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The building of the Tower of Babel. Building works include stones being raised on pulleys, wooden platforms, from which a man falls, and mixing mortar. Stone being carried by a camel. In foreground, stonemasons working with their tools. From the Bedford Hours illustrated by the Master of the Munich Golden Legends. France, Paris; 1414-1423. Shelfmark: Add. 18850 Page Folio Number: f.17v
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The building of the Tower of Babel. Building works include stones being raised...

Hours of the Holy Ghost - Pentecost. An angel and a man ringing bells. From the Bedford Hours; Workshop of the Master of the Duke of Bedford. France, Paris; 1414-1423. Shelfmark: Add. 18850 Page Folio Number: f.132
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Hours of the Holy Ghost - Pentecost. An angel and a man ringing bells. From the...

Debarking from Noah's Ark and the drunkenness of Noah. From the Bedford Hours illustrated by the Master of the Munich Golden Legend. France, Paris; 1414-1423.
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Debarking from Noah's Ark and the drunkenness of Noah. From the Bedford Hours il...

David with the head of Goliath. Book of hours. Illuminated manuscript; Serristori, Italy; 15th century.
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David with the head of Goliath. Book of hours. Illuminated manuscript; Serristo...

Resurrection of Christ. Detail of a miniature from a Spanish psalter book. Illuminated manuscript; 15th century.
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Resurrection of Christ. Detail of a miniature from a Spanish psalter book. Illum...

Office for the Dead at Matins. Job, his wife and comforters; beginning of Psalm 94 with decorated initial 'V'. Set within an architectural framework. From a Book of Hours. France; 16th century. Shelfmark: Add. 35315 Page Folio Number: f.66v
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Office for the Dead at Matins. Job, his wife and comforters; beginning of Psalm...

The Story of Moses. From the outer wall of the church in Sucevita, Romania.
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The Story of Moses. From the outer wall of the church in Sucevita, Romania.

Moses draws water from a rock and the miracle of manna. 1480-90.
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Moses draws water from a rock and the miracle of manna. 1480-90.

Christmas Card - little girls in choir, 1890.
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Christmas Card - little girls in choir, 1890.

The Dancer's Reward. From Oscar Wilde's Salome, published by Elkin Mathews and John Lane, London, 1894. Line-block print. Plate XIV, from a portfolio of 17 plates.
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The Dancer's Reward. From Oscar Wilde's Salome, published by Elkin Mathews and J...

Megalithic monuments in Gezer, probably representing the 12 tribes of Israel.
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Megalithic monuments in Gezer, probably representing th...

Semitic tribe asks permission to enter Egypt. Tribespeople are dressed in coloured striped costumes. Mural from the tomb at Beni-Hassan 19th BCE, Middle Kingdom, Egypt 19th century copy by Weidenbach
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Semitic tribe asks permission to enter Egypt. Tribespeople are dressed in colour...