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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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Friends, The Last One script signed by the cast
Matthew Perry's Friends Scripts and Photo Album at Charity Auction
Unique Friends scripts and photo album will go under the hammer on June 5 at Heritage Auctions to raise money for The Matthew Perry Foundation.
Marilyn Monroe letter about a recent pregnancy
Marilyn Monroe's Letters, Acting Notes, and Phone Book to Auction
Timed to mark the 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s
A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America: in general Congress assembled. Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1776.
Rare Americana and Declaration of Independence Go On Show Today
Oliver Dickens
Charles Dickens's Great-Great-Great Grandson to Perform Ancestor's Famous Sikes and Nancy Scene
When Charles Dickens began his farewell tour of public performances in 1868 he decid
Clare Twomey's installation at Jane Austen's House
Jane Austen's House Hosts New Clare Twomey Art Installation Inspired by Her Letters
A site-specific art installation partly inspired by a quote from Pride and Prejudice is running at Jane Austen’s House in England where s
The rediscovered 9th century manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn
Lost Copy of Earliest English Language Poem Discovered in Rome
An early 9th century manuscript containing a text of Caedmon’s Hymn has been discovered in Rome by researchers from Trinity College Dublin.
Richard Burton’s ‘A Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina’ (1855)
Richard Burton First Editions Lead Armenian and Iranian Scholar's Personal Library Sale
Rare books from the personal library of pioneering British scholar of Armenian and Iranian studies Professor Charles Dowsett form part of Sworders’ Books and
One of the recovered handwritten letters John Keats to Fanny Brawne
Manhattan's Antiquities Trafficking Unit Recovers Rare John Keats Love Letters
Rare books stolen from a Long Island home in the 1980s have been returned to the heirs of John Hay Whitney and Betsey Whitney.
Two pages of handwritten working lyrics to Genesis's 'That's All'
Handwritten Phil Collins Genesis Lyrics to Auction
Two pages of handwritten working lyrics to Genesis's That's All with visible differences from the final released version will be among the highlights of The King’s Trust 50th Anniversa