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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
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L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
6 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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US President or American Caesar?
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JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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TheCollector
The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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The Electoral College Explained
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TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
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over a year ago
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TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
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JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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TheCollector
Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
a month ago
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
TheCollector
Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
8 months ago
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
TheCollector
Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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TheCollector
What Is Appropriation in Art?
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African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
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TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
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Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Another Of My Essays in French
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Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
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A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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What Is Solipsism?
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
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Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
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In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Summary of changes for August
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Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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What Is Thatcherism?
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Why Read Modern Books?
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
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‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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Sparta and… Scotland?
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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No More Heroes.
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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