Battling with dragons, a lion, and dog in the initial 'A'(dam) at the beginning of 1 Paralipomenon (Chronicles) with a scribal correction visible too
BnF MS Latin 10; Biblia Latina; 12th c (2nd quarter); France (West or South?); f.228r @GallicaBnF
14th May is the feast of the Ascension.
BnF MS Latin 9428; Sacramentarium, dit Sacramentaire de Drogon; 9th century (between 826/837 & 855 CE); Metz; f.71v @GallicaBnF
Y’all know I am obsessed with “sky things” so here are some photos of a couple of dramatically wild thunderstorms on my way home through #Syracuse today! At one point, I did pull off the road. #NYWX#upstatenyweather#nyweather
"Principiis geminis orditur linea Christi.
Ex uno coepit data circumcisio carnis.
Alterius juxta cor facta vocatio sancta."
BnF Latin 275; Evangelia; 11th century; f.4r @GallicaBnF
25th April is the feast of St Mark the Evangelist who is here depicted with his lion symbol.
Cambridge University Library; MS Ll.1.10; the Book of Cerne; 9th century (c. 820-840 C.E.); Mercia; f. 12v @CamDigLib
4 of 4 - Scenes from #SanFrancisco where the #Episcopal Standing Commission on World Mission met for a few days alongside another commission. It was a gorgeous place and these beautiful plants are mostly from my first evening’s very rainy walk! #nature#beauty
3 of 4 - Scenes from #SanFrancisco where the #Episcopal Standing Commission on World Mission met for a few days alongside another commission. It was a gorgeous place and these beautiful plants are mostly from my first evening’s very rainy walk! #nature#beauty Bird is a Bufflehead duck
2 of 4 - Scenes from #SanFrancisco where the #Episcopal Standing Commission on World Mission met for a few days alongside another commission. It was a gorgeous place and these beautiful plants are mostly from my first evening’s very rainy walk! #nature#beauty
1 of 4 - Scenes from #SanFrancisco where the #Episcopal Standing Commission on World Mission met for a few days alongside another commission. It was a gorgeous place and these beautiful plants are mostly from my first evening’s very rainy walk! #nature#beauty The bird here is a Cormorant