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| Chester Beatty Library (1820 & 2000) in former Army Ordinance Office on grounds adjacent to Dublin Castle. Dublin, Ireland. | Entrance at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Atrium at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Atrium at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. |
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| Portrait of Alfred Chester Beatty (c1940s) by Colin Colahan at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Parchment Prayer Book (1265-75) from Flanders at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Parchment Gospel book (1329) from Armenia at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Parchment lectionary with daily reading in Greek (1610) from Byzantine Empire at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. |
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| Parchment Gospel of Matthew & Mark (18th C) from Ethiopia at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Universal Qibla Finder to determine direction to Mecca (1738 CE or 1151 on Muslim calendar) from Istanbul, Turkey on at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Universal Qibla Finder (1738) half with compass & pointer to Mecca with map of countries & list of cities on at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Arabic text of Genealogy of the Prophet of God (1594 CE or 1002 on Muslim calendar) from Turkey at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. |
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| Arabic script in shape of Mevlevi Turban(1529 CE or 936 on Muslim calendar) from Turkey at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | First meditation from "Life of the Buddha" folding book (mid-19th C) from Burma at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Book illustration of Krishna stealing clothes of gopis from the Mahabbarata (19th C) from India at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Graphic of Krishna & Radha (c1810) from India at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. |
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| Graphic of Shiva & Parvati on Mount Kailash (19th C) from India at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Biography of Prince Shotoku (17th C) from Japan at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Court Amusements & Ceremonies folding book (after 1885) from Burma at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Great Encyclopedia of Yongle Reign (1562-7) from China at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. |
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| Collection of Chinese & Japanese snuff bottles at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Collection of Chinese & Japanese snuff bottles at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Collection of Chinese & Japanese snuff bottles at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Astrolabe & metal tympana plates (mid 18th C) from Iran at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. |
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| Cuneiform manuscript describing ritual (626-539 BCE) from Iraq at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Papyrus book of the Dead for Lady Neskons (c300 BCE) from Egypt at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Decorated leather book binding with Satyr & snake from France at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Engraved & hand colored Parisian fashion plates (1914) by Gerda Wegener for Journal des Dames et des Modes at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. |
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| Engraved & hand colored Parisian fashion plates (1914) by Gerda Wegener for Journal des Dames et des Modes at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Leather binding (1914) by Dante Gozzi of Modena for Garden of Caresses book printed in Paris at Chester Beatty Library. Dublin, Ireland. | Rock garden atop Chester Beatty Museum at Dublin Castle. Dublin, Ireland. |
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