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We're celebrating by highlighting some interesting recent acquisitions to the history and of art collections .

Read more in a new blog: https://t.co/Q7P0N4jn35

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These gorgeous illustrations are from a scroll which tells a story of the origin of the folding fan.

The scroll dates to the latter half of the 17th Century with the story dating to the Muromachi period (1393-1573).

Find out more on : https://t.co/66qCHYcDE3

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What happens when a Manuscript is not actually Greek?

Find out more in a new blog post by Research Associate Matteo Di Franco which looks at two manuscripts of origin 👇

https://t.co/fMFBXOCmaL

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Fancy doing some from Leonhart Fuchs' notable book on herbs?🌿

Printed in the 1500s, it contains over 500 woodcuts & many of the illustrations are based on plants grown in Fuchs’s own garden: https://t.co/jfINexc4SP

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We have been home to the libraries & archives for over 25 years.

To celebrate we are sharing some beautiful illustrations by John Mitchell Cantle of native Australian birds included in the collection.

Explore the archives through

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Tomorrow (Weds 8 May) at 5-6pm, is hosting a talk by Edwin Rose, a current PhD student, on the subject of two natural historians present on voyage to the Pacific. Last few tickets available, free, booking required: https://t.co/ya0xQmsPKv

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The traditional dress of southern Africa, Jamaican ants, and the construction of railways in Canada; these are just some of the broad range of subjects featured in our latest collection added to to celebrate 150 years of : https://t.co/WMnU31yCdT

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