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Half-length Study of a Woman seen from the Back, her Face in Profile

Auguste Renoir

1841-1919

1883

2016.9

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Le miroir des Francois, compris en trois livres. Contenant l'estat et maniement des affaires de France, tant de la justice, que de la police, avec le reglement requis par les trois estats pour la pacificatiõ des troubles, abolition des excessiues tailles, & gabelles: dons gratuits & charitatifs equipolans à decimes, suppression des supernumeraires officiers, demolition des ditadeles, restauration des universitez, colleges & hospitaux, taux & appreation de vivres, & autres machandises: punition contre les usuriers, tyrans, & rongeurs de peuple. Et generalement tous les secrets qu'on a peu recueillir pour l'ẽbellissement, & enrichissement du royaume, & soulagement du public. Le tout mis en dialogues par Nicolas de Montand [pseud.].

Barnaud, Nicolas, 1538 or 1539-

[Paris], 1582.

PML 2545

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Positively the last week. The original salamander. Wonders never cease! The great phenomena! of nature, Signora Josephine Giraldelli ... is now exhibiting at 349, Strand, between Exeter 'change and Catherine-Street, the powers of resistance against heat. She will commence her performance by passing plates of red hot iron over her legs! She will then stamp on a plate of red hot iron, with her naked feet, afterwards draw it over her hair and across her tongue after which she will, without symptom of pain, wash her hands in boiling oil; and take a part of the same into her mouth ...

[London : s.n., ca. 1820]

PML 146639, p. 474c

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The history of the pirates : containing the lives of those noted pirate captains, Misson, Bowen, Kidd, Tew, Halsey, White, Condent, Bellamy, Fly, Howard, Lewis, Cornelius, Williams, Burgess, North, and their several crews. : Also, an account of the piracies and cruelties of John Augur, William Cunningham, Dennis Mackarthy, William Dowling, William Lewis, Thomas Mooris, George Bendall, and William Ling, who were tried, condemmed and executed at Nassau, New-Province, on the 12th of October, 1718. : To which is added, a correct account of the late piracies committed in the West Indies; and the expedition of Com. Porter.

Haverhill, Mass. : Published by Thomas Carey, 1825.

PML 75205

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The doctrine of the Sabbath vindicated, in a confutation of a treatise of the Sabbath written by M. Edward Breerwood against M. Nic. Byfield, wherein these five things are maintained: first, that the fourth commandement is given to the servant and not to the master onely ; secondly, that the fourth commandement is morall ; thirdly, that our owne light workes as well as gainefull and toilesome are forbidden on the Sabbath ; fourthly, that the Lords day is of divine institution ; fifthly, that the Sabbath was instituted from the beginning / by the industrie of an unworthy labourer in Gods vineyard, Richard Byfield, pastor in Long Ditton Surrey.

Byfield, Richard, 1598?-1664.

London : Imprinted by Felix Kyngston for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, 1631.

PML 49360.1

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The distinguishing marks of a work of the spirit of God : applied to that uncommon operation that has lately appeared on the minds of many of the people of this land: : with a particular consideration of the extraordinary circumstances with which this work is attended. : A discourse delivered at New-Haven, September 10th, 1741. Being the day after the commencement; : and now published at the earnest desire of many ministers and other gentlemen that heard it; : with great enlargements. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ at Northampton. ; With a preface by the Rev. Mr. Cooper of Boston. ; [Three lines from John].

Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.

[Philadelphia] : Boston, printed: Philadelphia, re-printed and sold by Benjamin Franklin, in Market-Street, 1742.

PML 3532

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Description de tous les Peuples qui se trouve sous la domination, bienfaisante, D'Alexandre I, Empereur de toutes les Russies, leur origine, leur caractère dévelopès par la nature de leur sol et de leurs habitations, par leur moeurs, leurs usages et leur occupations, d'apres les meilleurs Ouvrage de la Litterature Allemande et etrangere, que l'on a eu soin de citer : enrichie de Gravures / Publiée par Fredéric Hempel Jurisconsulte, et C.G. Geissler Dessinateur et Graveur, connu pour avoir accompangé le chevalier de Pallas dans ses voyages ; Traduits de L'Allemand Por M. de Lestiboudois, ancien Captiane au service de France.

Paris : Chez Fuch libraire, [1803]

PML 151333

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King Artaxerxes Drinking

Claude Lorrain

1600-1682

1655-60

1959.9

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Drawings and Prints

Construction of the Eiffel Tower

Adolphe-Gustave Binet

1854-1897

1888

2011.18

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