Julian Harrisonさんのイラストまとめ

Ding dong!

About the rain. It was my fault. Sorry about that.

https://t.co/gHx7zJeQ3m

@devilscustard A full bestiary? Now that would be something. It would have to include this manticore, though!

Another mappa mundi, this time made in England in the 14th century.

And on the other side of the page is a map of the Mediterranean.

Royal MS 14 C IX, ff. 1v-2r, 2v

https://t.co/rA06Cgr85L

This is my *new* favourite manuscript.

All other bets are off.

Isn't it just ... E X Q U I S I T E ?

Aratea (Italy, c. 1480)
Egerton MS 1050
https://t.co/cokUIJSudQ

Still one of my favourite 12th-century manuscripts (or of any century, for that matter).

British Library Arundel MS 91
https://t.co/IlltP13a5M

Here are some medieval peacocks, because we all need some ❤️ right now.

Royal MS 6 E IX, f. 23r
Harley MS 1340, f. 7r
Harley MS 2433, f. 81r
Harley MS 2900, f. 55r

I wonder if you agree with my conclusions ...

What's the oldest item @britishlibrary?
The largest?
The most curious?
The most iconic?

https://t.co/FjOOcqjdsQ

Perhaps the most remarkable extinction was that of the Passenger pigeon. This was once the most abundant bird in N. America, numbering >3 billion.

Here it's shown in Audubon's Birds of America. Martha, the last specimen, died in Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.
https://t.co/t4DTwk2JOE