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An anonymous practice sheet (siyah masq)

Chinese passport for Dr James Cantlie to visit Peking, 9th May 1894.

Painted seal of Mughal Emperor Awrangzib ibn Shah Djahan I, Abul Muzzaffar Muhammad Alamgir surrounded by the names of his predecessors.

A multi-coloured text transcribed on a black background with gold flecks. The text illustrates sayings in Arabic of the Amir of Yatrib, Batha and Nahhaf, which relate to the words of the Prophet Mohammad. Transcrived in Cairo.

A page of Chinese script; black lettering on an orange-red ground. Ink and watercolour (?), China, 18--.

Remèdes et secrets très éprouvés pour l'embellissement de la beauté des dames, et pour toutes les perfections du corps qui les rendent aimables

Alphabets old and new : for the use of craftsmen, with an introductory essay on 'Art in the alphabet' / by Lewis F. Day.

Thomas Hodgkin MD, and Hodgkin and Howard Families: microfilms

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A multi-coloured text transcribed on a black background with gold flecks. The text illustrates sayings in Arabic of the Amir of Yatrib, Batha and Nahhaf, which relate to the words of the Prophet Mohammad. Transcrived in Cairo.

Remèdes et secrets très éprouvés pour l'embellissement de la beauté des dames, et pour toutes les perfections du corps qui les rendent aimables

Alphabets old and new : for the use of craftsmen, with an introductory essay on 'Art in the alphabet' / by Lewis F. Day.

Painted seal of Mughal Emperor Awrangzib ibn Shah Djahan I, Abul Muzzaffar Muhammad Alamgir surrounded by the names of his predecessors.

Thomas Hodgkin MD, and Hodgkin and Howard Families: microfilms