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=== Ancient texts ===
 
In Blanche Leigh’s original 1939 donation to Leeds University Library was a [[Babylon|Babylonian]] clay tablet dating approximately 2500 BC.<ref name="A Descriptive Guide"/><ref name="Monday Library Chat"/> This Middle Eastern tablet was once used a receipt for barely[[barley]] with ancient [[cuneiform script]] marks.<ref name="Babylonian clay tablet">{{cite web|title=Babylonian clay tablet|url=https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/413784|website=Special Collections|publisher=Leeds University Library|accessdate=5 April 2017}}</ref> It is on permanent display in the Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery.<ref name="Treasures of the Brotherton">{{cite news|title=Treasures of the Brotherton|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-35457868|accessdate=5 April 2017|publisher=BBC News|date=1 February 2016}}</ref>
 
[[File:Pomona or the Fruit Garden Illustrated.jpg|thumb|''Pomona or the Fruit Garden Illustrated'' by Batty Langley]]