Bloomsbury Cultural History

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From Joy to Despair

Discover how emotions have shaped everyday life from Antiquity to the present day

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THEME IN FOCUS

From Joy to Despair

Discover how emotions have shaped everyday life from Antiquity to the present day

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A silver commemorative token in recognition of the independence of the United States of America by the States General of the Netherlands.

This is an image of a drawing from the manuscript of Sultan Conrom, Adrianus Canter Visscher, a servant of the Dutch East India Company.

This image shows a tea plantation in China shows workers loading tea canisters for export onto rafts.

This image shows chastity represented by a virgin and a unicorn.

This is an example of a votive offering, given to the gods in the hope of a cure or as thanks for one.

This andesite head of a Buddha is probably one of the 504 Buddha statues placed on and around the great Buddhist monument of Borobudur.

A star-shaped fritware tile decorated with floral scrolls in black, blue, and turquoise on a yellow background.

This image shows a man standing in a law court vowing to reform to temperance.

This image shows examples of the fruit and flowers of fragaria cultivars, or strawberry plants.

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