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This book is a facsimile of a book of hours that belonged to Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen of France from 1324-28. It contains a calendar marking the Catholic feat days, hourly prayers to be devoted to the Virgin Mary and St. Luis (Jeanne's ancestor), and…

The woman, now transformed into a demon. Shirabyōshi dancer at Dōjōji Temple transformed into a snake demon. Signature: 耕漁 [Kōgyo]. Seal: One white character on red background, and one red character with red border, both in square shape: 耕漁 [Kōgyo].…

Scorned maiden and the temple bell. Shirabyōshi dancer in Act 1 of Dōjōji. Mizuta Number: 10. Signature: 耕 漁 [Kōgyo]. Seal: White letter seal in a square shape: 年久／之印 [Toshihisa / no in]. Category: Third (woman play). Maxwell B. Reiver

The ghost of the young warrior and flutist Atsumori, killed at the Battle of Ichinotani in the Inland Sea, appears on stage and describes his death at the hands of Kumagai no Jirō Naozane. Signature: 奏風 [Sōfū]. Seal: Red characters with red border…

This is a facsimile of a psalter (a devotional book for laypeople) that belonged to Ingeborg of Denmark. The original dates to around 1195, a few years after the start of her tumultuous marriage with Phillip II of France. The psalter contains a…

This issue tackles a variety of problems, including the false promises of the Hoover Road training plant and the fact that Black welders are denied skill trade classification and top pay due to racism. The alliance of the UAW and the International…

Hoping to secure their rights through the union, DRUM fielded their own candidate named Don Jackson. DRUM complained about the long line of union leaders who did little for Black workers while pocketing their dues, often UAW lackeys. This issue ends…

As DRUM gained influence within the Hamtramck assembly plant, both management and the United Auto Workers (UAW) began a crackdown on the organization while denying that there were racist conditions in the plant. This issue of the publication argues…

A young man, who is characterized to seem unattractive, attempts to gain peer recognition by consuming Philip Morris cigarettes. These products make him seem more desirable to attractive women and is subject to envy by his classmates. This…

Superficially, a man seems to be smoking multiple cigarettes delightedly as these products were proved to be “less irritating, definitely milder, than any other leading brand.” Clearly, there is evidence of competition between rivaling tobacco…