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LJS 454 – Seiyō Senpaku Zukai

13 Nov 201422 Aug 2016
For the majority of the Edo period (1600-1868), the Japanese shogunate enforced a policy of isolationism referred to the sakoku policy, codified in the 1630s and ended with Matthew Calbraith…

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  • Coffee with a Codex: Ethics
    Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Time: 12:00pm - 12:30pm Location: Online Library: Other […]
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    Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Time: 5:15pm - 7:00pm Location: Kislak Center Class […]

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This is LJS 195, a 15th c. German medical compilation with a particular focus on the plague, but also including information on diseases of different parts of the body, urine, laxatives, and the making of pigments for painting and inks for writing #medieval #renaissance #manuscript #german #medicine #historyofmedicine #recipes #bookstagram #bookhistory #rarebooks #librariesofinstagram
This is LJS 385, a collection of classical Latin school texts in various hands, written in Italy, ca. 1500. It's bound in the original wooden boards, showing compass trials and geometric and doodled gouging, with a leather spine #medieval #renaissance #manuscript #italy #latin #paper #binding #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram
Today's #FragmentFriday is Ms. Codex 933, a fragment of the medieval Romance of Troy, written in France around 1300. It's a single bifolium, formerly the center folios of a quire. #medieval #manuscript #fragment #bifolium #romance #parchment #asmr
"LITTLE Benjamin led the way boldly towards the other end of the garden."
LJS 226 is a collection of astrological and astronomical diagrams gathered from 3 15th century manuscripts from England and Spain. Diagrams are related to the zodiac, the earth surrounded by spheres of the elements, and a mathematical table. #medieval #manuscript #fragments #diagrams #astronomy #astrology #15thc #historyofscience #rarebooks #bookhistory #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram
CAJS Rar Ms 533 is a miniature manuscript of the order of the counting of the Omer, ספירת עומר; additional daily Psalms; and the Blessing of the moon (f. 9v-11v). The liturgy (blessings and Psalms) is the Ashkenazic rite. Amśṭerdam, 1765-1766

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