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Jay Treaty
A 1795 pamphlet containing the text of the controversial Jay Treaty. Published in Philadelphia, PA, c. 1795.
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Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome
The Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The building was first constructed as a mausoleum for Roman Emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138).
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God Surrounded by Seraphim
God surrounded by seraphim, illustration from the illuminated manuscript Petites Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry, 14th-century.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.
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Qarawiyyin University
Inner courtyards of Qarawiyyin University in Fez, Morocco, the oldest continuous university in the world founded in 857-859 by a Muslim woman scholar named Fatima al-Fihri (born c. 800)
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Daniel in the Lions' Den Visited by an Angel
Daniel in the Lions' den visited by an angel, oil on canvas by François-Alexandre Verdier, c. 1705.
Museum of Fine Arts, Caen.
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Leo Africanus as Shakespeare's Othello
Many scholars, without concrete evidence, believe that Leo Africanus 1485-1554 was the inspiration behind William Shakespeare’s Othello, shown here with Desdemona in an 1849 painting by Théodore Chassériau, currently...
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Portrait of a Humanist: Leo Africanus
Portrait of a Humanist by Sebastiano del Piombo c. 1520. The identity of the person is unknown. Dietrich Rauchenberger has suggested that the painting may depict Leo Africanus (1485-1554).
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Bernard Montgomery and his son David
A photograph of Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976) with his son David (b. 1928). (Imperial War Museums)
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Bernard Montgomery, WWI
A photograph of Captain Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), on the right, during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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Montgomery's Campaign Caravan
A photograph of the interior of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's (1887-1976) command caravan, which was mounted on a truck and used on various campaigns during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
