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!["From the Persian of Hafiz [II]." [Ghaselle]. Holograph poem, unsigned, undated.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDYvMTIvMzEvZnJvbS10aGUtcGVyc2lhbi1vZi1oYWZpei1paS1naGFzZWxsZS1ob2xvZ3JhcGgtcG9lbS11bnNpZ25lZC11bmRhdGVkLTcxYWE0Yy02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "\"From the Persian of Hafiz [II].\" [Ghaselle]. Holograph poem, unsigned, undated.")
!["From the Persian of Hafiz [II]." [Ghaselle]. Holograph poem, unsigned, undated.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDYvMTIvMzEvZnJvbS10aGUtcGVyc2lhbi1vZi1oYWZpei1paS1naGFzZWxsZS1ob2xvZ3JhcGgtcG9lbS11bnNpZ25lZC11bmRhdGVkLTI4NmRiNC02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "\"From the Persian of Hafiz [II].\" [Ghaselle]. Holograph poem, unsigned, undated.")
!["From the Persian of Hafiz [II]." [Ghaselle]. Holograph poem, unsigned, undated.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDYvMTIvMzEvZnJvbS10aGUtcGVyc2lhbi1vZi1oYWZpei1paS1naGFzZWxsZS1ob2xvZ3JhcGgtcG9lbS11bnNpZ25lZC11bmRhdGVkLTllYjg2OS02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "\"From the Persian of Hafiz [II].\" [Ghaselle]. Holograph poem, unsigned, undated.")
!["From the Persian of Hafiz [II]." [Ghaselle]. Holograph poem, unsigned, undated.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDYvMTIvMzEvZnJvbS10aGUtcGVyc2lhbi1vZi1oYWZpei1paS1naGFzZWxsZS1ob2xvZ3JhcGgtcG9lbS11bnNpZ25lZC11bmRhdGVkLWRmYzhkNC02NDAuanBn/40/55/webp "\"From the Persian of Hafiz [II].\" [Ghaselle]. Holograph poem, unsigned, undated.")
![[Title page] A second series of the Monuments of Nineveh; including bas-reliefs from the palace of Sennacherib and bronzes from the ruins of Nimroud. From drawings made on the spot, during a second expedition to Assyria, by Austen Henry Layard, M.P.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdGl0bGUtcGFnZS1hLXNlY29uZC1zZXJpZXMtb2YtdGhlLW1vbnVtZW50cy1vZi1uaW5ldmVoLWluY2x1ZGluZy1iYXMtcmVsaWVmcy1lYTQ3ODUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/47/webp "[Title page] A second series of the Monuments of Nineveh; including bas-reliefs from the palace of Sennacherib and bronzes from the ruins of Nimroud. From drawings made on the spot, during a second expedition to Assyria, by Austen Henry Layard, M.P.")
![LUNCHEON TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF INDIA, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE UNIQUE PERSIAN CARPET, PRESENTED IN 1634 TO THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GIRDLERS BY THE MASTER, MR. ROBERT BELL, ONE OF THE FIRST DIRECTORS OF THE GOVERNOR AND C [held by] [WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GIRDLERS] [at] GIRDLERS' HALL (OTHER:)](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMTIvMzEvbHVuY2hlb24tdG8tdGhlLXNlY3JldGFyeS1vZi1zdGF0ZS1hbmQtbWVtYmVycy1vZi10aGUtY291bmNpbC1vZi1pbmRpYS1pbi1jb21tZW1vcmF0aW9uLWMyMGFlYi02NDAuanBn/40/90/webp "LUNCHEON TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF INDIA, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE UNIQUE PERSIAN CARPET, PRESENTED IN 1634 TO THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GIRDLERS BY THE MASTER, MR. ROBERT BELL, ONE OF THE FIRST DIRECTORS OF THE GOVERNOR AND C [held by] [WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GIRDLERS] [at] GIRDLERS' HALL (OTHER:)")
![LUNCHEON TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF INDIA, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE UNIQUE PERSIAN CARPET, PRESENTED IN 1634 TO THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GIRDLERS BY THE MASTER, MR. ROBERT BELL, ONE OF THE FIRST DIRECTORS OF THE GOVERNOR AND C [held by] [WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GIRDLERS] [at] GIRDLERS' HALL (OTHER:)](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMTIvMzEvbHVuY2hlb24tdG8tdGhlLXNlY3JldGFyeS1vZi1zdGF0ZS1hbmQtbWVtYmVycy1vZi10aGUtY291bmNpbC1vZi1pbmRpYS1pbi1jb21tZW1vcmF0aW9uLTc4ZDcyNC02NDAuanBn/40/89/webp "LUNCHEON TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF INDIA, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE UNIQUE PERSIAN CARPET, PRESENTED IN 1634 TO THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GIRDLERS BY THE MASTER, MR. ROBERT BELL, ONE OF THE FIRST DIRECTORS OF THE GOVERNOR AND C [held by] [WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GIRDLERS] [at] GIRDLERS' HALL (OTHER:)")
![Lead (arzîz) associated with Jupiter (Mushtarî) [top]; Iron (âhan) associated with the planet Mars (Mirrîkh) [bottom], fol. 58](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE1MjYvMTEvMTcvbGVhZC1hcnppei1hc3NvY2lhdGVkLXdpdGgtanVwaXRlci1tdXNodGFyaS10b3AtaXJvbi1haGFuLWFzc29jaWF0ZWQtd2l0aC10aGUtZjlkOGIxLTEwMjQuanBn/40/60/webp "Lead (arzîz) associated with Jupiter (Mushtarî) [top]; Iron (âhan) associated with the planet Mars (Mirrîkh) [bottom], fol. 58")
![[Title page] The monuments of Nineveh, from drawings made on the spot. By Austen Henry Layard, Esq., D.C.L. Illustrated in one hundred plates.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDkvMTIvMzEvdGl0bGUtcGFnZS10aGUtbW9udW1lbnRzLW9mLW5pbmV2ZWgtZnJvbS1kcmF3aW5ncy1tYWRlLW9uLXRoZS1zcG90LWJ5LWF1c3Rlbi1hMTUwMzAtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "[Title page] The monuments of Nineveh, from drawings made on the spot. By Austen Henry Layard, Esq., D.C.L. Illustrated in one hundred plates.")
![If an Indian wants to kill himself and get permission to do so, he is carried through the town on a chair... Here a young man stabs himself in the flames [top]; An Indian is shown immolating himself in the presence of a golden idol [bottom].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE1NDAvMTIvMzEvaWYtYW4taW5kaWFuLXdhbnRzLXRvLWtpbGwtaGltc2VsZi1hbmQtZ2V0LXBlcm1pc3Npb24tdG8tZG8tc28taGUtaXMtY2FycmllZC04M2M5ZTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/74/webp "If an Indian wants to kill himself and get permission to do so, he is carried through the town on a chair... Here a young man stabs himself in the flames [top]; An Indian is shown immolating himself in the presence of a golden idol [bottom].")
![Title page] [Sarlawh?] with "marginal drawings of gold plants, trees, and animals".](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE2MTYvMDcvMDEvdGl0bGUtcGFnZS1zYXJsYXdoLXdpdGgtbWFyZ2luYWwtZHJhd2luZ3Mtb2YtZ29sZC1wbGFudHMtdHJlZXMtYW5kLWFuaW1hbHMtM2Q0YTJhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/53/webp "Title page] [Sarlawh?] with \"marginal drawings of gold plants, trees, and animals\".")
![The palaces of Nimroud [Nimrud]. Restored.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdGhlLXBhbGFjZXMtb2Ytbmltcm91ZC1uaW1ydWQtcmVzdG9yZWQtMTkyMTBlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "The palaces of Nimroud [Nimrud]. Restored.")
![Colossal lion, Great Entrance (Nimroud) [Nimrud].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvY29sb3NzYWwtbGlvbi1ncmVhdC1lbnRyYW5jZS1uaW1yb3VkLW5pbXJ1ZC1kM2VhNWYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "Colossal lion, Great Entrance (Nimroud) [Nimrud].")
![A winged human-headed lion. (Nimroud) [Calah].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDkvMTIvMzEvYS13aW5nZWQtaHVtYW4taGVhZGVkLWxpb24tbmltcm91ZC1jYWxhaC05ZGQ4NDYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "A winged human-headed lion. (Nimroud) [Calah].")
![The king and sacrificial altar. (Nimroud) [Nimrud].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdGhlLWtpbmctYW5kLXNhY3JpZmljaWFsLWFsdGFyLW5pbXJvdWQtbmltcnVkLWMyOWQ3ZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "The king and sacrificial altar. (Nimroud) [Nimrud].")
![Qur'ân, [f. ?]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE3NDEvMDEvMDEvcXVyYW4tZi04MGU4MzEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "Qur'ân, [f. ?]")
![A winged human-headed bull. (Nimroud) [Calah].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDkvMTIvMzEvYS13aW5nZWQtaHVtYW4taGVhZGVkLWJ1bGwtbmltcm91ZC1jYWxhaC1kMTkyZTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "A winged human-headed bull. (Nimroud) [Calah].")
![Tak-i Bostan. Plan général de la plaine de Kirmanschah [Kirmānshāh].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdGFrLWktYm9zdGFuLXBsYW4tZ2VuZXJhbC1kZS1sYS1wbGFpbmUtZGUta2lybWFuc2NoYWgta2lybWFuc2hhaC01NzdlYjMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "Tak-i Bostan. Plan général de la plaine de Kirmanschah [Kirmānshāh].")
![Bas-reliefs at an entrance to a small temple (Nimroud.) [Nimrud = Calah]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvYmFzLXJlbGllZnMtYXQtYW4tZW50cmFuY2UtdG8tYS1zbWFsbC10ZW1wbGUtbmltcm91ZC1uaW1ydWQtY2FsYWgtMmE5ZTA5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "Bas-reliefs at an entrance to a small temple (Nimroud.) [Nimrud = Calah]")
![Fish-god. (Nimroud.) [Nimrud]; Figure near an entrance. (Kouyunjik) [Quyunjik].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvZmlzaC1nb2Qtbmltcm91ZC1uaW1ydWQtZmlndXJlLW5lYXItYW4tZW50cmFuY2Uta291eXVuamlrLXF1eXVuamlrLTE2YTdkOS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "Fish-god. (Nimroud.) [Nimrud]; Figure near an entrance. (Kouyunjik) [Quyunjik].")
![[Title page] 'Unvân = illuminated heading.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE1NzcvMTIvMzEvdGl0bGUtcGFnZS11bnZhbi1pbGx1bWluYXRlZC1oZWFkaW5nLTJiYmZmNy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "[Title page] 'Unvân = illuminated heading.")
![Winged females standing before the sacred tree. (Nimroud) [Calah]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzIwMjAvMDMvMjcvNDliYTIyODgtNDQ5My00ZjMyLWE2YmUtN2NlYTQxM2Y3M2I1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/54/webp "Winged females standing before the sacred tree. (Nimroud) [Calah]")
