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Death from famine, around 1470-1480. Dead bodies lying in the middle of the path, with a group of onlookers keeping their distance behind the trees. To the right a funeral procession with a woman carrying a small coffin in her arms. From "Premier volume des anchiennes et nouvelles chroniques d'Angleterre". ID: Roy 15 E.IV. fol.187
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Death from famine, around 1470-1480. Dead bodies lying in the middle of the path...

The birth of Caesar, 1473. The mother lies fully clothed on a table, looking distressed, as doctors pull the future Julius Caesar from the incision in her stomach in an early example of Caesarean section. The cognomen "Caesar" of the Julii family of ancient Rome was thought to have originated from a birth by this means. From "Les Commentaires de Cesar" ID: Roy 16 G VIII, fol. 32
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The birth of Caesar, 1473. The mother lies fully clothed on a table, looking dis...

Jocasta's embassy to Adrastus. The siege of Thebes; King Adrastus receives Jocasta and her ladies. From the Troy Book and the Story of Thebes, by John Lydgate. ID: Roy D II fol. 158 verso.
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Jocasta's embassy to Adrastus. The siege of Thebes; King Adrastus receives Jocas...

Masons building a tower. They use tools to shape stone blocks. Nobles watch the proceedings, one sits on a canopied throne. Right half of a diptych from the Isabella Breviary, presented to Queen Isabella of Spain by Francisco de Roias. ID: Add 18851, fol. 184-185 (detail).
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Masons building a tower. They use tools to shape stone blocks. Nobles watch the...

The Hebrews building cities for Pharaoh, around 1350. Illustration within a decorated border of dragons and scrolls; men are climbing up ladders and liftinh construction material to the top of a tower. From the "Barcelona Hagaddah", the story of the exodus read on Passover Eve. From northern Spain. ID:Add 14761, fol.43 r
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The Hebrews building cities for Pharaoh, around 1350. Illustration within a deco...

Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm Two seated men. Lieure 431
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Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm Two seated...

Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm A nobleman seen from the front. Lieure,442
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Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm A nobleman...

Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm Nobleman with the long walking stick. Lieure,443
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Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm Nobleman w...

Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm A nobleman seen from behind. Lieure,444
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Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm A nobleman...

Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm A nobleman seen from behind. Lieure,445
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Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm A nobleman...

Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm Two women seen in profile. Lieure,446
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Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 5,4 x 8,1 cm Two women...

Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 0,54 x 0,81 cm A lady in a wide dress. Lieure,447
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Capricci di varie figure;1617 - 1622. 50 engravings,ca 0,54 x...