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Some amazing #Ethiopian #magic texts in our latest post by @DerilloEyob
https://t.co/rFOBPJd86I
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
For #InternationalDragDay we present a recent acquisition from #Beirut: Cold Cuts, edited by filmmaker Mohamad Abdouni and published in 2017, is a photo collection that runs alongside a short story about two drag queens getting ready to appear in a local nightclub (ORB.40/1228)
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
Our free @FutureLearn course '#Propaganda and Ideology in Everyday Life' starts on 2 March, coordinated by @IanCooke13, with @britishlibrary curators (including our @BLAsia_Africa @gattiegirasoli). Find out more at https://t.co/iQwE5m6YEN, and join here: https://t.co/3PnrHs21E7
Announcing our next exciting exhibition “#Hebrew Manuscripts: Journeys of the Written Word”. Opening 20 March. Find out more at https://t.co/1mZyWA4wey #HebrewProject