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A selection of the East Asian Collection I've built over the past 12 months. Books, manuscripts, early artwork, I've acquired copies of the Tale of Genji, manuscripts on yokai and war, and even examples of sutras and fragments going back to the 8th century

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A selection of the East Asian Collection I've built over the past 12 months. Books, manuscripts, early artwork, I've acquired copies of the Tale of Genji, manuscripts on yokai and war, and even examples of sutras and fragments going back to the 8th century

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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A Selection of 15th Century Illuminated Manuscript Leaves , produced in France and the Netherlands. Examples include leaves by the Saint Stephen Master, the Circle of the Master of Jean Rollin II, and even a painter who took Royal Commissions

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A Selection of 15th Century Illuminated Manuscript Leaves , produced in France and the Netherlands. Examples include leaves by the Saint Stephen Master, the Circle of the Master of Jean Rollin II, and even a painter who took Royal Commissions

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The Cairo Geniza is a collection of some 400,000 manuscript fragments that were kept in the Geniza of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Egypt. These manuscripts span the entire period of Middle-Eastern, North African, and Andalusian Jewish history between the 6th and 19th centuries CE

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The Cairo Geniza is a collection of some 400,000 manuscript fragments that were kept in the Geniza of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Egypt. These manuscripts span the entire period of Middle-Eastern, North African, and Andalusian Jewish history between the 6th and 19th centuries CE

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The Abbey library of St Gall, Saint Gallen, Switzerland. It was founded in the 8th century. The library has a collection of around 170,000 books. Over 400 volumes are more than 1,000 years old.

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The Abbey library of St Gall, Saint Gallen, Switzerland. It was founded in the 8th century. The library has a collection of around 170,000 books. Over 400 volumes are more than 1,000 years old.

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Harmondsworth Great Barn is a medieval barn on the former Manor Farm in the village of Harmondsworth. Built in the early 15th century CE by Winchester College, it is the largest timber-framed building in England and is regarded as an outstanding example of medieval carpentry

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Harmondsworth Great Barn is a medieval barn on the former Manor Farm in the village of Harmondsworth. Built in the early 15th century CE by Winchester College, it is the largest timber-framed building in England and is regarded as an outstanding example of medieval carpentry

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A Coptic magical text , 6th–7th century CE, from Egypt. Ink on papyrus, now part of Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.

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A Coptic magical text , 6th–7th century CE, from Egypt. Ink on papyrus, now part of Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.

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Fragment of a horse's breast band with inscription and bust of Carian Zeus. Roman empire, likely Asia Minor, 2nd c AD. Silver gilt. Princeton University Art Gallery collection

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Fragment of a horse's breast band with inscription and bust of Carian Zeus. Roman empire, likely Asia Minor, 2nd c AD. Silver gilt. Princeton University Art Gallery collection

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Morgen Gebether. German Manuscript Book of Prayer, 1782, Germany. This manuscript is the perfect example of "never judge a book by its cover", with such a plain binding. Absolutely floored by the calligraphical work.

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Morgen Gebether. German Manuscript Book of Prayer, 1782, Germany. This manuscript is the perfect example of "never judge a book by its cover", with such a plain binding. Absolutely floored by the calligraphical work.

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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Tekagami-jo, a "mirror of hands". A collection of exemplary calligraphy from Japan. This album contains examples from the 7th to 18th centuries, with some staggering attributions to Monk Ikkyu, Empress Komyo, Minamoto no Yoritomo and more. There are even a few early paintings as well

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Tekagami-jo, a "mirror of hands". A collection of exemplary calligraphy from Japan. This album contains examples from the 7th to 18th centuries, with some staggering attributions to Monk Ikkyu, Empress Komyo, Minamoto no Yoritomo and more. There are even a few early paintings as well

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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Selection of early 20th century highland New Guinea penis sheaths from the Penn Museum collection. Once part of the everyday dress, this clothing is still sometimes worn on formal or festive occasions.

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Selection of early 20th century highland New Guinea penis sheaths from the Penn Museum collection. Once part of the everyday dress, this clothing is still sometimes worn on formal or festive occasions.

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St Patrick sleeps on a hillock, flanked by a pair of fighting beasts and a figure holding a book, from an illustrated manuscript of Wauchier de Denain's Lives of the Saints; French, 13th century

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St Patrick sleeps on a hillock, flanked by a pair of fighting beasts and a figure holding a book, from an illustrated manuscript of Wauchier de Denain's Lives of the Saints; French, 13th century

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Gothic and Romanesque styles separated by a crack on the wall. Basilica of St. Isidore, Leon, Spain, 12th-16th centuries. Its Christian roots reach back to the early 10th century, when a monastery for Saint John the Baptist was erected on the site of an ancient Roman temple...

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Gothic and Romanesque styles separated by a crack on the wall. Basilica of St. Isidore, Leon, Spain, 12th-16th centuries. Its Christian roots reach back to the early 10th century, when a monastery for Saint John the Baptist was erected on the site of an ancient Roman temple...

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A cluster of statues in Gopachal Jain Colossi. It is a collection of gigantic, proportionate Jain cave monuments carved into the rock face around Gwalior Fort in India. The statues here are several feet high. It was built by the Tomar Rajput kings in the 15th century.

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A cluster of statues in Gopachal Jain Colossi. It is a collection of gigantic, proportionate Jain cave monuments carved into the rock face around Gwalior Fort in India. The statues here are several feet high. It was built by the Tomar Rajput kings in the 15th century.

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Dragon Bowl from the Miseroni workshop, Milan circa 1565. Due to the value of materials and the difficult craftsmanship, the works of Gasparo Miseroni were among the most valuable objects in princely art collections in the 16-17th centuries. Emperor Maximilian II owned over 60 such works

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Dragon Bowl from the Miseroni workshop, Milan circa 1565. Due to the value of materials and the difficult craftsmanship, the works of Gasparo Miseroni were among the most valuable objects in princely art collections in the 16-17th centuries. Emperor Maximilian II owned over 60 such works

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The west portals of the massive Strasbourg Cathedral in France . Built between 1015 and 1439 CE, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of Rayonnant Gothic architecture

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The west portals of the massive Strasbourg Cathedral in France . Built between 1015 and 1439 CE, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of Rayonnant Gothic architecture

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