The beginning of Torah portion Noach (נֹחַ) is marked by this beautiful design.
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BnF Hébreu 29; Bible; 15th century; f.19v Gallica BnF

The initial-word of Torah Portion Noach (נֹחַ) is decorated with hybrids.
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BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277 CE-1324 CE; f.7v BL_HebrewMSS

Torah portion Noach (נֹחַ) includes the narrative of the Tower of Babel as depicted here in the 'Golden Haggadah'.
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BL Add 27210; the 'Golden Haggadah'; 14th century; Spain, N.E; f.3r BL_HebrewMSS

In Torah Portion Noach (נֹחַ), God instructs Noah to build an ark. Here Noah is receiving an olive branch from the dove.
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BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277 CE-1324 CE; f.521r BL_HebrewMSS Medieval Manuscripts

Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah Portion Noach (נֹחַ) with this strange hybrid.
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Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.12r Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services

Absolutely thrilled to have won Journalist of the Year at the London Press Club awards. Such an honour. It isn’t always the easiest job in the world, but my god I’m lucky to do it. 🙏🏽

Θουκυδίδης Ἀθηναῖος ξυνέγραψε τὸν πόλεμον τῶν Πελοποννησίων καὶ Ἀθηναίων, ὡς ἐπολέμησαν πρὸς ἀλλήλους

BnF MS Français 17211; Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War trans. by Claude de Seyssel, Vol 1; early 16th century; f.1r Gallica BnF
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Here Tobit is rather graphically being blinded by bird's mess.

Durham Cathedral Library MS. A.II.3; Paris Bible; Bible; 13th century; f.172v Durham Cathedral Library

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

The fish appear oblivious to the Ascension of Elijah 🐟🐟🐟

BL Royal MS 1 C VII; The Rochester Bible; 12th century; England; f.154v Medieval Manuscripts

Sir Marc Aurel Stein, who died #OTD in 1943, spent a lifetime exploring the archaeology of Central Asia.

The @BritishLibrary’s Stein Collection contains a wealth of information about life along the Silk Roads. Explore the collection using our guide 🔍➡️ bl.uk/collection-gui…

Solar eclipse

BL Yates Thompson 31; Matfré Ermengau of Béziers, Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version); 14th century; Spain, E.; f.53r Medieval Manuscripts
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Diagram of the phases of the Moon

BL Yates Thompson 31, f. 55v Medieval Manuscripts

Il Direttore Gabriel Zuchtriegel, a partire dall'ultimo ritrovamento di un sandalo negli scavi della #RegioV , racconta come le nuove scoperte e ricerche stiano cambiando l'idea che abbiamo della vita quotidiana nell’antica #Pompei , svelando un lato inedito della città. 🏛️