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Do you remember the time when it WASN'T raining in England?

No, we neither. It must have been sometime around the 14th century.

Let us pray ...

Harley MS 1766, f. 133r
https://t.co/C6IFX5dIZF

Throughout his lifetime, Leonardo da Vinci kept a series of notebooks in which he recorded his scientific observations.

Here are his notes on the course of the River Arno, now on display in our brand new exhibition @britishlibrary

https://t.co/NC3MgHlmqR

#AMindinMotion

Our new exhibition, Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion, opens to the public today. We're thrilled to be able to present highlights from 3 of his notebooks, owned by @britishlibrary, @V_and_A and Bill Gates #AMindinMotion #Leonardo500 https://t.co/NC3MgHlmqR

The Lewis Chessmen are in the news, so how about some medieval images of people playing chess? That's checkmate to us ...

1. Harley MS 4375 , f. 151v
2. Harley MS 4431, f. 133r
3. Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 198v
4. Royal MS 20 D XI, f. 1r

And so it came to pass that @BLMedieval did device a devious quiz ... https://t.co/BNHSHOT2I5 #fiendishquiz

We thought about calling this blogpost 'Writing in the Tower', but we had to plump for 'Ink in the clink'! But which famous explorer wrote this manuscript while imprisoned in the Tower of London? https://t.co/XbNEUqcfAI

This is Humfrey Wanley, who looked after the Harley library in the 18th century. We are now starting to create new descriptions of the Harley manuscripts, building on the pioneering efforts of Wanley and other scholars https://t.co/rmyEZqWuEV #HarleyMSS

"Cow do you do?"

We'll get our coat.

https://t.co/WfSy4VoPWs

It's time to explore our new medieval manuscripts website.

What's not to like?

https://t.co/rYZcxwBylj

#PolonskyPre1200

One final tweet today to commemorate those who designed and built #NotreDame, and those who fought so valiantly to save it.

Medieval glass-making, from a 15th-century herbal

Sloane MS 4016, f. 101v
https://t.co/tKchZUQp9k

#Notre_dame_de_Paris #NotreDameCathedralFire