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Continuing w/our illuminated text dividers theme. These are examples from @GripTheRaven, Lewis O 86, a collection of poetry. Notice how they are all similar but different. Lots of other beautiful illuminations in this work. See more here: https://t.co/iMvQ09hP7R
Again for Library Week, let's have a look at people with reading material in some of the illustrations. Here are details from @LafCol, @pennmuseum (NEP33) and @GripTheRaven (Lewis M 421) and @columbialib (X892.8 N651).
For today, a couple copies of the Tīmūrnāmah, one from @katzcenterupenn, CAJS Rar Ms 211 without illustrations, and the other from @GripTheRaven, Lewis O 43 with illustrations. Find both on OPenn here: https://t.co/SoBRo5UXjc
If you are new to looking at or working with Islamicate manuscripts and want a short intro course. The @rarebookschool course M-85b is being taught using this collection. Apply by Monday (8 Mar): https://t.co/z3Z4tNkLV1 Here are some Friday flower details for you.
Let's focus on fashion again for a minute. From @GripTheRaven, this is from Lewis O 191. Scroll through them all if you need to bring a bit of color to your life: https://t.co/0dzvQO7tha
From @columbialib, MS Or 442, here are a couple of constellation images. Have a look at the entire copy for more fun illustrations: https://t.co/n4nqqC9ZTV
A set of angels from @katzcenterupenn and @upennlib, this is CAJS Rar Ms 181, a prayer book with several illustrations. Find it here: https://t.co/enVPkp26zZ
Friday flowers from illuminated mss in the collections. These details are taken from @GripTheRaven, @pennmuseum, @philamuseum and @BrynMawrCollege . Other examples can be found @upennlib, @katzcenterupenn, @HCLibraries.
Here's a copy of the Gospels in Syriac and Arabic Garshuni. From @haverfordedu this is Rendel Harris 33. Copied at St. Chalita Monastery in Lebanon. It has a couple of small decorations. A little snowflake cutout also laid in. See it here: https://t.co/JdL65Cr0JO
Two copies of Hātifī's Tīmūrnāmah today. Lewis O 43 from @GripTheRaven is illustrated. The other, CAJS Rar Ms 211, from @katzcenterupenn, @upennlib, is not. Have a look at either, both, or anything else in the collection here: https://t.co/SoBRo5UXjc