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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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The March 19 auction includes this exterior wire photograph view of Lewis Michaux's African National Memorial Bookstore, a Harlem institution from 1932 to 1974 (New York, July 23, 1964)
Swann Galleries Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Annual Printed & Manuscript African Americana Auctions
The annual Swann Galleries Printed & Manuscript African Americana sales was launched in March 1996 by Wyatt Houston Day who was the specialist for
Lewis Carroll’s personal copy of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Pets & their People Exhibition Launches Season of the Natural World Series
The Bodleian Libraries’ Season of the Natural World is a slate of exhibitions inspired by the world around us beginning with Pets & their People
Admission ticket to a concert by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vienna, after 1782
Mozart's Letters and Early Composition Manuscripts Go On Show
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Treasures from the Mozarteum Foundation of Salzburg, is now running at the Morgan Library & Museum.
The two original illustrations from Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book
Lost Original The Jungle Book Illustrations Sold for £130,000 at Roseberys
Two original watercolour illustrations for The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling whic
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New Travel Routes Project Celebrates Ireland's Literary Heritage
Arts Over Borders has launched a new project identifying and celebrating the concentration of literary greatness across Ireland. 
Unidentified photographer, Banking Office, State Street, circa 1902
History of Legal Aid Through Photos and Documents on Display
The Legal Aid Society has defended immigrants, advocated for children and families, protected people’s homes, and stood alongside those accused of crimes who cannot afford a lawyer in New York City
Silk stockings belonging to Charles Dickens
Rare Charles Dickens Clothing Goes on Show
Some of the very few surviving pieces of clothing belonging to Charles Dickens will go on show later this week in a new display at the Charles Dickens Museum in London.
1615 warrant signed by King James I of England authorizing the release of Sir Walter Raleigh from the Tower of London
King James I, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington Lead Autographs Sale
Leading RR Auction’s March Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction is a 1615 warrant signed “James R” by KIng James I of England authorizing the release
Irving Penn's Cuzco Man, Woman, and Crying Infant, negative 1948, print 1989. Platinum-palladium print.
Getty Acquires Photographer Irving Penn’s Cuzco Work
The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a major group of photographs by the 20th century American photographer Irving Penn.