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Unbridled Passions: The Eight Horses of King Mu, Son of Heaven (ca. 1300)
Unruly steeds from King Mu’s mythology, cavorting across a silk scroll.
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Pigeons Transmogrified: Hannah Glasse’s Art of Cookery (1751 edition)
A bestselling 18th-century cookbook, containing the first recipe for curry in English.
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