Twiter Gallery

stacked up market status bjswagger99 citeblackwomen leather dyed

Illuminated initial A, with some great wedge shapes and gold. Of course, gold. Can’t forget th

Twitter exchange of the day, as supplied by @JamesManning4 and @BuzzFeedUK. The Express articl

LJS 180 Item 5 are engravings of a new constructions and innovations upon a 2-wheeled carriage.The f

Hellmouth on fol. 127r, Ms. Codex 738, Flemish hours of the Virgin Mary, with calendar of Utrec

Worried about impending danger? LJS 189, or Zakhīrah-ʹi Khvārazmshāhī, has got you covered. This

Bookplates galore! LJS 202, an astrological work written in England in the late 17th or 18th century

From @ErChilvers: Inspired by @Cmdr_Hadfield the Chilvers family are proud to present Chris Yolkfiel

LJS 264, Ymage du Monde, contains some extensively decorated catchwords, not one the same. This Fren

LJS 235 Kitāb al-Adwār, written in the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century.This manuscript is a tre

Dog shooting rooster. (Rooster feeling an unaccountable premonition of doom.)Manuscript description

Stephen Fry converses with Chris Hadfield, currently onboard the ISS, on Twitter today.

Of all the mandrake-like plants in the herbal section of LJS 46, this one on fol. 2v is one of the m

“Gross and Net Produce of the Duty on Coffee From Midsummer 1724 to Midsummer 1740.” In

Not Vikings, perhaps, but hopefully the hammer of the gods will also drive this ship to new lands. T

The dog is me, the dog is you.Manuscript description and digital images can be found here at OPenn.F

LJS 24 is a medical miscellany and many of the initials, as we’ve posted before, feature Domin

Happy Thanksgiving from the Schoenberg Institute! Feast, be merry, and eat like a king…..

All right, I heart money too, but I don’t go around drawing all over my codices to express my

LJS 19 Carta executoria de hidalguia a pedimiento. Written in Granada, signed 16 June 1543.Cart

Not too much is known for sure about Ms. Codex 717, a late 15th century Italian manuscript described

Today’s catchword is not decorated. Not only did I want to provide a contrast to what you&rsqu

Ms Coll 990 Item 3 is an illustrated manuscript of the Abhidhamma chet kamphi (a text chanted at fun

Do you like space? Astronomy? Planetary movements? Well then the Schoenberg Institute is the collect

This week, we’re looking at different illustrations or diagrams showing medieval genius or inn

Prev Next