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Lenander - Inscribed Seal
Jet gemstone inscribed with a seal translated to "Rely on God" or "Ali trusts in God" (translated by The MET). Seals inscribed in stone or other materials were often placed on rings and used as signatures or talismans for the protection of the owner…
Honeybee and Wildflowers Mural
Colorful mural of a honeybee approaching wildflowers with the Toronto skyline in the background. Located at the corner of Howland and Bloor Street West.
The Death of Zahhak
This folio illustrates a scene from Abolqasem Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh which “recounts the history of Iran before Islam” (Canby 13). This scene is painted in vibrant colours with gold illumination on gold speckled paper. Moreover, it depicts the…
Univac 1108
"The concordancing system described at this date was to be written in Fortran on a Univac 1108. The Univac 1108 computer was modular and extensible but could easily fill a room with its various components, including not only the processor (or…
A Map of Middle Earth
"A Map of Middle-Earth. Drawn and Embellished by Pauline Baynes. Based on the cartography of J.R.R. and C.J.R. Tolkien. First Trade Printing 1970. (c) George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1970. Printed in U.S.A. 345-24944-5-300 $3.00 Pauline Baynes 1969."…
Hartigan-Go — British Library MS Arundel 16, f. 2
The items are a page from an illuminated medieval manuscript. The first image depicts the full page, with its artwork and neat handwritten calligraphy. The words are rendered in light brown ink. The second image is a close-up picture of the artwork…
Hartigan-Go — British Library MS Arundel 16, f. 1
This item is a partial page of an illuminated medieval manuscript. It depicts colourful artwork of a scribe holding a quill and surrounded by mythical creatures and animals — all curving to the shape of a capital letter "R". There are some…
Hartigan-Go — British Library MS Arundel 16 f. 2 — Manuscript artwork of a scribe surrounded by animals
This item is a partial page of a medieval manuscript. The focus of the image is the illuminated artwork, following the shape of a capital letter "R". The artwork features a monk holding a red quill in his hand, surrounded by different types of…
Bolintineanu - British Library MS Arundel 16 f. 2 - Initial letter with scribe and mythological animals
This is an illuminated capital letter R. Inside the letter is: a seated tonsured scribe with a quill and a loose piece of parchment; a tonsured person with a censer; lots of dragons possibly eating one another; a dog playing a triangular instrument…