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Inuit by John White
A 16th century CE illustration of an Inuit by John White. (British Museum, London)
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Martin Frobisher
A painting of the explorer Sir Martin Frobisher (c. 1535-1594 CE) who made three attempts to find the Northwest passage in the 1570s CE. (Dulwich Picture Gallery, London)
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Page from the Etymologiae
A copy of a page from Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae.
Ms Vercelli, Biblioteca capitolare, CCII, fol. 66r.
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Procession of Shakespearean Characters
A mid-19th century CE oil painting showing a procession of characters from the plays of William Shakespeare (1564-1616 CE). (Yale Centre for British Art, Connecticut, USA)
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Elizabethan Stage, the Swan Theatre
A sketch by Aernout van Buchel showing actors on the stage of the Swan theatre in 1596 CE in London, one of the principal theatres of Elizabethan theatre. (Utrecht University Library, Netherlands)
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Globe Theatre Model
A scale model of the Globe Theatre in London. Home of Elizabethan theatre, The Globe was first opened in 1599 CE and put on plays by such famous playwrights as William Shakespeare (1564-1616 CE).
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Isidore of Seville
Marble statue of Isidore of Seville by José Alcoverro, from 1892 CE
Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid.
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The Seven Liberal Arts
Education personified. Philosophy sits in the center surrounded by the Seven Liberal Arts: Rhetoric, Dialectic, Grammar, Mathematics, Geometry, Music, and Astronomy. Illustration from "Hortus deliciarum" by Herrad von Landsberg (c. 1180...
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Kena Upanishad
Kena Upanishad, verses 1.1–3, partially 4 (opens with salutations to Ganesha) The thick text is the Upanishad scripture, the small text in the margins and edges are an unknown scholar's notes and comments in the typical Hindu style of...
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William Shakespeare
A c. 1610 CE portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1616 CE), the celebrated playwright of Elizabethan theatre. (Hatchlands Park, Surrey, England)
