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Drawings in #Ethiopian manuscripts document traditional/cultural life. Details of objects included historical #botanical & material culture e.g Flowers in art have a visual symbolism, medicine properties of #orchid & #roses can be found in MS Or 829 @BLAsia_Africa @britishlibrary
NEW EPISODE!
The Pink Smoke podcast takes a look at THE GOLDEN GIZMO - an early manuscript from Jim Thompson that was rejected by publishers until the success of THE KILLER INSIDE ME brought about its release.
It has a talking dog in it.
https://t.co/aQD4omYNDU
Aurora Consurgens (att: St. Thomas Aquinas or “Pseudo-Aquinas”)
f. 34v: Black Female Angel
Germany (c. 1420s)
Parchment Codex with Watercolor Miniatures, 20.4 x 13.9 cm.
Zürich, Zentralbibliothek
Manuscript viewer: https://t.co/hHWLsif5GZ
Newly digitized late #medieval #manuscript Glossa in I-XII libros Metaphysicae #aristotelis written 1450-1455 in #Prague (#Bohemia). Its owner Martin from Hořepník dedicated it to Library of Charles University´s College in #Prague (#CzechRepublic )(#NationalLibraryCZ IV E 19)
Postilla super Biblia by Nicholas of Lyra (c. 1270 -1349) with amazing #illuminations by Gioacchino di Giovanni (also known as Gigantibus or De Gigante, Rottenburg an der Laaber, 15th cent.) among the #LatestDigitizedManuscripts - https://t.co/7hTAWF7EhB
#miniatures #manuscripts
Several of the manuscripts in our Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition were digitised and described as part of our partnership with @laBnF, sponsored by The Polonsky Foundation.
You can read more about them here (go on, we dare you):
https://t.co/rYZcxwBylj
#PolonskyPre1200
When Stephen W. Williams needed illustrations for his manuscript, he asked his wife, Harriet Goodhue! Check it out here: https://t.co/yJ7tKcOvDS via @BioDivLibrary @HarvardLibrary. #BotanicalIllustration #HistSciArt #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScienceDay #WomenScienceDay
Manus - ドラゴンビレッジM #ドラゴンビレッジM #dragonvillage #ケモノ #獣人 #ドラゴン https://t.co/QgURjOkvon
Stunning and realistic pictures with notes in the Pope Alexander VII's 'Greek Latin Dioscurides ' among the #LatestDigitizedManuscripts.
Chig.F.VII.159 (15th cent.): Dictionary of #herbs, #Medicine book 🌱🌿🌷🍒🌳 https://t.co/9zuey1et6o #botany #plants #minerals #animals
When you've read your manuscript so many times you feel like you can remember the movie.
#amwriting
"Aetna tremoribus, tonitruisque ingentibus editis horrendas eructavit flammas, fastigii pars corruit introrsum." Maurolico, maggio 1536. 'Ad Petrum Bembum de aethneo incendio'.
Barb. Lat. 2158: Ad Bembum Epistolae #LatestDigitizedManuscripts - https://t.co/hn1Auudw9B
Happy Birthday to Charles Dickens, born #onthisday 1812. A literary superstar in his day #Dickens 1st book of "Sketches" was published under the pseudonym of 'Boz' in 1836. We love nothing more than unearthing 1st editions, manuscripts & original illustrations of his work.
Some beautiful views of #Rome by Ferdinand Becker (active 1793-1825) from the collection of the British archaeologist Thomas Ashby among the #LatestDigitizedManuscripts.
They seem perfect for the #colorourcollections week!🎨🖌🖍🌈✍🏻 https://t.co/TIsleAoANc
@friggenawesome This is indeed an amazing printed book. In return, here's an Anglo-Saxon astronomical manuscript, made in the 11th century. We think they're both very beautiful: enjoy!
https://t.co/A9NFbJRpF4
Writing while detained on #ManusIsland, the brilliant @BehrouzBoochani has won the Victoria Prize for Literature for #NoFriendButTheMountains. In 2017 he collaborated with PositiveNegatives, via whatsapp, on a graphic interview 'Until We Are All Free': https://t.co/HrklcwMchz
The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple - The Luttrell Psalter (British Library, Additional Manuscript 42130) 1320.
#Candlemas name comes to us from the ancient custom of blessing candles in church this day for distribution to the congregation.
Kita semua ape? Kita semua manusiaaaa, kenapa kita semua gaduhh? Sebab tu manusial 🤭
Today's blogpost is by @BLMalay: #Javanese manuscripts in the Mackenzie collection: the publication of Weatherbee’s 'Inventory'. https://t.co/YlQml6chut
Happy to present our #catalogue for the #StuttgarterAntiquariatsmesse (January 25-27). Download it here:
https://t.co/ovURAM46wN
69 #rarebooks #manuscripts #map #paintings, from 1513-1902, on #Africa #Alchemy #Archaeology #Brazil #China #Exploration #History #Science etc.
I've been absorbed in lots of magazine writing work, now and again squeezing in time with my manuscript about children connecting around the world.
#childrensauthor #childrensbookauthor #childrensbooks #picturebooks #childrensillustration #illustration #kidlit #kidlitart #Globe