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Side view of the Aga Khan Museum's PS24, Robe. Embroidered illustration of Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman. Depicts a scene from the Treasury of Secrets epic poem written in the Shahnameh.

This is an extremely rare example of a complete medieval woven silk robe. Luxurious robes were highly valued in trade and often presented as diplomatic gifts, but due to the fragility of textiles, most of what survives is fragmentary. The exchange of…

CBC article on the existence of "fatbergs" along Toronto's waterfront and what they can tel researchers about pollution in the area.

"A member of the Iranian royal household wearing a brocade coat"
(Allsen 1997, 119)

View of the excavation of the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo. Black and white photograph centering the impression of the Sutton Hoo ship in the ground, with rivets and impressions of individual planks clearly visible, though the wood of the ship has…

Illuminated manuscript illustrating Solomon enthroned at the top centre of the illustration. The illustration of the wise and powerful king features him above horizantal rows of his subjects. Simillarly to the AKM PS24 robe, the character known in…

Illuminated manuscript taken from the 13th century copy of the "Anvar-i Suhayli", (The Lights of Canopus). In this illustration, the wisdom of King Solomon is portrayed through his ability to converse with all mankind and creatures, including…

A "book for aristocrats" manuscript on vellum, 258 leaves, 320 x 233 mm. (Koninklijke Bibliotheek 2019) A Middle Dutch translation of Vincent of Beauvais’ Speculum Historiale produced in Holland and heavily illustrated. (de Hamel 1994,…