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The illuminator Joseph Ibn Hayyim left his mark with these curious letters:
'I, Joseph Ibn Hayyim, illuminated and completed this book.'
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Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.447r @BDLSS
Falling stars. Detail from the Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur, France ca. 1450-1470. Collection: Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, fol. 47r.
The Bodleian Library in Oxford retains 500 boxes of doodles and other drawings by Tolkien in a fireproof room. ❤️🔥
United by geometric form: Qur’ān & Hebrew Scriptures
BL Or 12523C; 13th century; Volume 39 of a Qur’ān, copied probably in Granada, Spain ; f.37r @BLAsia_Africa
Bodleian Library, MS. Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.122r @BDLSS
Colorful, depressed geese.
(Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 602, f. 65v) #MedievalTwitter
Melancholy: A New Anatomy, curated by Oxford experts in mental health research and the humanities, it explores 'cures' for melancholy such as sleep, greenspaces, music and writing. Until 20 March 2022, Bodleian Libraries, Oxford. https://t.co/Mp6CV9RI3R
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Melancholy: A New Anatomy, curated by Oxford experts in mental health research and the humanities, it explores 'cures' for melancholy such as sleep, greenspaces, music and writing. Until 20 March 2022, Bodleian Libraries, Oxford. https://t.co/Mp6CVa9iVp
Perseus again!
(Bodleian Library MS. Laud Misc. 570, f. 33v)
Gorgeous night time scene of ladies visiting a mixed gathering of holy men including a hindu ascetic and a Sufi sheikh. Note the four alams
Bodleian library, Douce collection, mid 18th c Awadh
Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Shoftim (שֹׁפְטִים) with these intertwined golden hybrids & beautiful penwork.
#ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.109r @BDLSS
United in geometric design: Qur’ān & Hebrew Scriptures
#SaturdayThoughts
BL Or 12523C; Volume 39 of a Qur’ān, copied probably in Granada, Spain; 13th century ; f.37r @BLAsia_Africa
Bodleian Library, MS. Kennicott 1; Kennicott Bible; 1476CE;
La Coruña, Spain; f.122r @BDLSS
Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of the Torah portion Eikev (עֵקֶב) with a thoughtful looking bird standing on one leg.
#ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.103v @BDLSS
St James always looks ready to wander off the manuscript page and set out on his travels, except when he's distracted by his reading.
Images from 14th/15th-century manuscripts, Bodleian MS. Douce 245 & BL Add. 50001, Egerton 3277, Yates Thompson 3.
Gunakali ragini: a woman alone, preparing a garland of flowers
painting is part of "Laud Ragamala" compiled during half of 17th century, owned by Archbishop Laud & presented to Bodleian Library in 1639/1640
which place it could have been painted? central India?
Today's a good day for John Hassall stuff. Rennart's gallery in NY supplying me with poster scans for book, Bodleian making all efforts to supply scans in time for deadline,London Transport Museum agreeing in principle to loans for exhibition + other scans to come from elsewhere.