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Music as the food of love. In #Buddhist #Jataka stories the #Burmese #harp or Saung (စောင်းကောက်) is often an instrument of temptation. More at https://t.co/qZzl63jHHh #WorldMusic
It’s a rainy day in London, let’s cheer up with this beautiful #Chinese illustrated poetry album from the 19th century. @britishlibrary #BLChinese Or.11517
The Hindu sacred image and its iconography: read the article in our #DiscoveringSacredTexts resource https://t.co/PpUN9edtsu
And these five #magic #Ethiopian manuscripts are all available online. Take a look, they're amazing!
Add MS 16247 https://t.co/YnMImxm2ng
Or 12034 https://t.co/0TmXQLyT7J
Or 5424 https://t.co/fIBfQpxtPk
Or 11390 https://t.co/RIUNkKBSLf
Or 12859 https://t.co/W739EXYjQv
Not too late for a Sunday #puzzle. Filling water-skins and visiting a tomb in this luxurious 16th century Shiraz copy of the poetical works of the poet Ahli (IO Islamic 550, ff. 78v-79r) #BLPerMss #BLPuzzles
https://t.co/wFfOxgwN2O
This 19th century collection of coloured drawings contains 84 recognised 'asanas' and 24 'mudras' with explanatory notes in Braja-bhasha verse (Add MS 24099). #yoga #fridaymorning #FridayFeeling .https://t.co/ljSlrVB7we
Great to see BL blogs on paper making and @_nainsukh’s post on Islamic illumination referenced in this brilliant introduction by @sims_mss and @MmwProject on Islamic Manuscript basics
https://t.co/4zF7rAuqdN
A powerful image from the Darabnamah commissioned for the #Mughal Emperor #Akbar 1580-85: Bahman, son of the hero Isfandiyar, and his horse are swallowed by a dragon #SundayPuzzle #BLPuzzles #BLPerMss
https://t.co/jHNPsviaHi
More here: https://t.co/ddWPOQnsg9
How to perfume the Sultan's banqueting hall or bedchamber! From IO Islamic 149 the Niʻmatnama or Nasir Shah's Book of delights, #Mandu, c 1500. By special request! @MENALibAHS @ashrafdockrat #SultanateArt #BLPerMss
More on this colourful manuscript at
https://t.co/tDikpSfUGx
Today for #Christian Orthodox communities is #GoodFriday. Picture from the #Ethiopian manuscript Or 481 (late 17th c.). More at https://t.co/wacQ8kcqKX