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Peter Paul Rubens, 'Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel' (1566-1646).
© Ashmolean Museum Portrait of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel (1566-1646) by Rubens. © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford.

Gothic lettering on vellum binding on the spines of the works of Galen (1625) in the Bodleian.The works of Galen (1625) in the Bodleian.

Heron, from a 1564 French MS copy of a Greek bestiary made by the Cretan scribe Angelos Bergikos.Heron, from a 1564 French copy of a Greek bestiary in the Bodleian

William Green (Junior), 'An Oxford Book Auction' (1747). © Bodleian LibraryWilliam Green, 'An Oxford Book Auction' (1747).

The hands of Hester Tradescant and her stepson, John. Attrib to Emmanuel de Critz, (1645). © AshmoleanThe hands of Hester Tradescant and her stepson, John, 1645

Kamal of Tabriz, from 'Falcon with Prince' (c.1575).
Bodleian MS Canonici Or 122, fol. 60vPicture of a falcon by Kamal of Tabriz (c.1575).

The 'Oxford Crown' of Charles I, engraved by Thomas Rawlins and struck at the Oxford Mint in 1644.The 'Oxford Crown' of Charles I, 1645.

John Riley, 'Elias Ashmole' (1617-1692), founder of the Asmolean Museum (1683). © Ashmolean.Elias Ashmole, founder of the Asmolean.

Adam and Eve Goblet (diamond-engraved English baluster
glass, c.1710-20).
© Ashmolean MuseumThe 'Oxford Crown' of Charles I, 1645.

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Agas Map of High Street, c.1578.
        The Agas Map of Oxford: High Street and St Mary's.

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