El Pequeño Mundo de Sophie

Witches in the Air, Francisco Goya, 1797-98

Mod Dot and Dr. Brandon Hawk sat down to talk about the ancient Jedi manuscripts in The Last Jedi in comparison with manuscripts from the Penn collections, and we’ll be publishing their conversations between now and the release of Episode 9 in December. Tune in to learn a bit about manuscript culture and to geek out about Star Wars!

Tiger face - 虎の顔

The Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Rome. Photographs by JONATHAN BECKER AND TOM CRAIG. @sixpenceee

Remedios Varo

Caravaggio, The Seven Works of Mercy, 1607.

Inferno (detail) by Franz von Stuck, 1908.

Christ’s Descent into Hell (detail) from a follower of Hieronymus Bosch, second quarter of the 16th century.

Caravaggio, The Incredulity of St. Thomas (1601), detail.

My Strange & Unusual Site | Books | Videos | Music | Etsy

This video shows Dot Porter, Mitch Fraas, Nick Herman, and Sean McGeehan opening up a box containing this recent acquisition to the SIMS collection. I hope that you enjoy watching their first impressions of this gorgeous manuscript and it’s companion text!

Robert Winthrop Chanler (1872–1930), Leopard and Deer, 1912 (Gouache or tempera on canvas, mounted on wood)

cozy sweater + good sleep = purrfect

Le Chat Blanc, 1894.

The Witches Sabbath (detail) by Frans Francken II, 1607.

c. 1150

Historia Botanica Practica - Giovanni Battista Morandi - 1744 - via e-rara