Detail of a decorative page from Yatimat al-Dahr (The Jewel), an anthology of poets and poetry, by Abu Mansur al-Tha’alibi; artist unknown, 1781.
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The Arsenal, Venice, Bernardo Bellotto (1743)
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Drawing Room, Holland Park. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. 1887
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Ethiopian Holy Helmut
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Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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I took him by the waist and tumbled him overboard.
From Treasure island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, New York, circa 1880.
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Down went Pew with a cry that rang high into the night.
From Treasure island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, New York, circa 1880.
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Old Fortifications of Dresden, Bernardo Bellotto (1751)
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The Piazetta, Venice, Bernardo Bellotto (1743)
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