Initial 'F'(rater) depicting Jerome at his writing desk and this creature at the bottom of the stem

Durham Cathedral Library MS. A.II.3; Paris Bible; Bible; 13th century; f.2r Durham Cathedral Library

Broighter Boat • c.100BC • Derry

Not only is this small golden boat stunningly beautiful and intricately made, but it gives a great insight into what an Iron Age sea-going boat may have looked like.

The model has a mast, benches for rowers, oars and a steering oar at the rear

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This afternoon was spent at the beautiful St Mary and All Saints, Whalley. King Arthur, St George and St Nicholas (1928) by #TrenaCox - breathtaking in its detail! BSMGP Kirsty Hartsiotis 🇪🇺 Malcolm Stoneman Anastasia Doran James P S Thomson 💚 Andy Scargill 💙🇺🇦

First stop today was St James, Leyland to see these #TrenaCox windows. St Hilda and St Frideswide (1935) and St Michael and St George (1949) Some beautiful details here in the border designs and the quarries BSMGP James P S Thomson Malcolm Stoneman Anastasia Doran @Andyscargill

In Italy for #TheYear1000 , today finally eye to eye with ivory showing (in lower section) emperor Otto II & empress Theophano, with small Otto III in her lap. Made in Milan in 983 AD & housed in Castello Sforzescho. Dream of having this come to Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Leiden in 2023 🤩

The top of the Pyramid of Khufu (The Great Pyramid), Giza, Egypt. Dated to 26th century BCE.

My winter ready purchase is an electric shawl that looks a little bit like this late #1880s velvet dolman. This wrap is trimmed with fat loops of brown chenille, aptly in this case the French word for caterpillar. Snuggle ready…… The Metropolitan Museum of Art #fashionhistory

Enjoy your evenings #trees #autumn

Porth Dafarch on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales - back in September.

#NationalBlackCatDay falls on 27 Oct. Black cats are amazing! In #Wales they bring good luck to the home as they “chase all ills away”, & in #Scotland if a #blackcat shows up at your door, it is a sign that wealth is coming your way! #FolkloreThursday #Halloween #BookChatWeekly

I’ve told Sunak I want a new bed

Il convient de dire que La star de l'expo #LouisXV est la pendule astronomique de Passemant dont les bronzes ont été restaurés et qui bénéficie d'une scénographie dédiée. Les complexités horlogères incalculables et prodigieuses sont évoqués. Une icône du XVIIIe s.
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This rock is commonly called turritella agate, but these gastropods are actually a fresh water Eocene species called Elimia tenera 🐚 they’re like adorable tiny wee unicorn horns 🦄

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26 octobre 2022

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This evening (the 26th of October 2022) at 18:15 pm.

Have a restful evening everyone.
We’ve had a grey, damp day today, and then…