Keith Stroup
@bonhomme111.bsky.social
Retired soulless bureaucrat. Collector of medieval manuscripts, incunabula, and model trains. Sixty-two years old - going on 19.
The manuscript leaves, incunable leaves and Braun & Hogenberg city view maps are part of our personal collection of 32 years.
The manuscript leaves, incunable leaves and Braun & Hogenberg city view maps are part of our personal collection of 32 years.
Dr. Seuss' The Sneetches ~ Full Version
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July 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
New cat litter. 😻. New litter pan. 😻. MCGA: Make Crap Great Again! 😸💩😸💩😸💩
June 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
New cat litter. 😻. New litter pan. 😻. MCGA: Make Crap Great Again! 😸💩😸💩😸💩
Spain ca. 1530. Matthew 16 v.17-18 "Beatus es Simon Bariona quia caro et sanguis . . .” "Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church . . .
April 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Spain ca. 1530. Matthew 16 v.17-18 "Beatus es Simon Bariona quia caro et sanguis . . .” "Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church . . .
Good Friday Post incunable illustration. Book of Hours 1620.
Paris.
Paris.
April 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Good Friday Post incunable illustration. Book of Hours 1620.
Paris.
Paris.
Good Friday Post incunable illustrations. Paris 1557. Standalone New Testament Vulgate Bible. Printed by Yolande Bonhomme.
April 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Good Friday Post incunable illustrations. Paris 1557. Standalone New Testament Vulgate Bible. Printed by Yolande Bonhomme.
Good Friday Post incunable illustration. Jesus as a man of sorrows - Paris Book of Hours 1531. Printed by Yolande Bonhomme.
April 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Good Friday Post incunable illustration. Jesus as a man of sorrows - Paris Book of Hours 1531. Printed by Yolande Bonhomme.
1551, Paris. Standalone New Testament, published by Yolande Bonhomme. Jesus rides into Jerusalem. Testamenti Novi Editio Vulgata.
April 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
1551, Paris. Standalone New Testament, published by Yolande Bonhomme. Jesus rides into Jerusalem. Testamenti Novi Editio Vulgata.
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Announcing a new @gettymuseum.bsky.social acquisition! A combined Boccaccio and Christine de Pizan, written in the 15th century and later illuminated by Étienne Colaud and the Master of François de Rohan
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A Medieval Feminist Manuscript Makes Its Getty Museum Debut
How a pioneering feminist writer championed women’s moral and intellectual power
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March 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Announcing a new @gettymuseum.bsky.social acquisition! A combined Boccaccio and Christine de Pizan, written in the 15th century and later illuminated by Étienne Colaud and the Master of François de Rohan
www.getty.edu/news/medieva...
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A leaf from a bible. England ca. 1230. The workshop of William de Brailes, the illuminator of The Oxford Bible. His workshop was located on Catte Street, in Oxford.
This leaf has a "sister" page, from the same bible, housed in the Blackburn Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
This leaf has a "sister" page, from the same bible, housed in the Blackburn Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
March 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A leaf from a bible. England ca. 1230. The workshop of William de Brailes, the illuminator of The Oxford Bible. His workshop was located on Catte Street, in Oxford.
This leaf has a "sister" page, from the same bible, housed in the Blackburn Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
This leaf has a "sister" page, from the same bible, housed in the Blackburn Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Jacquard coverlet / blanket which came from my great grandmother to my mom. Antiques Roadshow appraiser said it was European and over 100 years old. Great grandma came from Bohemia. Both sides are beautiful. 😊
March 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Jacquard coverlet / blanket which came from my great grandmother to my mom. Antiques Roadshow appraiser said it was European and over 100 years old. Great grandma came from Bohemia. Both sides are beautiful. 😊
Turning 800 years old,this year! A Leaf From a Folio Bible. France, 1225. Black ink on vellum, hand-scribed in a minuscule gothic hand. Alternating red and blue versal initials. Text is in Latin and includes Numbers chps. 18 through 21.
March 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Turning 800 years old,this year! A Leaf From a Folio Bible. France, 1225. Black ink on vellum, hand-scribed in a minuscule gothic hand. Alternating red and blue versal initials. Text is in Latin and includes Numbers chps. 18 through 21.
Book of Hours, Flanders ca. 1500. Stabat Mater.
A very unadorned leaf from a Flemish Book of Hours, which contains the text of the poem/hymn Stabat Mater. This poem has its origins in the 13th century. It portrays the sufferings of Mary, as she watched her son crucified. The poem has 20 stanzas.
A very unadorned leaf from a Flemish Book of Hours, which contains the text of the poem/hymn Stabat Mater. This poem has its origins in the 13th century. It portrays the sufferings of Mary, as she watched her son crucified. The poem has 20 stanzas.
March 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Book of Hours, Flanders ca. 1500. Stabat Mater.
A very unadorned leaf from a Flemish Book of Hours, which contains the text of the poem/hymn Stabat Mater. This poem has its origins in the 13th century. It portrays the sufferings of Mary, as she watched her son crucified. The poem has 20 stanzas.
A very unadorned leaf from a Flemish Book of Hours, which contains the text of the poem/hymn Stabat Mater. This poem has its origins in the 13th century. It portrays the sufferings of Mary, as she watched her son crucified. The poem has 20 stanzas.
Book of Hours, Paris ca. 1420. Psalm 123 & 124 (KJV 124 & 125)
March 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Book of Hours, Paris ca. 1420. Psalm 123 & 124 (KJV 124 & 125)
A chant for The Requiem Mass. Italy, ca. 1480. Use of Rome.
Executed on animal vellum, six staves of 4 lines each, with square musical notation. The decorated "D" was executed in red tempera and is inhabited with the face of an angel.
Executed on animal vellum, six staves of 4 lines each, with square musical notation. The decorated "D" was executed in red tempera and is inhabited with the face of an angel.
March 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A chant for The Requiem Mass. Italy, ca. 1480. Use of Rome.
Executed on animal vellum, six staves of 4 lines each, with square musical notation. The decorated "D" was executed in red tempera and is inhabited with the face of an angel.
Executed on animal vellum, six staves of 4 lines each, with square musical notation. The decorated "D" was executed in red tempera and is inhabited with the face of an angel.
Italy ca. 1240. Fragment from a Missal. Gothic Liturgical script in brown-black ink. Ruled in black and written in two columns of 24 lines. Two line initials in blue or red ink, with contrasting marginal penwork decoration. Verso has a small section of music with 4-line staves.
February 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Italy ca. 1240. Fragment from a Missal. Gothic Liturgical script in brown-black ink. Ruled in black and written in two columns of 24 lines. Two line initials in blue or red ink, with contrasting marginal penwork decoration. Verso has a small section of music with 4-line staves.
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Contemporary Ukranian painter Maria Chepeleva #WomensArt
February 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Contemporary Ukranian painter Maria Chepeleva #WomensArt
Book of Hours - France, ca. 1475
Recto side has a Kyrie Eleyson/ Christe Eleyson. This leads into a Litany of Saints on the verso side. This is where it gets interesting. Most litanies name the three primary Archangels: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. This leaf adds a fourth: Saint Raguel.
Recto side has a Kyrie Eleyson/ Christe Eleyson. This leads into a Litany of Saints on the verso side. This is where it gets interesting. Most litanies name the three primary Archangels: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. This leaf adds a fourth: Saint Raguel.
February 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Book of Hours - France, ca. 1475
Recto side has a Kyrie Eleyson/ Christe Eleyson. This leads into a Litany of Saints on the verso side. This is where it gets interesting. Most litanies name the three primary Archangels: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. This leaf adds a fourth: Saint Raguel.
Recto side has a Kyrie Eleyson/ Christe Eleyson. This leads into a Litany of Saints on the verso side. This is where it gets interesting. Most litanies name the three primary Archangels: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. This leaf adds a fourth: Saint Raguel.
Antiphonal Italy 1340.
A leaf from an Italian antiphonal. Hand-scribed on animal vellum, with a large illuminated initial "I". Featuring burnished gold corners and blue, red, pink, yellow and green temperas. Square musical notation and 4-line staves.
A leaf from an Italian antiphonal. Hand-scribed on animal vellum, with a large illuminated initial "I". Featuring burnished gold corners and blue, red, pink, yellow and green temperas. Square musical notation and 4-line staves.
February 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Antiphonal Italy 1340.
A leaf from an Italian antiphonal. Hand-scribed on animal vellum, with a large illuminated initial "I". Featuring burnished gold corners and blue, red, pink, yellow and green temperas. Square musical notation and 4-line staves.
A leaf from an Italian antiphonal. Hand-scribed on animal vellum, with a large illuminated initial "I". Featuring burnished gold corners and blue, red, pink, yellow and green temperas. Square musical notation and 4-line staves.
Italy ca. 1550. A leaf from an Antiphonal, for use in the celebration of the Mass. Text is: "Kyrie Eleyson" - repeated twice more then "Christe Eleyson". (Lord have mercy / Christ have mercy)
Green, black and red inks.
Green, black and red inks.
February 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Italy ca. 1550. A leaf from an Antiphonal, for use in the celebration of the Mass. Text is: "Kyrie Eleyson" - repeated twice more then "Christe Eleyson". (Lord have mercy / Christ have mercy)
Green, black and red inks.
Green, black and red inks.
Book of Hours - France, 1470
Executed on animal vellum with a full rinceaux border. Burnished gold is used on the five line chapter initial “D”, and in both the internal and external borders. Red, blue, green and pink flowers and leaves.
Text is from Psalm 6 (Latin Vulgate/Douay Rheims)
Executed on animal vellum with a full rinceaux border. Burnished gold is used on the five line chapter initial “D”, and in both the internal and external borders. Red, blue, green and pink flowers and leaves.
Text is from Psalm 6 (Latin Vulgate/Douay Rheims)
February 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Book of Hours - France, 1470
Executed on animal vellum with a full rinceaux border. Burnished gold is used on the five line chapter initial “D”, and in both the internal and external borders. Red, blue, green and pink flowers and leaves.
Text is from Psalm 6 (Latin Vulgate/Douay Rheims)
Executed on animal vellum with a full rinceaux border. Burnished gold is used on the five line chapter initial “D”, and in both the internal and external borders. Red, blue, green and pink flowers and leaves.
Text is from Psalm 6 (Latin Vulgate/Douay Rheims)
A leaf from a Parisian Bible ca. 1235. A miniature painting of King David. Psalm 38, 39 & 40 Latin Vulgate/Douay Rheims (Psalm 39, 40, 41
KJV). M&M candy for scale. 🤣
KJV). M&M candy for scale. 🤣
February 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A leaf from a Parisian Bible ca. 1235. A miniature painting of King David. Psalm 38, 39 & 40 Latin Vulgate/Douay Rheims (Psalm 39, 40, 41
KJV). M&M candy for scale. 🤣
KJV). M&M candy for scale. 🤣
Leaf from a Psalter - Flanders, ca. 1260. Gothic text in dark brown ink. A beautiful
border in blue and pink. Burnished gold lettering. The text includes the entirety of Psalm 96. Three line initial "D" opens Psalm 96, "Dominus regnant . . ."(The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice)
border in blue and pink. Burnished gold lettering. The text includes the entirety of Psalm 96. Three line initial "D" opens Psalm 96, "Dominus regnant . . ."(The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice)
February 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Leaf from a Psalter - Flanders, ca. 1260. Gothic text in dark brown ink. A beautiful
border in blue and pink. Burnished gold lettering. The text includes the entirety of Psalm 96. Three line initial "D" opens Psalm 96, "Dominus regnant . . ."(The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice)
border in blue and pink. Burnished gold lettering. The text includes the entirety of Psalm 96. Three line initial "D" opens Psalm 96, "Dominus regnant . . ."(The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice)