A grumpy face at the bottom of the initial 'P' BnF MS Latin 1765; Homiliarium; 12th century; f.32r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Elegant initial 'P'(aulus) BnF MS Latin 1762; various including Ambrosiaster, Commentarius in Epist. Pauli ad Rom.; 11th century; f.2r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Good news: the Lord Chancellor has prevented the Assisted Suicide Bill passed by the Isle of Man government from becoming law because it does not protect basic human rights. This means that none of the Bills promoted by euthanasia lobbyists have succeeded (1/3)

We welcome the Parliamentary failure of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill today, Friday 24 April. This failure at Westminster completes the defeat of all the Suicide Bills attempted to be rushed through British parliaments by lobbyists. buds.org.uk/buds-welcome...

What will happen to the world this #weekend ? BnF Français 134; Livre des proprietés des choses de Bathélemy l'Anglais , traduit du latin par Jean Corbichon; 15th century; Flandres (Bruges); f.169r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Decorated initial-word of Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) #ParashahPictures BL Add MS 15423; Torah; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Central Italy (Florence); f.79r @blmedieval.bsky.social

Decorated initial-word of Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) #ParashahPictures BL Add MS 15423; Torah; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Central Italy (Florence); f.77r @blmedieval.bsky.social

The initial-word of Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) contains a tiny dragon. #ParashahPictures BL Or 2696; Torah, the Five Scrolls & Hafṭarot with Rashi's commentary; 1350 CE-1399 CE; Germany, S; f.234v @blmedieval.bsky.social

The initial-word panel of Torah portions Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) contains a lion's head and a tiny bird. #ParashahPictures BL Or 2696; Torah, the Five Scrolls & Hafṭarot with Rashi's commentary; 1350 CE-1399 CE; Germany, S; f.228v @blmedieval.bsky.social

The beginning of Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) is indicated by this marker which is accompanied by two birds. #ParashahPictures BnF Hébreu 29; Bible; 15th century; f.74r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

This beautiful design marks the beginning of Torah portions Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת). #ParashahPictures BnF Hébreu 29; Bible; 15th century; f.72v @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Initial-word of the Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) is surrounded by two hybrids, one with a wagging tongue. #parashahpictures BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f.62v @blmedieval.bsky.social

The initial-word of the Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) is surrounded by two creatures. #parashahpictures BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f.61r @blmedieval.bsky.social

Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) with these intertwined hybrids. #ParashahPictures Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.70r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) with this creature in red and gold. #ParashahPictures Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.68v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Finally have my new portable setup (though I won't be taking it on the bus anytime soon 👀)...the organ shoes are redundant atm, while I save up for the pedalboard!

23rd April is the feast of St George, and here St George is depicted slaying the dragon. BL Or 516; አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels; 17th century; Ethiopia; f.99v

23rd April is the feast of St George. Here is the Garter King wearing a tabard with the royal arms and crown, kneeling before St George BL Stowe 594; 'William Bruges's Garter Book'); c. 1430- c. 1440 (before 1450); England, S. E. (probably London); f.5v @blmedieval.bsky.social

23rd April is St George's day. St George is depicted here slaying the dragon. BL Harley 2900, f.55r @blmedieval.bsky.social

Saint Hugh of Semur, abbot of Cluny, resurrecting a man named Robert in Paris, on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève BnF MS Latin 17716; Miscellanea secundum usum ordinis Cluniacensis; 12th c (end)-13th c (beginning) (after 1189); France (Saint-Pierre de Cluny); f.35r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

23rd April is St George's day. St George is depicted here slaying the dragon. BL Harley 2900, f.55r @blmedieval.bsky.social

23rd April is the feast of St George. Here is the Garter King wearing a tabard with the royal arms and crown, kneeling before St George BL Stowe 594; 'William Bruges's Garter Book'); c. 1430- c. 1440 (before 1450); England, S. E. (probably London); f.5v @blmedieval.bsky.social

23rd April is the feast of St George, and here St George is depicted slaying the dragon. BL Or 516; አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels; 17th century; Ethiopia; f.99v

William the Conqueror sending a letter to Saint Hugh BnF MS Latin 17716; Miscellanea secundum usum ordinis Cluniacensis; 12th century (end)-13th century (beginning) (after 1189); France (Saint-Pierre de Cluny); f.37v @gallicabnf.bsky.social

A Jesus statue gets more empathy than Palestinians in Israel www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

A monk kneeling before the Virgin and Child under the portal of the abbey church of Cluny BnF MS Latin 17716; Miscellanea secundum usum ordinis Cluniacensis; 12th century (end)-13th century (beginning) (after 1189); France (Saint-Pierre de Cluny); f.23r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

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Last night, BBC Panorama featured LBI London Executive Board Member Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, who spoke about how “people use the cover of criticising the actions of the Israeli government to be antisemitic”. Read more: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/julia-neuber...

The Annunciation BnF MS Latin 17325; Gospels for various feast days; 11th century; f.7v @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Trying to tear apart an initial 'M'(arcus) BnF MS Latin 17236; Evangelia secundum Marcum (1-70) et Lucam (70v-180v), cum glossa [avec prologues]; 1175-1200; Paris; f.3r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Initial 'P'(aulus) unveiled with a jolly dragon in its tail #ManuscriptMonday BnF MS Latin 17246; Petrus Lombardus, Collectanea in epistolas Pauli; 1160-1180; Paris; f.112r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Decorated initial-word of Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) #ParashahPictures BL Add MS 15423; Torah; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Central Italy (Florence); f.79r @blmedieval.bsky.social

Decorated initial-word of Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) #ParashahPictures BL Add MS 15423; Torah; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Central Italy (Florence); f.77r @blmedieval.bsky.social

The initial-word of Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) contains a tiny dragon. #ParashahPictures BL Or 2696; Torah, the Five Scrolls & Hafṭarot with Rashi's commentary; 1350 CE-1399 CE; Germany, S; f.234v @blmedieval.bsky.social

The initial-word panel of Torah portions Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) contains a lion's head and a tiny bird. #ParashahPictures BL Or 2696; Torah, the Five Scrolls & Hafṭarot with Rashi's commentary; 1350 CE-1399 CE; Germany, S; f.228v @blmedieval.bsky.social

The beginning of Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) is indicated by this marker which is accompanied by two birds. #ParashahPictures BnF Hébreu 29; Bible; 15th century; f.74r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

This beautiful design marks the beginning of Torah portions Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת). #ParashahPictures BnF Hébreu 29; Bible; 15th century; f.72v @gallicabnf.bsky.social

"These children are not orphans, and they don’t have parents. They cannot prove to organizations in the way that the law recognizes that they are orphans. It’s affected thousands of families or thousands of children." Listen now: www.972mag.com/podcast-disa...

Initial-word of the Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) is surrounded by two hybrids, one with a wagging tongue. #parashahpictures BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f.62v @blmedieval.bsky.social

The initial-word of the Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) is surrounded by two creatures. #parashahpictures BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f.61r @blmedieval.bsky.social

Historiated initial 'h'(ebreos) at the beginning of book 4 #JosephusAntiquities Trinity Hall Library, MS 4; Josephus, Flavius, Historiae Antiquitatis Judaice; 12th century; Herefordshire, England; f.36r @camdiglib.bsky.social

Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) with these intertwined hybrids. #ParashahPictures Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.70r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) with this creature in red and gold. #ParashahPictures Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.68v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Two fiery dragon form the initial 'M'(oriente) which tells of events 'upon the death of King Agrippa'. Trinity Hall Cambridge Library, MS 4; Flavius Josephus, Historiae Antiquitatis Judaice; 12th century; Herefordshire, England; f.207v @camdiglib.bsky.social

⏳🎉📯D-day -7 Our Zoom workshop on the transmission of knowledge is this coming Sunday! For details and registration (compulsory), scan the QR code or write to me privately. Don't miss out !

Monuments and historic sites connect us to our shared past and help us better understand the cultures, traditions and stories that have shaped our world. The International Day for Monuments and Sites highlights the importance of protecting cultural heritage and preserving it for future generations

Merman forming the tail of the initial 'P'(rincipia) BnF MS Latin 17246; Petrus Lombardus, Collectanea in epistolas Pauli; 1160-1180; Paris; f.1r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

One of the four ‘Dacre Bears’ located in the churchyard of St. Andrew’s Church at Dacre in Cumbria. Their origins are unknown, but it has been suggested that they are pre-Saxon and may have served as boundary markers for a pagan shrine. 📸 My own. #StoneworkSunday #Darce

The Uncovering Roman Carlisle dig starts on the 19th April for 6 weeks but work has started preparing the site. I took a Thursday look at the progress. Thanks to Frank Giecco Senior archaeologist #Carlisle #hadrianswall #archaeology

The fifth book tells of Oethelwald who succeeded Cuthbert, man of God, in the solitary life on Farne Island. BL Cotton MS Tiberius C II; Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum; late 8th - early 9th century; England, S.; f.126r @blmedieval.bsky.social