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James Mooney (l. 1861-1921), American ethnographer who helped preserve the literature, language, and culture of the Cherokee nation. Plate 1 in The Swimmer Manuscript by James Mooney and Frans M. Olbrechts, Smithsonian Institution. Bureau...

Indian Corn – also known as Flint Corn and Calico Corn – one of the three types of maize cultivated by the Native Peoples of North America.

A map illustrating the Tetrarchy (from the Greek tetrarchia, "leadership of four"), established by the Roman Emperor Diocletian in 293 CE. It was a radical restructuring of the Roman Empire's governance system aimed at addressing its political...

Statue of Michel de L'Hospital (also known as L'Hôpital, c. 1505-1573), Chancellor of France, Louis-Pierre Deseine, Palais Bourbon, Paris. Photo by DimiTalen, 2016.

Michel de L'Hospital, portrait from Bibliotheca sive Thesaurus virtutis by Jean Jacques Boissard, Frankfurt am Main: William Fitzer 1627. Municipal Library of Trento.

Michel de L'Hospital (c. 1506-1573), Chancellor of France, oil on wood by an unknown French artist, second half of the 16th century. Louvre, Paris.

The grave of the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) in the cemetery of Levallois-Perret, a suburb of Paris.

A 1928 photograph of the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875-1937). Taken at his home, La Belvedere, Montfort-l'Amaury, France. (National Library, Paris)

A 1907 photograph by Pierre Petit of the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875-1937).

A 1925 photograph of the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875-1937). (National Library, Paris)