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This image elucidates the quality of detailed illustrations found at the onset of each chapter in this book.

Gold embossed, leather binding and spine.

Floral frieze with gold filigree frame and decorated initials.

From the title page, we can find information on the source and see markings the previous owner made. The title page lets the reader know that this book is volume one of a larger collection and features forty three colored engravings. Also, there are…

This copy of A History of British Birds from the Tisch Library Special Collections was a gift of Alumnus Dorothy Swenson from the class of 1918. This book was presumably her personal copy as there are slight markings on pages and there seems to be…

15th century transcription of the Greek text of the fable coupled with an illuminated miniature painted depiction. Followed by the English translation.

Beautiful miniature depicting the fable of the wolf and the heron coupled with the Greek text. Followed by the English translation.

Gold embossed leather storage case. Matching set to the manuscript's binding.

Phineas Taylor Barnum was a man gifted in multiple professions such as business, show, author, publisher, philanthropist, and politics for a short period of time. He is known for many things but relating to Tufts he is known for bringing the…

Comparative profiles of the Egyptian heads as depicted on the walls of Ancient Egyptian buildings