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Averroes
Ibn Rushd (14 April 112611 December 1198), Latinized as Averroes, was an Andalusian polymath and jurist who was proficient in a variety of intellectual fields, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, mathematics, neurology, Islamic jurisprudence and law, and linguistics. The author of more than 100 books and treatises, his philosophical works include numerous commentaries on Aristotle, for which he was known in the Western world as "The Commentator" and "Father of Rationalism".

The Tale of Genji
classic work of Japanese literature
Nuremberg Chronicle
1493 biblical encyclopedia by German historian Hartmann Schedel
Huexotzinco Codex
colonial-era Nahua pictorial manuscript
The Great Dharani Sutra
Buddhist scripture