Durham Cathedral Libraryさんのイラストまとめ

Day 4 #LibraryChristmasCountdown
It was a frosty morning in #Durham this morning, so here's a lovely arctic fox from John Ross's 'Narrative of the 2nd Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage', 1835.
#rarebooks #winter

Oh look #FantasticBeasts amongst our #ArchiveAnimals! #Medieval pilgrims brought gifts to St Cuthbert’s Shrine in @durhamcathedral. An inventory dated 1383 lists a unicorn’s horn & griffin's claw (narwhal tusk & ibex horn). Sadly lost during the Reformation. #ExploreYourArchive

#WorldEggDay fun fact. #Medieval pilgrims to St Cuthbert’s Shrine @durhamcathedral often brought gifts, including exotic objects. An inventory in our #archives dated 1383 tells us these included Griffin eggs! In reality they were probably ostrich eggs. #FactFriday #Folklore

A rare #medieval English wall painting - the figure of St Cuthbert in the Galilee Chapel of @durhamcathedral.
#AnimalsInChurches
#MedievalFacesInChurches
#AnimalsInChurchesHour