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These beautiful peonies appear in ‘Flora Rossica’ by German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas. Commissioned by Catherine the Great, it was published in St Petersburg in 1780s. This copy once belonged English botanist Dawson Turner.
#RareBooks #Peonies

We couldn't resist joining in, so here's our library #FoxOfTheDay.

A delightful arctic fox from John Ross's 'Narrative of the 2nd Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage', 1835.

For #WorldWildlifeDay some beautiful images by George Edwards. Edwards was awarded the Copley Medal by the Royal Society in 1750 for his work on natural history.
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #RareBooks

P is for Pilgrimage! #ArchiveZ
St Cuthbert’s Shrine @DurhamCathedral was a major site of pilgrimage in medieval England.
In 1383 the Shrine Keeper listed the gifts brought by pilgrims: relics, treasures 😍, and exotic objects such as a unicorn’s horn & griffin's claw ... 🦄

He said not 'Thou shalt not be tempted; thou shalt not be troubled; thou shalt not be distressed,' but He said 'Thou shalt not be overcome.'
~ Julian of Norwich

#WednesdayWisdom

@JayHulmePoet In 2014 Durham Cathedral was listed by the Geological Society as one of the best Geosites in Britain for its sandstone & Frosterley marble. Frosterley marble is a black limestone containing 325 million year old fossil corals & crinoids of the Carboniferous Period.

The MS A.IV.35 edge paintings have been dated to the late 12th century & were created here, so we can make comparisons with the wall painting of St Cuthbert in @durhamcathedral's Galilee Chapel, which is also late 12th century.
#StCuthbertsDay #MedievalTwitter

Eleazer Albin’s 'A Natural History of Birds' (1738-40) was the first British printed book of #ornithology to feature hand-coloured plates. In fact many of the 300 illustrations were the work of his daughter Elizabeth. #HerNaturalHistory #IWD2020 #InternationalWomensDay

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! The #wildlife and #biodiversity of our planet is extraordinary - let's not take it for granted.

These beautiful images are all by George Edwards who was awarded the Copley Medal by the Royal Society in 1750 for his work on natural history.

Commissioned by Catherine the Great, Flora Rossica is a beautifully illustrated study of Russian flora & fauna published in St Petersburg in 1780s.

It will be on display with other natural history books at our next library event Sat 21 March.

Tickets: https://t.co/YD6Gm3FNiW