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A 1428 manuscript illustration showing Durand of Champagne presenting a book to Joan I of Navarre (1273-1305). Joan was a noted patron of literature and education. (British Library)

This 14th century CE medical text is written in Armenian and is entitled "Passages of Works by Asclepiades, Democrates and Oribasius." This work is usually attributed to scribe Martiros who translated documents from ancient Greek into Armenian...

The Egyptian Book of the Dead, or better translated The Book of the Coming Forth by Day or Spells for Going Forth by Day is a collection of spells that help a deceased soul navigate the afterlife and make it to the Field of Reeds, or paradise...

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-egyptian-book-of-the-dead-tejal-gala Ancient Egyptians believed that in order to become immortal after death, a spirit must first pass through the underworld — a realm of vast caverns, lakes...

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=WceVwMdN0eE Hunefer's Judgement in the presence of Osiris, Book of the Dead, 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, c. 1275 B.C.E., papyrus, Thebes, Egypt (British Museum). Erratum: near the end...

Preparing pieces of papyrus ready for display in the exhibition Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

The main text starts at 1:18 mark. This book is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China, and considered the greatest of them all. This book is truly epic in its scope, diverse and deep characters and delivery. If you want to try the...

The Book of the Celestial Cow is one of the classic pieces of Egyptian funerary texts from the New Kingdom - the story of Re, Hathor, and the near destruction of humanity by the Eye of Re (Hathor-Sekhmet).

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself by Harriet JACOBS (1813 - 1897) Genre(s): Memoirs Read by: Elizabeth Klett in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction 00:06:20 - 01 - Childhood 00:15:12 - 02 - The...

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah EQUIANO (1745 - 1797) Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Biography & Autobiography Read by: Carl Manchester, roolynninms, J. M. Smallheer, Catherine Fitz, Ezwa, Cori Samuel, Kara...