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A Nobel Prize winner has suggested "nobody knows what's next" for the economy under Donald Trump's administration.
Nobel Prize winner frets that Trump's sent economy into chaos: 'Nobody knows what's next'
A Nobel Prize winner has suggested "nobody knows what's next" for the economy under Donald Trump's administration. The president has struggled to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, prompting Paul Krugman to point out that the economy under Trump is hard to pin down. Writing in his Substack newsletter...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A Nobel Prize winner has suggested "nobody knows what's next" for the economy under Donald Trump's administration.
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Annunciation to the Shepherds, and the Nativity
#Nativity
Bamberg State Library Msc.Lit. 1; Sacramentary; early 11th century; Fulda; f.25r
#Nativity
Bamberg State Library Msc.Lit. 1; Sacramentary; early 11th century; Fulda; f.25r
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Annunciation to the Shepherds, and the Nativity
#Nativity
Bamberg State Library Msc.Lit. 1; Sacramentary; early 11th century; Fulda; f.25r
#Nativity
Bamberg State Library Msc.Lit. 1; Sacramentary; early 11th century; Fulda; f.25r
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Looking right at you from 1446: a Carthusian monk with mesmerizing beard on his chin & fly on his frame. By Petrus Christus of Bruges, whose day is today.
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Looking right at you from 1446: a Carthusian monk with mesmerizing beard on his chin & fly on his frame. By Petrus Christus of Bruges, whose day is today.
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A nativity scene with something of the Far Side about it
#Nativity
BnF MS Latin 9386; Evangelia quattuor (the Chartres Gospels); 9th c. (second half?); West of France (Brittany/ Loire?); f.64r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
#Nativity
BnF MS Latin 9386; Evangelia quattuor (the Chartres Gospels); 9th c. (second half?); West of France (Brittany/ Loire?); f.64r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A nativity scene with something of the Far Side about it
#Nativity
BnF MS Latin 9386; Evangelia quattuor (the Chartres Gospels); 9th c. (second half?); West of France (Brittany/ Loire?); f.64r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
#Nativity
BnF MS Latin 9386; Evangelia quattuor (the Chartres Gospels); 9th c. (second half?); West of France (Brittany/ Loire?); f.64r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
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“The dying marshes: Iraqi heritage under threat” by Rana Ibrahim
Art that highlights the suffering of people and wildlife in the marshes of southern Iraq, which are drying up. It’s a political, environmental, and humanitarian crisis that Ibrahim captures painfully and beautifully.
Art that highlights the suffering of people and wildlife in the marshes of southern Iraq, which are drying up. It’s a political, environmental, and humanitarian crisis that Ibrahim captures painfully and beautifully.
December 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“The dying marshes: Iraqi heritage under threat” by Rana Ibrahim
Art that highlights the suffering of people and wildlife in the marshes of southern Iraq, which are drying up. It’s a political, environmental, and humanitarian crisis that Ibrahim captures painfully and beautifully.
Art that highlights the suffering of people and wildlife in the marshes of southern Iraq, which are drying up. It’s a political, environmental, and humanitarian crisis that Ibrahim captures painfully and beautifully.
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2/2 Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny, painted in around 1570 by Francois Clouet.
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
2/2 Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny, painted in around 1570 by Francois Clouet.
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The apothecary Pierre Quthe, with his herbal. Painted in 1562 by François Clouet, whose day is today.
December 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The apothecary Pierre Quthe, with his herbal. Painted in 1562 by François Clouet, whose day is today.
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Cheers!
BL Arundel 299; Astronomical miscellany; Germany or Austria; 1491 CE; f.4v
BL Arundel 299; Astronomical miscellany; Germany or Austria; 1491 CE; f.4v
December 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Cheers!
BL Arundel 299; Astronomical miscellany; Germany or Austria; 1491 CE; f.4v
BL Arundel 299; Astronomical miscellany; Germany or Austria; 1491 CE; f.4v
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We all need some good and proper boundaries
Here the borders surround various texts by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (1235-1253) on pastoral care and the teachings of the Church
CCCC MS 257, ff. 9r and 181r
parker.stanford.edu/parker/catal...
#ManuscriptMonday
Here the borders surround various texts by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (1235-1253) on pastoral care and the teachings of the Church
CCCC MS 257, ff. 9r and 181r
parker.stanford.edu/parker/catal...
#ManuscriptMonday
December 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We all need some good and proper boundaries
Here the borders surround various texts by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (1235-1253) on pastoral care and the teachings of the Church
CCCC MS 257, ff. 9r and 181r
parker.stanford.edu/parker/catal...
#ManuscriptMonday
Here the borders surround various texts by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (1235-1253) on pastoral care and the teachings of the Church
CCCC MS 257, ff. 9r and 181r
parker.stanford.edu/parker/catal...
#ManuscriptMonday
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'Arnolfus filius Karlomanni
fratris karoli iunioris'
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 373; Anonymous Chronicle (to 1114 CE, based on Ekkehard of Aura's Imperial Chronicle); ca. 1114 CE - 1125 CE; Germany; f.34v @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
fratris karoli iunioris'
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 373; Anonymous Chronicle (to 1114 CE, based on Ekkehard of Aura's Imperial Chronicle); ca. 1114 CE - 1125 CE; Germany; f.34v @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
'Arnolfus filius Karlomanni
fratris karoli iunioris'
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 373; Anonymous Chronicle (to 1114 CE, based on Ekkehard of Aura's Imperial Chronicle); ca. 1114 CE - 1125 CE; Germany; f.34v @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
fratris karoli iunioris'
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 373; Anonymous Chronicle (to 1114 CE, based on Ekkehard of Aura's Imperial Chronicle); ca. 1114 CE - 1125 CE; Germany; f.34v @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
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Boethius in the dungeon, with Philosophy holding book and sceptre, and the departing Muses
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15825; Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae; 11th century; Salzburg?; f.1v
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15825; Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae; 11th century; Salzburg?; f.1v
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Boethius in the dungeon, with Philosophy holding book and sceptre, and the departing Muses
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15825; Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae; 11th century; Salzburg?; f.1v
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15825; Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae; 11th century; Salzburg?; f.1v
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"Amantissimo domino et patri B(artholomeo)
dei gratia exoniensi frater B(aldewinus)
fordensis monasterii"
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 200; Baldwin of Ford OCist, De sacramento altaris; ca. 1175 - 1199; Christ Church, Canterbury; p.1 @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
dei gratia exoniensi frater B(aldewinus)
fordensis monasterii"
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 200; Baldwin of Ford OCist, De sacramento altaris; ca. 1175 - 1199; Christ Church, Canterbury; p.1 @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"Amantissimo domino et patri B(artholomeo)
dei gratia exoniensi frater B(aldewinus)
fordensis monasterii"
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 200; Baldwin of Ford OCist, De sacramento altaris; ca. 1175 - 1199; Christ Church, Canterbury; p.1 @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
dei gratia exoniensi frater B(aldewinus)
fordensis monasterii"
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 200; Baldwin of Ford OCist, De sacramento altaris; ca. 1175 - 1199; Christ Church, Canterbury; p.1 @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
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The Tree of Life guarded by four angels:
'This is the Tree of Life and a flaming sword that turned every way'
BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f.122r
'This is the Tree of Life and a flaming sword that turned every way'
BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f.122r
December 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The Tree of Life guarded by four angels:
'This is the Tree of Life and a flaming sword that turned every way'
BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f.122r
'This is the Tree of Life and a flaming sword that turned every way'
BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f.122r
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The Nativity in Ethiopian style
The Morgan Library, MS M.828; Zir Ganela Gospels; 1400 CE-1401 CE; Ethiopia; f.7v
The Morgan Library, MS M.828; Zir Ganela Gospels; 1400 CE-1401 CE; Ethiopia; f.7v
December 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Nativity in Ethiopian style
The Morgan Library, MS M.828; Zir Ganela Gospels; 1400 CE-1401 CE; Ethiopia; f.7v
The Morgan Library, MS M.828; Zir Ganela Gospels; 1400 CE-1401 CE; Ethiopia; f.7v
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Initial 'Q'(uid) from the beginning of Psalm 51:
"Quid gloriaris in malitia, qui potens es in iniquitate?"
BL MS Arundel MS 60; 4th quarter of the 11th century-12th century; Psalter with gloss in Old English; Winchester; f.53r
"Quid gloriaris in malitia, qui potens es in iniquitate?"
BL MS Arundel MS 60; 4th quarter of the 11th century-12th century; Psalter with gloss in Old English; Winchester; f.53r
December 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Initial 'Q'(uid) from the beginning of Psalm 51:
"Quid gloriaris in malitia, qui potens es in iniquitate?"
BL MS Arundel MS 60; 4th quarter of the 11th century-12th century; Psalter with gloss in Old English; Winchester; f.53r
"Quid gloriaris in malitia, qui potens es in iniquitate?"
BL MS Arundel MS 60; 4th quarter of the 11th century-12th century; Psalter with gloss in Old English; Winchester; f.53r
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Initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Psalm 51:
'Quid gloriaris in malitia qui potens es in iniquitate?'
BL Add MS 36929; The 'Psalter of Cormac'; 1275-1325 CE; Ireland; f.60r
'Quid gloriaris in malitia qui potens es in iniquitate?'
BL Add MS 36929; The 'Psalter of Cormac'; 1275-1325 CE; Ireland; f.60r
December 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Psalm 51:
'Quid gloriaris in malitia qui potens es in iniquitate?'
BL Add MS 36929; The 'Psalter of Cormac'; 1275-1325 CE; Ireland; f.60r
'Quid gloriaris in malitia qui potens es in iniquitate?'
BL Add MS 36929; The 'Psalter of Cormac'; 1275-1325 CE; Ireland; f.60r
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Ave Maria
BnF MS Latin 1173; Hours of Charles d'Angoulême; 15th century; f.52r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Latin 1173; Hours of Charles d'Angoulême; 15th century; f.52r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Ave Maria
BnF MS Latin 1173; Hours of Charles d'Angoulême; 15th century; f.52r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Latin 1173; Hours of Charles d'Angoulême; 15th century; f.52r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
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2/2 This one too has been attributed to Masaccio. Could also have been Uccello, though. Everybody cool wanted to paint headgear in the 1420s!
December 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
2/2 This one too has been attributed to Masaccio. Could also have been Uccello, though. Everybody cool wanted to paint headgear in the 1420s!
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Profile portrait of a young man, painted in the 1420s by (probably) Masaccio, whose day is today.
December 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Profile portrait of a young man, painted in the 1420s by (probably) Masaccio, whose day is today.
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2/2 Saint Julian murdering his parents. He thought they were his wife & her lover. Still got to be a saint. Pretty good going! By Masaccio.
December 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
2/2 Saint Julian murdering his parents. He thought they were his wife & her lover. Still got to be a saint. Pretty good going! By Masaccio.
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Cheerful seasonal scene: Saint Nicholas discreetly tosses gold through window to save three girls from prostitution. From the predella of the Pisa Altarpiece by Masaccio, who was born OTD in 1401.
December 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Cheerful seasonal scene: Saint Nicholas discreetly tosses gold through window to save three girls from prostitution. From the predella of the Pisa Altarpiece by Masaccio, who was born OTD in 1401.
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Exacting perspective on the sacred the Holy Trinity, c. 1426, by Masaccio. Today has been his day.
December 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Exacting perspective on the sacred the Holy Trinity, c. 1426, by Masaccio. Today has been his day.
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Mild and Dry as Christmas Approaches
Mild and Dry as Christmas Approaches
Near record temperatures Christmas Day
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December 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Mild and Dry as Christmas Approaches
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The Carolingians
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Germany; Ms. lat. fol. 295; Ekkehard of Aura (Ekkehardus Uraugiensis), Chronicon Universale; 12th century; f.80v
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Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Germany; Ms. lat. fol. 295; Ekkehard of Aura (Ekkehardus Uraugiensis), Chronicon Universale; 12th century; f.80v
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December 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Carolingians
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Germany; Ms. lat. fol. 295; Ekkehard of Aura (Ekkehardus Uraugiensis), Chronicon Universale; 12th century; f.80v
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Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Germany; Ms. lat. fol. 295; Ekkehard of Aura (Ekkehardus Uraugiensis), Chronicon Universale; 12th century; f.80v
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