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The Shrine of Miosach was crafted in the 11th c. in Clonmany, Ireland to contain religious manuscripts, though it was heavily reworked in the 16th c. The front features depictions of the crucifiction, Mary, and a variety of saints.

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The Shrine of Miosach was crafted in the 11th c. in Clonmany, Ireland to contain religious manuscripts, though it was heavily reworked in the 16th c. The front features depictions of the crucifiction, Mary, and a variety of saints.

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Rosary Pendant from Germany, c.1520 CE: this pendant was created as part of a rosary, and it depicts four figures in various stages of decay; the phrases "love of the world," "I am going to die," "follow me," and "I am" are inscribed in Latin along the sides

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Rosary Pendant from Germany, c.1520 CE: this pendant was created as part of a rosary, and it depicts four figures in various stages of decay; the phrases "love of the world," "I am going to die," "follow me," and "I am" are inscribed in Latin along the sides

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The Tübingen House Book is a 15th C German manuscript with numerous colored pen drawings owned by the University Library of Tübingen.This Illustration features an a human figure alongside depictions of the moon and sun, possibly related to astrological and medical beliefs of that Era.

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The Tübingen House Book is a 15th C German manuscript with numerous colored pen drawings owned by the University Library of Tübingen.This Illustration features an a human figure alongside depictions of the moon and sun, possibly related to astrological and medical beliefs of that Era.

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Book of Hours of the king of France Francis I. 1532-1538. Illuminated manuscript of 150 folios with 16 full-page miniatures. Cover with a carnelian intago that feature the Crucifixion of the Christ between Saint-Francis of Assisi and Saint-Jerome. Louvre museum, Paris, France.

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Book of Hours of the king of France Francis I. 1532-1538. Illuminated manuscript of 150 folios with 16 full-page miniatures. Cover with a carnelian intago that feature the Crucifixion of the Christ between Saint-Francis of Assisi and Saint-Jerome. Louvre museum, Paris, France.

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The Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell is a bell shrine reliquary dated to c. 1094–1105 CE, and is made of bronze, silver, gold, glass and rock crystal. It contains a c. 500 iron hand-bell which survives, and is a highpoint of Irish metalwork from the late Insular and early Romanesque periods

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The Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell is a bell shrine reliquary dated to c. 1094–1105 CE, and is made of bronze, silver, gold, glass and rock crystal. It contains a c. 500 iron hand-bell which survives, and is a highpoint of Irish metalwork from the late Insular and early Romanesque periods

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Irish manuscript pages depicting a carpet and a Chi-Rho monogram — DNA analysis of its vellum confirmed it was made in 8th-century Ireland

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Irish manuscript pages depicting a carpet and a Chi-Rho monogram — DNA analysis of its vellum confirmed it was made in 8th-century Ireland

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An ancient Greek drachm from Knossos, in Crete, depicting the goddess Hera on one side and a labyrinth on the other, representing the city's identity and its connection to the famous myth of the Minotaur

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An ancient Greek drachm from Knossos, in Crete, depicting the goddess Hera on one side and a labyrinth on the other, representing the city's identity and its connection to the famous myth of the Minotaur

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Anna Maria Taigi was a Catholic blessed and mystic. Her preserved remains rest in a glass coffin at the Basilica of San Crisogono,dressed in religious garments,with a wax visage made from her death mask covering her face.

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Anna Maria Taigi was a Catholic blessed and mystic. Her preserved remains rest in a glass coffin at the Basilica of San Crisogono,dressed in religious garments,with a wax visage made from her death mask covering her face.

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The Colosseum from the Via Sacra, across the columns of the Temple of Venus and Rome. The Via Sacra was the main street of ancient Rome, leading from the top of the Capitoline Hill, through some of the most important religious sites of the Forum, to the Colosseum...

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The Colosseum from the Via Sacra, across the columns of the Temple of Venus and Rome. The Via Sacra was the main street of ancient Rome, leading from the top of the Capitoline Hill, through some of the most important religious sites of the Forum, to the Colosseum...

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Reliquary in the Shape of a Three-Legged Fish, from Germany, c.900-1350 CE: this reliquary was crafted from rock crystal and silver-gilt, and it was designed as a vessel for relics of Mary Magdalene

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Reliquary in the Shape of a Three-Legged Fish, from Germany, c.900-1350 CE: this reliquary was crafted from rock crystal and silver-gilt, and it was designed as a vessel for relics of Mary Magdalene

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A 1793 End of Pain satirical token. This Conder token depicts Thomas Paine being hanged for his work and ideas expressed in his "The Rights of Man". On the obverse we see Paine being hanged and an inscription END OF PAIN, a pun on his name

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A 1793 End of Pain satirical token. This Conder token depicts Thomas Paine being hanged for his work and ideas expressed in his "The Rights of Man". On the obverse we see Paine being hanged and an inscription END OF PAIN, a pun on his name

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