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An illustration from the late 17th/early 18th-century alchemy manuscript <n>Clavis Artis</n>, attributed to <n>Zoroaster</n>.

An illustration from a <n>Book of Hours</n> (ca. 1460), attributed to an artist of the <n>Ghent-Bruges school</n>.

<n>Tubéreuse et Jonquille</n> from the series <n>Les Fleurs animées</n> by <n>Grandville</n>, 1847.

<n>No. 3 (san), from the series "Women's Vows of Love"</n> (c. 1798), a woodblock print by <n>Kitagawa Utamaro</n>.

A diptych print from 1880 depicting daffodils and <n>Daisies</n>.

<n>Left Forearm and Hand</n> (1811), a drawing by <n>Elizabeth Murray</n>.

A 19th-century Japanese <n>Fireman’s coat with tiger</n>, made from quilted cotton using paste-resist dyeing.

<n>Blossoming plum</n>, a 1757 ink painting by Chinese artist <n>Jin Nong</n>.

<n>Nebuleuse de la Lyre</n>, an 1885 photograph by <n>Paul Henry</n> and <n>Prosper Henry</n>.

Illustration by <n>René Henri Digeon</n> and <n>J. Silberman</n> from <n>Amédée Guillemin</n>'s <n>Le Monde Physique</n> (1882).

<n>She threw her arms around the neck of Bonne-Biche</n> by <n>Virginia Frances Sterrett</n> for "Old French Fairytales" (1920).

<n>Tellus, or the Earth</n> from the <n>Astronomia Playing Cards</n> set (1829), drawn by <n>C. Hodges</n>.

An 18th-century iron <n>Tsuba</n> with Koto and peony flowers by <n>Choshu ju Tomohisa</n>.

<n>Leopard</n>, a wood engraving by <n>Thomas Bewick</n>.

<n>Duck</n>, a painting by <n>Watanabe Seitei</n> from Japan's Meiji period (1868–1912).

A Valentine's Day card from the 1870s designed by artist <n>Walter Crane</n>.

<n>Winged Dragon</n>, a woodcut print by <n>Edward Topsell</n> from <n>The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents</n> (1658).

A collection of <n>Polyhedral Models</n> by mathematician <n>Max Brückner</n>, 1900.

<n>The Frisian Horse</n>, an etching by <n>Paulus Potter</n> from 1652.

<n>Cat Catching a Frog</n> (ca. 1887) by Japanese artist <n>Kawanabe Kyōsai</n>.

Woodcut of a <n>Norwegian Monster</n> from <n>The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents</n> (1658) by <n>Edward Topsell</n>.

<n>Erato, The Muse of Lyric Poetry</n> (1592), an engraving by <n>Hendrick Goltzius</n> with verse by <n>Franco Estius</n>.

<n>Scythian Wolf</n>, an illustration by <n>Edward Topsell</n> from his 1658 book <n>The History of Four-Footed Beasts</n>.

An illustration associated with the character <n>Heathcliff</n> from the novel <n>Wuthering Heights</n>.

Star chart from <n>Urania's Mirror</n> (c. 1825) by <n>Sidney Hall</n> showing <n>Monoceros</n> and <n>Canis Minor</n>.

<n>Scherzo di Follia</n> (1863-66) by <n>Pierre-Louis Pierson</n>, featuring <n>Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione</n>.

An illustration from <n>John Martin</n>'s 1827 series for <n>Paradise Lost</n>.

<n>Suzuki Harunobu</n>'s print <n>Sweeping up Cherry Blossoms</n> (c. 1767-68), a parody of a poem by <n>Ki no Tsurayuki</n>.

<n>Floral Design</n>, a drawing by <n>Antoine Berjon</n> from around 1810-15.

An 1824 astronomical chart by <n>Sidney Hall</n> from the series <n>Urania's Mirror</n>.

<n>Three Rabbits</n>, an ink and color on silk painting by an unidentified artist from the Qing dynasty.

An illustration of a <n>Bonnacon</n> from a bestiary, c. 1250.

An illustration of a <n>Unicorn</n> by <n>Edward Topsell</n> from his 1607 book, <n>The History of Four-Footed Beasts</n>.

<n>Singerie</n> (c. 1633), a painting by Flemish artist <n>David Teniers the Younger</n>.

<n>Modèle</n> (1823), a lithograph by <n>Théodore Gericault</n>.