Curated category
Works of unknown authorship
- Chandos portraitIn 1719, George Vertue wrote a note in the margin of a book that changed how historians view this image. He initially wrote Richard Burbridge's name before…
- Katsudō ShashinA three-second loop shows a young boy in a sailor suit writing kanji characters on a blackboard. He turns to face the viewer, removes his cap, and bows…
- Pyramid TextsFrench archaeologist Gaston Maspero arrived in Egypt during 1880 to begin his work. He chose a site in South Saqqara that had been mapped by Karl Richard…
- UpanishadsThe Sanskrit term Upanishad originally meant connection or equivalence. It later came to be understood as sitting near a teacher.
- Prometheus BoundThe hammer strikes the mountain in Scythia, sending sparks into the cold air. Kratos and Bia stand over a silent figure bound to the cliff face.
- Spanish ChronicleThe Chronicle of King Henry VIII of England emerged from the shadows of an unknown author. This writer worked during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI…
- Bhagavad GitaScholars place the composition of the Bhagavad Gita between the second century BCE and the first century CE, though some estimates suggest dates as early as…
- Book of the DeadThe first funerary texts appeared on the walls of King Unas's pyramid around 2400 BC. These Pyramid Texts were carved into stone and reserved exclusively for…