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Detail of a miniature of Nature forging a baby. F. 140r from Harley MS 4425, which is an exquisite copy of the French book Roman de la Rose. The copy, which was made for Count Engelbert of Nassau , is now housed at the British Library in London

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Detail of a miniature of Nature forging a baby. F. 140r from Harley MS 4425, which is an exquisite copy of the French book Roman de la Rose. The copy, which was made for Count Engelbert of Nassau , is now housed at the British Library in London

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Detail of a miniature of mice laying siege to a castle defended by a cat; from a Book of Hours, England , c. 1320-c. 1330, Harley MS 6563, f. 72r., now housed at the British Library

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Detail of a miniature of mice laying siege to a castle defended by a cat; from a Book of Hours, England , c. 1320-c. 1330, Harley MS 6563, f. 72r., now housed at the British Library

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A marginal drawing of a seated tonsured man with a sore on his penis. From Liber Medicinarum, c. 1400-1425 CE, Sloane 56, f. 85v, now housed at the British Library in London

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A marginal drawing of a seated tonsured man with a sore on his penis. From Liber Medicinarum, c. 1400-1425 CE, Sloane 56, f. 85v, now housed at the British Library in London

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A miniature from the fol. 82v of the Book of Hours, depicting a hedgehog with grapes on its quills. It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children. From Paris, ca. 1420-1425 CE, now housed at the Morgan Library

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A miniature from the fol. 82v of the Book of Hours, depicting a hedgehog with grapes on its quills. It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children. From Paris, ca. 1420-1425 CE, now housed at the Morgan Library

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Origen castrating himself, from the Roman de la Rose, MS. Douce 195, fol. 122v. From France, 15th century CE, now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England

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Origen castrating himself, from the Roman de la Rose, MS. Douce 195, fol. 122v. From France, 15th century CE, now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England

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Detail of a miniature from the Morgan Bible, depicting the slaughter of the Amalekites. Fol. 34v, 13th century CE, from France, now housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City

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Detail of a miniature from the Morgan Bible, depicting the slaughter of the Amalekites. Fol. 34v, 13th century CE, from France, now housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City

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A illumination from Ms. Bodley 264, depicting a monk and his cat reading together. The 14th century CE manuscript was produced in Tournai, Belgium, and is now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford

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A illumination from Ms. Bodley 264, depicting a monk and his cat reading together. The 14th century CE manuscript was produced in Tournai, Belgium, and is now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford

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A Roman glass bottle containing cremation. 1-200 CE, found in Hertfordshire in England and now housed at the British Museum

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A Roman glass bottle containing cremation. 1-200 CE, found in Hertfordshire in England and now housed at the British Museum

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An ivory tusk cosmetic spoon in the form of a duck, which turns her head to offer a fish to the two ducklings which ride on her back. From Egypt, 1350-1300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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An ivory tusk cosmetic spoon in the form of a duck, which turns her head to offer a fish to the two ducklings which ride on her back. From Egypt, 1350-1300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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"Dante and Beatrice before the eagle of Justice" painted by the Italian painter Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia. From the Yates Thompson MS 36 of Dante's Divine Comedy, 1444-1450 CE, now housed at the British Library in London

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"Dante and Beatrice before the eagle of Justice" painted by the Italian painter Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia. From the Yates Thompson MS 36 of Dante's Divine Comedy, 1444-1450 CE, now housed at the British Library in London

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An image of the unregenerate heart from page 21 of The book of similitudes. 1860 CE, now housed at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

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An image of the unregenerate heart from page 21 of The book of similitudes. 1860 CE, now housed at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

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A pagoda scroll comprised of characters from the Lotus Sutra, written by Li Zhen in 1617 CE. Ming dynasty, from China, now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan.

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A pagoda scroll comprised of characters from the Lotus Sutra, written by Li Zhen in 1617 CE. Ming dynasty, from China, now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan.

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Reliquary containing a thorn from the crown allegedly worn by Jesus at his crucifixion. This was part of the Holy Roman Emperor's Imperial Treasury by 1544. Now in the British Museum.

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Reliquary containing a thorn from the crown allegedly worn by Jesus at his crucifixion. This was part of the Holy Roman Emperor's Imperial Treasury by 1544. Now in the British Museum.

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A 5 meter long, 360 degree panorama of old the city of Delhi from 1846 as seen from the Lahori Gate. Painted by Mazhar Ali Khan, it is is significant because it shows much of the city which was largely leveled after the British siege in 1857. Currently housed in the British Library.

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A 5 meter long, 360 degree panorama of old the city of Delhi from 1846 as seen from the Lahori Gate. Painted by Mazhar Ali Khan, it is is significant because it shows much of the city which was largely leveled after the British siege in 1857. Currently housed in the British Library.

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A marble relief depicting the Serra, which is a Pontic Greek war dance of ancient Greek origin. Roman copy of the late republican era after a classic Greek model. Now housed at the Museo Pio-Clementino in the Vatican

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A marble relief depicting the Serra, which is a Pontic Greek war dance of ancient Greek origin. Roman copy of the late republican era after a classic Greek model. Now housed at the Museo Pio-Clementino in the Vatican

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This wood encased graphite pencil from the 17th century was found in the 1960s during restoration work on the beams of a house in Langenburg , Germany

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This wood encased graphite pencil from the 17th century was found in the 1960s during restoration work on the beams of a house in Langenburg , Germany

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A pre-Columbian or colonial obsidian mirror now housed at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Documentary investigations revealed that the lens was sent in 1737 from Quito, Ecuador, to France by members of the Godin–La Condamine geodesic expedition

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A pre-Columbian or colonial obsidian mirror now housed at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Documentary investigations revealed that the lens was sent in 1737 from Quito, Ecuador, to France by members of the Godin–La Condamine geodesic expedition

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An eagle made of three thousand Roman coins, which were excavated in one of the forts on the line of the Hadrian's Wall.

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An eagle made of three thousand Roman coins, which were excavated in one of the forts on the line of the Hadrian's Wall.

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A gold, enamel and gem-set brooch in the form of a salamander, part of the Cheapside Hoard that was found in London in 1912. The sinuous body is fashioned from 10 cabochon emeralds flanked by diamonds . Late 16th century-early 17th century CE, now housed at the London Museum

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A gold, enamel and gem-set brooch in the form of a salamander, part of the Cheapside Hoard that was found in London in 1912. The sinuous body is fashioned from 10 cabochon emeralds flanked by diamonds . Late 16th century-early 17th century CE, now housed at the London Museum

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Detail of the right foot of Hercules, from the "Hercules and Lichas" marble statue made by the italian sculptor Antonio Canova in 1795. The sculpture is now on display at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome

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Detail of the right foot of Hercules, from the "Hercules and Lichas" marble statue made by the italian sculptor Antonio Canova in 1795. The sculpture is now on display at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome

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