gold paint. 15th-16th-century India. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

An 11-12th century fresco of Saint Bacchus (d. 4th century). Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian, Mar Musa or Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi, Nabk, Syria.

Cold water pool in the frigidarium (cold room) of the Roman baths at the villa at Milreu, southern Portugal. The interior of the pool is decorated with mosaics depicting fish and mussels. 4th century CE.