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Second letter from Hernán Cortés to Charles V of Spain, dated October 30, 1520. In Terzo volvme delle navigationi et viaggi (Third Volume of Navigations and Travels) by Giovanni Battista Ramusio, 1565.

Contemporary “Japanese cuisine” was developed beginning in the late 19th century by blending native and foreign cooking styles. By examining Japanese cookbooks, recipe collections, and gastronomic writings from 1400 to 1868, the author offers the…

The collection of interdisciplinary essays considers the production, consumption, and circulation of Japanese foods from the mid-15th century to the present day in political, economic, cultural, social and religious contexts. In his chapter, “Honzen…

This strange Jayhawk on a crest is labeled for the Library Building and was drawn by Ray L. Gamble, the State Architect, in 1922.

Jayhawk dressed in field boots, smoking a pipe, carrying a pick-ax, wearing a wide-brimmed cowboy hat, named G-hawk or Geology Hawk.

Josie- the dog who swam forever.

Artist statement: A Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), one of a series of fishes depicted in grey tones.

Artist statement: A Snailfish (Liparidae), one of a series of fishes depicted in grey tones.

Artist statement: A snapper species (Lutjanidae), one of a series of fishes depicted in grey tones.