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Library of Congress curator Mark Dimunation embarked on years-long mission to track down copies of books once owned by Thomas Jefferson.

On the Hunt for Jefferson's Lost Books

A Library of Congress curator is on a worldwide mission to find exact copies of the books that belonged to Thomas Jefferson
August 11, 2009 | By Ashley Luthern

Saber and scabbard of the Grand Attire

Czar Treasures From the East

A trove of spectacular objects from the Kremlin’s collection highlights Ottoman opulence
June 11, 2009 | By Katy June-Friesen

The Onrust being placed in the Hudson River

Setting Sail on the Hudson River 400 Years Later

Using 17th century techniques, volunteers built a replica of Henry Hudson's vessel in honor of the anniversary of his exploration
June 08, 2009 | By Wayne A. Hall

Bridge of 33 Arches in Isfahan Iran

Isfahan: Iran's Hidden Jewel

Once the dazzling capital of ancient Persia,Isfahan fell victim to neglect, but a new generation hopes to restore its lost luster
April 2009 | By Andrew Lawler

Bill Fitzhugh maps blacksmith floor

The Basques Were Here

In arctic Canada, a Smithsonian researcher discovers evidence of Basque trading with North America
February 2009 | By Anika Gupta

Students at Palenque Batata Dance and Music School

Colombia Dispatch 4: Palenque: An Afro-Colombian Community

Four hundred years ago, escaped slaves formed Palenque. Today, the Colombian town celebrates its African roots
October 29, 2008 | By Kenneth Fletcher

Fountain of the Four Rivers

Bernini's Genius

The Baroque master animated 17th-century Rome with his astonishing sculpture and architecture
October 2008 | By Arthur Lubow

A girl is accused during the Salem Witch Trials

A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials

One town's strange journey from paranoia to pardon
October 24, 2007 | By Jess Blumberg

This world map by German cartographer Henricus Martellus (who lived in Florence, Italy) shows the world as Europe knew it in 1489. Though it reflected many new discoveries, it was largely based on ancient sources, including the maps of Ptolemy, which dated to the second century A.D. In a few years, voyages by Christopher Columbus and other explorers, especially the Portuguese, would change the map considerably. "It

Global Empire

The curator of an ambitious new exhibition explains how Portugal brought the world together
June 01, 2007 | By Amy Crawford

The Old Bailey (in 1809) was the venue for more than 100,000 criminal trials between 1674 and 1834, including all death penalty cases.

Digitizing the Hanging Court

Cutpurses! Blackguards! Fallen women! The Proceedings of the Old Bailey is an epic chronicle of crime and vice in early London. Now anyone with a computer can search all 52 million words
April 2007 | By Guy Gugliotta

Rembrandt van Rijn, master painter of the Golden Age, made this portrait of himself as a young man in 1634. During his lifetime, he painted, etched and drew some 70 self-portraits.

Rembrandt at 400

Astonishing brushwork, wrinkles-and-all honesty, deep compassion. What's the secret of his enduring genius?
December 2006 | By Stephanie Dickey

An Almost Mystical Feeling

Master painter Rembrandt was also a talented draftsman and printmaker
December 2006 | By Stephanie Dickey

The False Step

July 2001 | By Angela Render


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