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Edwin Booth, famous 19th-century American actor, brother of John Wilkes Booth, as Richard III of England, the protagonist of William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Richard III. Print by Henry Duff Linton, 1872. Folger Shakespeare...

The great temples and monuments of ancient Egypt continue to fascinate and amaze people in the modern day. The sheer size and scope of structures like the Great Pyramid at Giza or the Temple of Amun at Karnak...

Imhotep (Greek name, Imouthes, c. 2667-2600 BCE) was an Egyptian polymath (a person expert in many areas of learning) best known as the architect of King Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara. His name means "He Who Comes in Peace" and he...

The London Medical Papyrus (c. 1629 BCE) is among the oldest medical texts in the world.

Sheets of the Westcar Papyrus, Egyptian, date disputed. (Altes Museum, Berlin)

The papyrus contains the text of the 2nd "Book of Breathing". It was written in hieratic script. From Thebes, Egypt. Roman, reign of Hadrian, circa 127 CE. (The British Museum, London).

The papyrus of Egypt is most closely associated with writing - in fact, the English word 'paper' comes from the word 'papyrus' - but the Egyptians found many uses for the plant other than a writing surface for documents and texts. Papyrus...

The Muir portrait of the Scottish philosopher and economic theorist Adam Smith (1723-1790). Painted c. 1800 by an unknown artist. (Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh)

An 1845 portrait bust by Patric Park of Adam Smith (1723-1790) the Scottish philosopher and economist. (Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow)

A statue of Adam Smith (1723-1790) the Scottish philosopher and economist in Edinburgh. Sculpted in bronze by Alexander Stoddar.