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Hand-colored woodcut showing crucified Christ at top, standing Mary, two angels, and two seated figures beneath a branching t

Genealogical Tree of Christ

Unknown artist, c. 1470

Hand-colored woodcut of two mitred clerics and a young man in red in a curtained interior with a checkered floor.

Council of High Priests

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Colored botanical plate of Italian ryegrass with flowering spikes, root system, and numbered detail drawings of spikelets and

Les meilleures plantes fourragères - Plate 2

Unknown artist, 1883

Hand-colored woodcut of a blindfolded, haloed man seated while figures around him mock and strike him.

Mocking of Christ

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Black-and-white print of a plumed knight on a rearing horse surrounded by ornamental arabesque scrollwork and flowers.

Arabesque with Knight

Hand-colored 1832 engraving of two pigeon-like birds, one perched on a branch and one standing on the ground.

Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel - Plate 5

Unknown artist, 1832

Engraving of a bearded man in plumed cap and fluted armor holding a staff, with an Italian inscription at upper left.

"El Gran Capitanio"

Unknown artist, c. 1516/1520

Portrait of Petrarch

Unknown artist, first half 16th century

Engraved page of insects and aquatic beetles with Latin captions, from a 1634 natural history book.

Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum - Plate (page 347)

Unknown artist, 1634

Engraving of Saint Jerome kneeling in a cave beside a crucifix, with two lions, a stag, and two ships in a harbor.

Saint Jerome in Penitence, with Two Ships in a Harbor

Unknown artist, c. 1480/1500

Engraving of Saint Jerome kneeling in penitence beside a lion, with a crucifix and distant city in a rocky landscape.

Saint Jerome in Penitence

Unknown artist, c. 1500/1515

Line drawing of two freshwater mussel shells labeled 1 and 2 under the heading Plate LXV on a cream page.

The Unionidae of Kansas - Plate LXV

Unknown artist, 1902

Engraving of Saint Jerome with halo beside a skull, lion, and open book, set among ruined arches and a distant town.

Saint Jerome

Unknown artist, c. 1510

Engraved ornament design of a large goblet with a female face, scrollwork, two birds on the stem, and a masked base.

Ornament - Large Goblet

The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America - Plate II

Unknown artist, 1874

Brown ink and wash landscape drawing of a winding road, large trees, a hilltop building, and two figures at a well.

At the Dram Well

Unknown artist, 17th century

Grey-toned drawing of the Pentecost, with the Virgin Mary and apostles in prayer beneath a radiant dove of the Holy Spirit.

Pentecost [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Grey botanical plate of two fern fronds, one lobed and one fertile with dotted spore clusters, captioned Polypodium vulgare.

The ferns of Sidmouth - Plate (page 15)

Unknown artist, 1862

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling woman reaching toward a man in a plumed hat beside a fence under a stormy sky.

Noli Me Tangere [verso]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man seated among lions in an arched hall, with skulls and bones on the floor.

Daniel in the Lions' Den [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Hand-colored plate of a dark Baudin's cockatoo perched on a branch with pale beak and tail, surrounded by sketched leaves.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 6

Unknown artist, 1832

Grey wash drawing of Christ at a well speaking with a seated woman holding a jug, with a town in the distance.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria [verso]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Playing card with black outlined flowers on a branching stem, printed in dark ink with brown flower centers.

Playing Card

Unknown artist, second half 15th century

Hand-coloured plate of numbered British butterflies, including a black and yellow swallowtail and pale yellow and orange spec

British butterflies - Plate III

Unknown artist, 1885

Bookplate with a divided gold and black heraldic shield bearing antler forms, flanked by initials D and F and leafy foliage.

Bookplate of Dominicus Frauenfelder

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child before classical arches and columns.

Adoration of the Magi

Unknown artist, first quarter 16th century

Engraved plate of three fish, including a spiny pufferfish at top, with fine hatched linework on cream paper.

Atlas des poissons - Plate 20

Unknown artist, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd of robed, bearded men gesturing in conversation, with a dog in the foreground.

The Parable of the Beam and the Mote

Unknown artist, ca. 1520-30

Pen and ink drawing of a brick castle with stepped gables and towers reflected in a moat.

Tervueren Castle

Unknown artist, ca. 1604-05

Lithograph plate of fossil reptile remains: overlapping scales, an elongated skull in two views, and a small tooth fragment.

Hitherto unpublished plates of Tertiary Mammalia and Permian Vertebrata - Plate (page 49)

Unknown artist, 1915

Chalk drawing of a bearded older man with a downcast, sorrowful expression, shown in black and red chalk on toned paper.

Head of a Man

Unknown artist, mid-17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a wooden bridge over a stream and tall trees beside the water.

Landscape with a Bridge

Unknown artist, mid-17th century