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Bolintineanu - British Library MS Arundel 16 f. 2 - Initial letter with scribe and mythological animalsThis 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…
Bolintineanu-Bernie
BSR - A Learned Man (AKM906)"The subject of this single-page drawing has been most often described as a learned man, but he also possesses qualities that may indicate he is a…
BSR - Binding, outer covers and doublures: upper, lower, and flap"Durable yet easily decorated, leather presented an ideal material for protecting Islamic manuscripts. Some particularly fine bindings executed in the…
BSR - Moveable Type"Moveable type printing was invented in China around 1045, but was never practiced on a large scale as the number of Chinese script characters (about…
BSR - Scribal Implements“The pen is a key that opens the door to the necessities of life.” This group of Ottoman scribal implements consists of three pairs of steel…
Byzantine silver bowl from Sutton Hoo"Shallow silver bowl, not quite complete. Central inscribed roundel, in the centre of an equal-armed cross running from below rim. Arms of the cross…
Canticle of the Birds - Debating the Journey (Garden of Paradise)A modern painting from a collection of Farkhondeh Ahmadzadeh's tryptic sets of paintings depicting the 13th century epic poem titled "Conference of…
Spiritual travel is experienced through sung prayer as well as through map image. This choir book or "antiphoner" includes chants for the Christian…
Clasp or Buckle from Sutton Hoo"Curved gold dummy buckle or clasp of elongated triangular form. The loop is decorated with cloisonné garnet work, comprising one band of a running…