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Johannes de Fontana, Bellicorum instrumentorum liber, 1420 

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~ Human Skull With Mosaic Designs.

Culture: Mixteca-Puebla

Period: Late Postclassic

Date: A.D. 1300-1520

Medium: Bone, stone and shell

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Gary Oldman as Dracula in 1992. Photography by Herb Ritz.

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St. Paul’s prophecy, The history of the devil and the idea of evil, 1900

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Abandoned Villa in Italy. @glory.of.disrepair

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Gothic Quarter, Barcelona, Spain

Pont del Bisbe - Bishop’s Bridge,built in 1928.

The bridge was designed by architect Joan Rubió I Bellver who suggested that all non-Gothic buildings in the immediate vicinity of Barcelona Cathedral should be demolished and replaced by new Gothic style buildings.

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Victorian 18ct Gold & Shell Brooch with a Rose Diamond Set Snake & Natural Pearl Within

“An extraordinary novelty brooch that was made circa 1880-1900. It is composed of a real sea shell with a snake inside set with rose diamonds and a real natural pearl and has 18ct gold fittings.”

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Japanese cabinet with drawers in Nanban style, late Momoyama-early Edo period, early 17th century, gold maki-e on black lacquer, mother-o’pearl inlay, 8 3/8 x 12 11/16 x 9 3/16 ins, 12.3 x 32.2 x 23.3 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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3. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Nanban Coffer with Animals and Landscapes | Japan