The basin of the two scribes, folio from the Kitab fi ma'arifat al-hiyal al-handisaya (the book of knowledge of ingenious mechanical devices) Automata by al-Jazari

1 ft. 1/8 in.x 7 3/4 in.; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Bibliomania in the Middle Ages,

Half-title (title of original edition): Bibliomania in the middle ages, or Sketches of bookworms, collectors, Bible students, scribes, and illuminators, from the Anglo-Saxon and Norman periods to the introduction of printing into England, with anecdotes illustrating the history of the monastic libraries of Great Britain in the olden time ...