The collections span more than 5,000 years of world history.

It collection spans from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

The special collections span from the mid 15th century up to the current day.

The collection spans over 400 years of history (17-20th centuries).

The collection was picked by Sinatra and spans her 40-year career.

The collection principally spans the 20th century up to the 1980s.

His collection spans the history of Hungarian painting from the early 18th to the mid-20th century.

The collection spans the years 1974-2003 with the bulk dates from 1988-1997.

The collection spans the years 1913-2001 with the bulk concentrated from 1959 to 1994.

The Blacks said they intended to continue collecting through the 1990's, so their collection will span the last third of the 20th century.