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medievalpoc: John White Werowance, North Carolina Algonquian England (c. 1585-93) Drawing on paper; 265 x 150 mm. The British Library
Via The British LibraryTitle: “Life in Abyssinia: being notes collected during three years’ residence and travels in that country”Author: PARKYNS, Mansfield.Shelfmark: “British Library HMNTS 010095.f.36.”Page: 514Place of
theparisreview: The British Library announces that more than thirty-five-thousand digital images from their illuminated manuscripts collection will be available under a public domain mark.
paysagemauvais: British Library, Harley 2953, f 20 (Full-page miniature of the Triumph of Death, probably added). Psalter. Germany (S., Augsburg?), 1st half of the 16th century.
hyperallergic: (via Time for Death: Skeleton Alarm Clock Goes on Display in London) Would you like to wake from dreams with a reminder of your inevitable eternal sleep? An alarm clock currently on view at the British Library in London, which is part
demonagerie: British Library, Harley 4425, f. 140 ‘Nature forging a baby’. Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de la Rose. Bruges, c.1490-c.1500. Are those the finished babies on the ground, the rejects, or the templates?
viα funeral-wreath: R. Graves, The Ghost Story; girl reading a ghost story, c. 1874. Source: British Library.
theletteraesc: medievalpoc: whatlander: medievalpoc: ^ This is the British Library Digitized Manuscripts Site. A lot of people have asked about my process doing research for medievalpoc. I use a lot of resources and tools that are readily available
godtricksterloki: randomnessawesomeness: gntstyle: charliehiddles: vanimore: Lots of villages in the UK have turned red telephone boxes into mini libraries, just take a book and leave one behind. A lovely idea. :) So British. This is just pure
cellulitelova: Public Library Masturbation
villagenerd: Apparently, medieval rabbits were some fierce creatures you didn’t want to mess with … All Photos - The British Library
inacom: British Library, Add MS 47682, detail of f. 34r. Bible (the ‘Holkham Bible Picture Book’) c. 1327-1335
tiny-branches: Alchemical symbols in Kitab al-Aqalim by Abu’l-Qasim al-‘Iraqi inspired by Egyptian hieroglyphs in British Library in London, MS Add 25724.
bookporn: The King’s Library, British Library, St Pancras, London by Chris John Beckett
back-then: British women in glass factory cutting shop near Birmingham 1914 Source: University of British Columbia Library
americadeserved911: cipheramnesia: transmortifried: yesterdaysprint: Daily Mirror, England, January 22, 1909Image © The British Library Board. All Rights Reserved. peak performance
pablophonic: yesterdaysprint: Daily Mirror, England, January 23, 1923Image © The British Library Board. All Rights Reserved. I forget who originally said it, but there’s a quote about “Great science fiction isn’t predicting the automobile, it’s
semioticapocalypse: Birth of Julius Caesar, Les anciennes hystoires rommaines, Paris 14th century (British Library, Royal 16 G VII, fol. 219r) [::SemAp::]
British Library's collection of obscene writing goes online
discardingimages: surprise Luttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340. British Library, Add 42130, fol. 104r This is like the illuminated manuscript version of Eraserhead.
lionofchaeronea: Jean de Saintré jousts with the Spanish knight Enguerrant. Miniature from an illuminated manuscript (Cotton Nero D. IX f.40) of Antoine de la Sale’s The Romance of Jean de Saintré, ca. 1470. Now in the British Library.
Sultan Muhammad (Persian, 1470-1555), Mi'rāj (Ascent of Muhammad to Heaven), 1539-1543. Miniature from Nizami Ganjavi’s Khamsa (Five Poems), opaque watercolour and ink on paper, 28.7 x 18.6 cm; British Library, London “Islam disapproves of all
theoddmentemporium: medievalpoc: ARE YOU READY FOR THIS BECAUSE I WASN’T Unicorn Cookbook Found at the British Library A long-lost medieval cookbook, containing recipes for hedgehogs, blackbirds and even unicorns, has been discovered at the British
oliviaella: serafina—delight: Fringe (Fringe Headquarters): Vancouver, British Columbia Fringe Headquarters was shot at Vancouver Public Library’s interior and exterior. The building was massive. I felt super weird standing there taking pictures
clawmarks:Illustration from the Hours of Joanna the Mad (edited detail) - Add MS 18852 - c. 1486-1506 - via The British Library
discardingimages: medieval butt competition? left: Jacques de Longuyon, ‘Les voeux du paon’, Tournai (?), ca. 1350. NY, Morgan, MS G.24, fol. 25vright: ‘The Rutland Psalter’, England ca. 1260. British Library, Add 62925, fol. 67r Medieval Twerk.
irisharchaeology: One of the largest bound books in the world, the Klencke Atlas was presented to Charles II of England in 1660 AD (image British Library)
The British Library is racing to save archived sounds from decay
historyarchaeologyartefacts: The Anglo-Saxon Mappa Mundi, 1025-1050. An Anglo-Saxon map of their known world. The British Library. [1661x2000]
inpassioned: Katsushika Hokusai, “Naked girl in the arms of an octopus,” double page from the first part of the book Kinoe no Komacu, 1814, tinted woodcut, 23x32cm, placed: British Library, London, England. Great octopus eight movable arms seized
heaveninawildflower: Illustrations of Ferns taken from ‘British Ferns and their Varieties’ by Charles T. Druery. Published 1912 by George Routledge & Sons Ltd. NCSU Libraries https://archive.org/details/britishfernsthei00drue
unicornempire: discardingimages: smiling bat Bestiary/Liber de natura bestiarum, England after 1236. British Library, Harley 3244, fol. 55v Wholesome medieval bat, anyone? Piping hot, still fresh!
blastedheath: John Kelt Edwards (British, 1875-1934), Portrait of a Young Man with a Moustache, 1912 (?). Oil on canvas. The National Library of Wales.
Hyena eating a dead man, British Library, Royal MS 12 C. xix, Folio 11v Nudes & Noises
thirstyear: British Library
delicatuscii-wasbella102: Moon globe was made by the artist John Russell in 1797. British Library Interesting fun fact for any of you wondering why only one side is illustrated. The Moon is gravitationally locked with the Earth. This means that
4men-who-like-it-hot: Chris Pell is a Visual Artist, creating narrative-driven electronic music, images, videos, and animations. His work is reflected in his library of obsessions within the natural world, British folklore, and video games.
wapiti3: A history of British birds / by F. O. Morris. on Flickr. Via Flickr: Publication info London :Groombridge,[1862?-1867?] Contributing Library: Tisch Library BioDiv. Library
historicenglandarchive: The library and Reading Room of the British Museum, built in 1854-57 by Sydney Smirke.
ultrafacts: The rhyme is first recorded in a British manuscript in the 1800′s preserved in the Bodleian Library with lyrics very similar to those used today:Do you know the muffin man?The muffin man, the muffin man.Do you know the muffin manWho lives
gardenofthefareast: Detail from Yuriwara daijin [Minister Yuriwaka]. Ca. 1640-1680 (British Library Or 13822, scroll 1)
splaturd: charliehiddles: vanimore: Lots of villages in the UK have turned red telephone boxes into mini libraries, just take a book and leave one behind. A lovely idea. :) So British. if they had this in America all the books would be stolen the
funeral-wreath: R. Graves, The Ghost Story; girl reading a ghost story, c. 1874. Source: British Library.
eastiseverywhere:The sage Aristotle and a pupil, depicted in the Kitab Na’t al-hayawan Middle East (1200s)British Library [Source], [Source] The book’s in Arabic (specific region unknown), and its title means “book of the characteristics of animals”.
London, British Library, 2014
yesterdaysprint: Daily Mirror, England, January 22, 1909Image © The British Library Board. All Rights Reserved.
yesterdaysprint: The Daily Mirror, July 13, 1931Image © The British Library Board. All Rights Reserved.
nataliedormersource: I’ve always adored the Harry Potter books, but it wasn’t until I started speaking with the British Library’s curators — hearing about the various myths, legends, and cultures that have helped shape the wizarding world —
roseyboy: British Library digitised image from page 34 of “Fairy Mary’s Dream. By A. F. L. With illustrations by the Author” (1870)
medievalpoc: etherealsolitude: medievalpoc: Link to ArticleLink to British Library FlickrLink to Album View (shown above)Selected Links by Subject:musical instruments | fashion & costumes | ships | dancing | decorative papers | curator selection
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