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Lord Alfred Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892), one of the most popular British poets, in his Library.
Arachne was a talented weaver who challenged Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts, and was transformed into a spider
Ophthalmodouleia was the first systematic work on ocular disease and ophthalmic surgery by George Bartisch, 1583.
Gustaf A. Tenggren (1896–1970) was a Swedish-American illustrator & chief illustrator for The Walt Disney C in 1930s.
"Fantastic Alphabet" by Meister E. S. These were produced in the mid 15th century as part of a series of 23 sheets.
Little girl reading Alice in Wonderland while it comes alive around her.
"My Books" by Honor C Appleton, 1921.
#OnThisDay in 1928, Maurice Sendak, illustrator and writer of children's books ("Where the Wild Things Are") was born
#OnThisDay in 1637, the printing of Descartes’ "Discours de la Methode" (appendix “La Géométrie”). was completed.
A compendium about demons and magic:
Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicae [...], 1775. Wellcome Library MS 1766
Funny!: Movie posters in Middle Ages: Star Wars & Spiderman.
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