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When and where did engravers and printers switch from woodblock-printing to copper or gold-plate printing for images?
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Was the Queen's Bench the highest court in England in the 1800s? When did it begin to be/cease being the highest court?
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Is it true that Aztec Shamans used the psychoactive properties of Morning Glory seeds for divination?
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What sort of educational philosophy did schools in nineteenth century United States adopt? Were students seen as blank slates?
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The Council of Trent created the policy of Tamesti, or public marriages as a way to protect women from being preyed on by upper-class men and church leaders. This policy led to arranged marriages and the patriarchy. Would the Council of Trent have supported arranged marriages?
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Looking for book recommendations on the history of engravings, especially on engravings made for books (e.g. frontispieces or book illustrations).
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Is Nietzsche's history in The Birth of Tragedy accurate? That is, did the Western protagonist and antagonist originate from the Greek chorus?
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