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Argula von Grumbach's To the University of Ingolstadt
To the University of Ingolstadt (1523) is an open letter by the German reformer Argula von Grumbach (l. 1490 to c. 1564) protesting the dismissal, arrest, and imprisonment of the young scholar Arsacius Seehofer (l. c. 1504 to c. 1539) for...
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Typhon and the Harpies
A depiction of Typhon alongside the Harpies by Wenceslas Hollar.
University of Toronto Wenceslaus Hollar Digital Collection.
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Parliament's Trial of the Earl of Stafford
A 17th-century illustration showing the trial in Parliament of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Stafford (1593-1641) in May 1641. Stafford was accused of plotting to raise an Irish army to invade England and support King Charles I of England (r...
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John Wesley Gilbert
Born into slavery in rural Georgia, John Wesley Gilbert (1863-1923) rose to national prominence as a scholar, teacher, community leader, and Christian missionary. During 1890-91, he was the first African American member of the American School...
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Ancient Greek Sandal
Similar to the ancient Egyptians, the ancient Greeks favoured sandals. However, rather than using vegetable fibre, the Greek preferred leather with cork or leather soles. Varying footwear styles reflected the differences of age, gender and...
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Learned Man
Learned Man, miniature painting, ink and opaque watercolour on paper, using nim-qalam, which literally means the half-pen technique, by miniaturist Basawan, 1575-80.
Aga Khan Museum, Toronto.
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Ancient Egyptian Sandal
Dating to 400-600 C.E., this pair of sandals features extensive leather-tooled decoration on the footbed, a design detail would have only been appreciated when the sandals were removed. From the Bata Shoe Museum collection in Toronto...
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Qin Dynasty Edict on a Bronze Plaque
A bronze plaque upon which is engraved an edict from the second emepror of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) in China. (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto)
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Fragment of a Female Figure from Mali
This broken figure of glazed terracotta is one of many old sculptures made of fired clay found since the 1970s around the modern city of Djenné in Mali. It dates from perhaps the 1300-1600s CE. Artists modeled the figures free-handed. They...
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Illyrian Helmet from the Battle of Plataea
This helmet, beaten from a single sheet of bronze, features hammered out (repoussé) ridges along the top. The Illyrian type is found in mainland Greece and former Yugoslavia, dating from the 6th to early 5th century BCE. It was reportedly...