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Collection · 173 pieces

A Cabinet of Wonders

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

From Feverglass 49The Scriptorium 35The Complication 19The Anatomy Theatre 14 and 7 more houses

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Three Birds Contend Within the Vessel, Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

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)

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

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

The First Pendulum Clock

Christiaan Huygens

Plate, 1673

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Horologium Oscillatorium — Title Leaf, Christiaan Huygens

Horologium Oscillatorium — Title Leaf

Christiaan Huygens

Plate, 1673

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A Bracket Clock Movement, after Abraham Rees (ed.)

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

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

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

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.)

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Panther's Sweet Breath

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

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The Caladrius, Unknown English illuminator

The Caladrius

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

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A Gorleston Psalter Drollery, Unknown East Anglian illuminator

A Gorleston Psalter Drollery

Unknown East Anglian illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1310–1324

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Threshing at Harvest — The Luttrell Psalter, Unknown East Anglian illuminator, commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Luttrell

Threshing at Harvest — The Luttrell Psalter

Unknown East Anglian illuminator, commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Luttrell

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1325–1340

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The Dance of Death, Jacques Gamelin

The Dance of Death

Jacques Gamelin

Plate, 1779

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An Anatomical Tableau, after Frederik Ruysch

An Anatomical Tableau

after Frederik Ruysch

Plate, early 18th c.

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