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"This model of a granary was discovered in a hidden chamber at the side of the passage leading into the rock cut tomb of the royal chief steward Meketre, who began his career under King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II of Dynasty 11 and continued to serve…

- What you see * You may quote the catalogue description (but make sure you use " " and a reference -- at the very least a link).- How this is relevant to your assignment:Suppose your exhibit is about text technologies. You can talk about this image…

"This dramatic image illustrates the third of seven challenges, or courses, that Prince Isfandiyar underwent en route to freeing his sisters from captivity in Turan." (MET Museum Catalogue).1) What do you see in the image? (Imagine I cannot see the…

Pacman attends a readign camp. Description of your image goes here. Here you cite the catalogue entry.
https://digital.evpl.org/digital/collection/evplcent/id/249

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?Nope.

"One framed bas-de page miniature in colours with gold on a decorated gold ground with full border (f. 202v). 11 large historiated initials at beginning of the major Psalms with partial border in colours with gold. Over 400 decorated borders with…

British Library MS Additional 7970. Margaret of York.

This page features a full-page illumination. Christ, robed in red and holding a wooden cross in the right hand, is centred. Margaret of York, in donor pose (smaller, kneeling) kneels to…

A placeholder: What is your artifact? Describe what you see. Maybe make some notes about its circumstances.

You want to put text here that describes your item. This can be a whole paragraph describing what your item is, what kind of material it was made from and by what methods, what decoration or damage it has incurred over time, etc.

Tabula Rogeriana or Book of Roger (Kitab Rujar). [Insert description of the map here]

World map by Moroccan cartographer al-Idrisi for king Roger of Sicily. [Insert description of the map here]. 1456 Copy.

A T and O map or Isidore map: called T and O because the round earth (shaped like an O) is divided into continents by the Mediterranean (represented as a vertical line) and the rivers Nile and Tanais (represented as a horizontal line), so that these…

A Beatus map of the world, depicting the world as a round-cornered square, surrounded by fish-filled Ocean, with Adam, Eve, and the Serpent in the garden of Eden (just after the Fall) at the top, in the uttermost East.

A T-O mappa mundi, depicting the round world, with Jerusalem at the centre, Paradise above, in the uttermost East of the world, and marvellous (or monstrous) races along the Earth's margins. Above the round world, surrounded by the starred heavens…

The Hereford Map is the largest, most detailed medieval map of the world currently in existence. Over five feet tall and four feet wide, it depicts the round world, with Jerusalem at the centre, the Earthly Paradise at the top, in the world's…

"Originating in the middle-ages in Europe the hurdy-gurdy has been popular throughout Europe through the ages, particularly during the renaissance. The rich, multi-layer sound is the result of its complex construction. A stringed instrument, it…

Richard Taruskin, eminent musicologist, theorist, and music historian, and one of the critics of the Early Music Movement.

The Monastery of Santa Cruz at Coimbra was a major center of Portuguese music during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Toronto Consort, guest-directed by the early music specialist and lutenist Žak Ozmo, performs villancicos and dances,…

Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat in D major, performed in Kloster Melk. While Harnoncourt, for historical authenticity, used boys' choirs in early performances, this Magnificat features a female choir.