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Witchcraft book by Cotton Mather, 1689

Cotton Mather, "Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcrafts," title page, 1689.
Halftone reproduction with a watercolor wash

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Medieval school

Students in a school in the Middle Ages, 1338-1344.
Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a miniature illustration from MS Bodleian Misc. 264

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Illuminated manuscript page of the Gospels in Latin

Page from the Latin Gospels given by King Aethelstan to the Church of Canterbury, 900s AD.
Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the document

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