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A Cabinet of Wonders

Anatomy plates, clock movements, manuscripts and the collectors’ curiosities.

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August — The Falconry Party

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

PA-00917from $60

The Arms of the Art

attributed to Salomon Trismosin

Plate, c. 1582

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The Peacock’s Tail

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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Ripley Scroll — Getty Research Institute, 950053

Unknown English scribe-illuminator; verses traditionally attributed to George Ripley

Plate, c. 1600–1700

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The Orloj, Engraved — 1837

after Czermak / Kandler

Engraving of the Prague astronomical clock, 1837

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February — The Peasants' Hearth

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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November — Gathering Acorns

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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The Gathering of the Manna

The Master of Catherine of Cleves

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1440

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The Phoenix

Unknown Franco-Flemish illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1270

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The Lion, King of Beasts

Unknown English illuminator (made for the Benedictine priory of St Andrew, Rochester)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1230

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The Griffin, Guardian of Gold

Unknown English illuminator (made for the Benedictine priory of St Andrew, Rochester)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1230

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The Fox Who Feigned Death

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

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The Beaver's Sacrifice

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

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A Skeleton, from the Osteographia

William Cheselden

Plate, 1733

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The Body at Life Size

Paolo Mascagni

Plate, 1823–1831

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The Fourth Muscle Man

Andreas Vesalius (woodcut, Basel workshop of Johannes Oporinus)

Woodcut, 1543

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The Drowning King

attributed to Salomon Trismosin

Plate, c. 1582

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The Knight of the Double Fountain

attributed to Salomon Trismosin

Plate, c. 1582

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Spurzheim's Phrenological Head

J. G. Spurzheim

Plate, c. 1825

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Arma Artis — The Arms of the Art

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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The Knight Upon Two Fountains

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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The Fifth Parable: The Two-Headed Figure

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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Three Birds Contend Within the Vessel

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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The Three-Headed Dragon of the Sun

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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Ripley Scroll — Beinecke Mellon MS 41

Unknown English scribe-illuminator; verses attributed to George Ripley and Richard Carpenter

Plate, c. 1570

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The First Pendulum Clock

Christiaan Huygens

Plate, 1673

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Horologium Oscillatorium — Title Leaf

Christiaan Huygens

Plate, 1673

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A Bracket Clock Movement

after Abraham Rees (ed.)

Plate, c. 1810s

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Voyage Fait par Ordre du Roi, 1768–1769

Ferdinand Berthoud

Plate, 1768–1769

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A Berthoud Sea Watch, Engraved

after Ferdinand Berthoud

Engraving, 18th century

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Holbein’s Design for a Clocksalt — 1543

Hans Holbein the Younger

Plate, 1543

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De Vick’s Clock of 1379

after Abraham Rees (ed.)

Plate, c. 1810s

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The Chi Rho Monogram

Unknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 AD

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The Virgin and Child

Unknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 AD

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Incipit to Matthew

Traditionally attributed to Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne

Illuminated manuscript, c. 715–720 AD

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March — Plowing at Lusignan

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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April — The Betrothal

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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June — Haymaking Before the Sainte-Chapelle

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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July — Shearing and Harvest at Poitiers

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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September — The Grape Harvest at Saumur

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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October — Sowing Before the Louvre

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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December — The Boar Hunt at Vincennes

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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The Garden of Eden

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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The Beatus Vir Initial

Unknown Rhineland illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, late 12th–early 13th century

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The Pelican in Her Piety

Unknown Franco-Flemish illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1270

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The Panther's Sweet Breath

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

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The Caladrius

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

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A Gorleston Psalter Drollery

Unknown East Anglian illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1310–1324

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Pieces

August — The Falconry Party

The Arms of the Art

The Peacock’s Tail

Ripley Scroll — Getty Research Institute, 950053

The Orloj, Engraved — 1837

February — The Peasants' Hearth

November — Gathering Acorns

The Gathering of the Manna

The Phoenix

The Lion, King of Beasts

The Griffin, Guardian of Gold

The Fox Who Feigned Death

The Beaver's Sacrifice

A Skeleton, from the Osteographia

The Body at Life Size

The Fourth Muscle Man

The Drowning King

The Knight of the Double Fountain

Spurzheim's Phrenological Head

Arma Artis — The Arms of the Art

The Knight Upon Two Fountains

The Fifth Parable: The Two-Headed Figure

Three Birds Contend Within the Vessel

The Three-Headed Dragon of the Sun

Ripley Scroll — Beinecke Mellon MS 41

The First Pendulum Clock

Horologium Oscillatorium — Title Leaf

A Bracket Clock Movement

Voyage Fait par Ordre du Roi, 1768–1769

A Berthoud Sea Watch, Engraved

Holbein’s Design for a Clocksalt — 1543

De Vick’s Clock of 1379

The Chi Rho Monogram

The Virgin and Child

Incipit to Matthew

March — Plowing at Lusignan

April — The Betrothal

June — Haymaking Before the Sainte-Chapelle

July — Shearing and Harvest at Poitiers

September — The Grape Harvest at Saumur

October — Sowing Before the Louvre

December — The Boar Hunt at Vincennes

The Garden of Eden

The Beatus Vir Initial

The Pelican in Her Piety

The Panther's Sweet Breath

The Caladrius

A Gorleston Psalter Drollery