As Christmas nears, a lovely L15-E16thC nativity scene from a gold ring, Sleaford (Lincs): https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/642395 …pic.twitter.com/OpNPYMd2gl
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The same scene in the L10thC Benedictional of St Æthelwold, BL Additional 49598, f. 15v: http://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/e-word-is-geworden-anglo-saxon.html …pic.twitter.com/z3FoA5vSQG
A very early Nativity scene, 1st half of 4thC, sarcophagus of Marcus Claudianus: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:0_Sarcophage_de_Marcus_Claudianus_-_Pal._Massimo_alle_Terme.JPG …pic.twitter.com/xT5jj8nmNU
Another early Nativity scene, from the 4thC so-called 'Sarcophagus of Stilicho', Milan: https://memoriadei.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/the-ox-the-ass-and-the-passion-of-the-nativity/ …pic.twitter.com/DbMkB5Tn2a
@m39618462 Yes, v similar to the L10thC Benedictional of St Æthelwold but see what you mean!
@caitlinrgreen Joseph always looks fed up.
probably the earliest depiction of the inflatable flight pillow
@caitlinrgreen wow beautiful !
Bunk beds even then?
@caitlinrgreen @LMSChairman thoroughly English = beautifully understated! this is why England is Her dowry
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