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"in 1980, the DOE published its Microfiche Concordance to Old English. ""METHODS OF RESEARCH and standards of proof in Old English scholarship have been permanently changed with the publication of this reference tool. Henceforth, if a historian…

The Mishneh Torah, not to be confused with the early medieval Mishnah seen in the eleventh-century manuscript pages appearing earlier in the exhibition, was composed by the Sephardic Jewish philosopher and physician Maimonides (1138-1204). Born in…

Portrait of a young man seated on a carpet, holding a dagger in one hand while preparing to smoke from a hookah. On top of the hookah is a container with tassels.
(The British Museum)

Persian Tunic displayed in The MAK (Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna) online collection. The item is a 17th-century silk-embrodered jacket made of cotton and linen from the Safavid dynasty in Iran. The item was originally featured in the…

In this audio clip, the interviewer asks the interviewee to describe her experience learning Noli Me Tángere in high school. The interviewee explains that she and her classmates read the novel in textbook format and were tested on the material in…

In this audio clip, the interviewer asks the interviewee to recall if there was a particular scene or character that left an impression on her as she was reading it, or to recall her overall impression of the novel when she was studying it. The…

In this audio clip, the interviewer and interviewee discuss how making Noli Me Tángere required reading in high school affects how students perceive the novel. The interviewee replies that learning Noli in the school environment the first time…

In this audio clip, the interviewer asks the interviewee if the school environment affected how she personally learned the book. The interviewee explains that some of the class activities they did in school helped in reinforcing the lessons; however,…

The interviewer asks the interviewee to comment on the difference between reading the novel in English and Filipino, given that the interviewee is fluent in both languages. The interviewee explains that, while she is fluent in Filipino — the…