Jan. 24, 2022, noon

Sir Shi and the Wanderer

Snakes & Ladders

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peacocks A peacock mosaic at the recently excavated Church of the Holy Apostles in southern Hatay province, Turkey.


holkham The Holkham Bible Picture Book, ca. 1330


A while back, I chatted with Joy Clarkson about old books. Here’s the conversation in text form.

Some tags on my blog I think readers of this newsletter would enjoy:

  • drawing
  • music
  • architecture
  • prayer

canoe Algonquin Canoe Trip 2021


Via David Epstein, the story of Sir Shi in Chinese:

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And in our Latin alphabet:

shi-l


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Goodness, this is lovely: limited-edition anthology of Anglo-Saxon poems illustrated by Alan Lee. (But it’s a limited edition and all copies have been sold.)

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