Durham Cathedral Libraryさんのイラストまとめ

Today is day 16 of #LibraryAdvent, so here's a delightful arctic fox from John Ross's 'Narrative of the 2nd Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage', 1835.

#RareBooks #MondayMorning

John Cosin was enthroned as Bishop of Durham #OnThisDay in 1660.
He was instrumental in the promotion of neo-Gothic woodwork. The towering 12 metre font canopy @durhamcathedral was designed for Cosin by Durham architect James Clement & installed in 1663.
#OTD #Cathedral

The 7th day of #LibraryAdvent.
Will you be eating figgy pudding at Christmas? This tradition dates back to 16th century when fig trees became commonplace in English gardens. This hand-coloured botanical illustration by Johann Muller (or John Miller) dates from 1777. #RareBooks

For day 3 of #LibraryAdvent here's a little robin from Eleazer Albin's 'A Natural History of #Birds' (1738-40). This was the first British work of #ornithology to feature hand-coloured plates, with over 300 by Albin & his daughter Elizabeth. #RareBooks

Did you know medieval pilgrims brought gifts to St Cuthbert’s Shrine in @durhamcathedral?

We have an inventory of gifts dated 1383 which lists a unicorn’s horn & griffin's claw. 🦄

Can you guess what these mysterious objects were?

#MysteriousArchives #ExploreYourArchive

@Stewart_Brookes Prof Richard Gameson dates the MS A.IV.35 edge paintings as contemporary with the writing of the book (late C12th here in Durham). So it's interesting to compare them with the wall painting of Cuthbert in the Cathedral's Galilee Chapel, which is also late 12th century.

This #RemembranceSunday we especially remember & honour the men of the 6th, 8th & 9th Battalions Durham Light Infantry who landed on Gold Beach in Normandy 75 years ago as part of the #DDay landings.
#DDay75 #DDay75years #DDay75thAnniversary
#WeWillRememberThem

@BtfdLibrary @natlibscot Right. We've done the research and you were spot on!

As long as a platypus with tail & as wide as a platypus without tail. 😀

Some unusual #WateryWonders for #AnimalsInChurches.

325 million year old fossil corals & crinoids preserved in the black limestone known as Frosterley marble, in the Chapel of Nine Altars at @durhamcathedral.

#AnimalsInChurchesHour #Geology #Fossils

Frosterley marble is a black limestone containing fossil corals & crinoids of the Carboniferous Period. When polished it looks like marble.
In 2014 @durhamcathedral was listed by the Geological Society as one of the best Geosites in Britain for its sandstone & Frosterley marble.