Origin of the Species manuscript
Drawing on verso by Darwin’s son Francis showing a soldier on a carrot battling a cavalier on an eggplant. (via magnificentruin)
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From
Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination
An exhibition at the British Library, London
Coptic Binding, 7th or 8th Century
Detached from: The Gospels, in Coptic
Illuminated manuscript on vellum
Egypt: Monastery of Holy Mary Mother of God, Perkethoout near Hamuli, the Fayum, 7th or 8th century
Goatskin over papyrus boards; decorated with onlaid panels of red leather tracery sewn to a gilded leather ground, with plain edges
MS M.569. Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911
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Detail of Manuscript Painting at the Monastery of Na’akuto La’ab. Near Lalibela, Ethiopia.
From a photo by A. Davey on Flickr
