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11. A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Shahnama of Firdawsi
By Jacinta Chen (@jchen852) The Shahnama (Book of Kings) (977–1010) of Firdawsi (c. 940–1019/1025) was one of the most celebrated epics of the early modern Persianate world. Courts and individual patrons collected older manuscripts and commissioned copies of their own, giving artists plenty of creative license to experiment with the surrounding landscape, architecture, clothing, and…
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15. A Collection of Slovak Winter Sayings
By Vanesa Djibrilova Each culture and each language present their own practical and moral guidance to the human experience. This wisdom is often summed up into catchy short phrases – sayings and proverbs. The authorship of Slovak proverbs is largely unknown. Most folk sayings likely predate the 19th century. However, perhaps many would be forgotten…
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20. A Statue of Pacific on Dacres Estate
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21. “Holy Dolls”: The Christ Child
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23: A Ship’s Light
By Rebecca Goldsmith Earlier this summer, a freighter from Australia pulled into Southampton in the UK. Its load included a container filled with the contents of my grandparent’s home in the seaside village of Port Fairy (its traditional owners are the Eastern Maar people) in Southern Australia. This shipment brought with it an old brass…
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