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Chimu Silver Beaker
A silver beaker in the form of a hunchback figure. Chimu civilization, Peru, 14-15th century. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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Edict of Fontainebleau
The 1685 Edict of Fontainebleau, aka Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1598), a document created during the reign of Louis XIV of France which permitted the persecution of French Protestants. (French National archive, Paris...
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Portrait of Louis XIV of France
A c. 1700 portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud of Louis XIV of France (r. 1643-1715). (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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The Acropolis and Ancient Athens
An image illustrating the evolution of the Athenian Acropolis (a fortified citadel and state sanctuary of the goddess Athena) and the city of Athens as it emerged from the devastation and ruin of the Greco-Persian...
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Mainz Old Town
A view of the old town of Mainz, Germany.
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Replica of Gutenberg's Press, Featherbed Alley Printshop Museum, Bermuda
A replica of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press at the Featherbed Alley Printshop Museum, Bermuda.
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Movable Type as Invented by Johannes Gutenberg
Image of movable type in the modern age as invented by Johannes Gutenberg, responsible for the invention of the printing press in Europe c. 1440's.
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Johannes Gutenberg
Image of Johannes Gutenberg (l.c. 1398-1468), inventor of the printing press.
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Phoenician Sailors
Artist's impression of Phoenician seafarers leaving port. The Phoenicians were famous around the Mediterranean for their naval trade, exploration and colonization. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
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Minerva and Arachne By René-Antoine Houasse
Minerva and Arachne (1706), by French artist René-Antoine Houasse.
