14th century

52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 4: Weird and Wonderful Alchemical Illustrations

John Read, who was Professor of Chemistry in the University of St Andrews for all of 40 years, from 1923 to 1963, had an avid… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 4: Weird and Wonderful Alchemical Illustrations

Cataloguer’s conundrum: Can anyone identify this 14th century Italian motif?

11 January 201214 July 2020
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Manuscript Collection

***For a full update on this conundrum, see this post from 12 March 2012.*** This is the first folio of a beautiful, mid 14th century… Read More »Cataloguer’s conundrum: Can anyone identify this 14th century Italian motif?

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