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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 Austin-Burnet letter
First Book Printed in the Republic of Texas Heads Texana Auction
An 1837 English translation of Santa Anna's second-in-command's account of his conduct in the Texas Revolution will go under the hammer at Heritage Auctions' Februa
Some of the Haud Nominandum items that will now be made accessible
Future of Priceless 'Haud Nominandum' LGBTQ+ Collection Secured
A £250,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will ensure access to a unique historic archive of LGBTQ+ literature held at
Gil Evans' arrangement for Miles Davis of Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo
Gil Evans's Jazz Archive Acquired by Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has acquired the complete collection of music manuscripts of jazz bandleader, arranger, pianist and composer Gil Evans.
The last photo of Oscar Wilde on his death bed
£279,800 Death Bed Photo Tops Oscar Wilde Sale
At Bonhams’ sale of material relating to the life of
The 1896 Olympic letters
Official Invitations From 1896 Athens Olympics to Auction
A rare group of surviving documents connected to the first modern Olympic Games are being offered as part of RR Auction’s Olympics Auction closing tomorrow.
The two original illustrations from Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book
Rediscovered Original The Jungle Book Illustrations to Auction
Two original watercolour illustrations for Rudyard Kipling’s
The George Washington clip
Mysterious George Washington Historical Document Surfaces for Presidents Day
The Raab Collection has discovered and will offer for sale for Presidents’ Day a mysterious relic of a long-lost document in the hand of George Washingt
James Monroe, Robert R. Livingston, and Francois Barbe-Marbois documents signed for the Ratification of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty (estimate: $20,000+)
Louisiana Purchase Signed Documents Sold for $82,394 at RR Auction
Signed in Paris by American diplomats Robert R.
Anwar E Suhaili, The Fables of Pilpay
Fairy Tales Celebrated in Major New Exhibition
Opening next month at the British Library, Fairy Tales will celebrate the iconic heroes, villains and creatures that populate the worlds of fairy tales.&nb