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The Creation of the Sun and the Moon (detail) from the Historical Bible, about 1360 –70, Master of Jean de Mandeville (French, active 1350–70). Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment.
The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages at Getty
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Items from the Sotheby's sale
$12m Estimate for Washington's Acts of Congress Printing at Sotheby's
Sotheby's will run the second installment of its
JFK's Bay of Pigs Top Secret letter
JFK’s Top Secret Bay of Pigs Letter to Auction
Three days after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion collapsed in Cuba, President John F. Kennedy signed a Top Secret letter directing General Maxwell Taylor to review U.S.
Les Ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grece, 1758
Library of Economist Michael Kuczynski to Auction
The core of Sworders’ online Books, Manuscripts and Maps sale running through November 1 comes from the library of Michael Kuczynski.
Godfrey Bingley, Whitby, Across Harbour, 1896
Unfinished Byron Fragment Leads New Vampire Exhibition
A new exhibition opening today at the University of Leeds follows the
Gene Cernan’s lunar surface-used cuff checklist
Gene Cernan's Handwritten Lunar Rover Repair Notes Sold for $510,000
A wrist-mounted checklist containing Gene Cernan’s handwritten instructions for repairing a damaged lunar rover fender has sold for $510,000 in RR Auction’s
La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, illustration by Juana Martinez-Neal
Connections Between Textiles and Picture Books at The Carle
A new exhibition at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art opening next month will explores the connection between textiles and picture books over the past
Florence Nightingale's letters
Florence Nightingale Letters to Victorian Physicians to Auction
A cache of correspondence by the founder of modern nursing Florence Nightinga
Decorated initial 'A' depicting William the Conqueror seated on his throne, from the late 12th century Chronicle of Battle Abbey housed at the British Library
2000 AD Comic, Artists' Books, and Norman England Illuminated Manuscripts Lead British Library's 2027 Offerings
In Autumn 2027 the British Library will present Conquest: The Making of Norman England, the first national exhibition to explore the history and impact of Norman rule in England. 
'Beggar' from Costume of the lower orders of the metropolis, c.1822, hand-coloured engravings by Thomas Lord Busby.
Charles Booth's Poverty Maps Lead New Housing Exhibition
A major exhibition exploring the history of poverty and housing in London opens today at University of London’s Senate House L