new Bening illuminations online.

Nov 14, 2006 00:39

I am staying up late tonight, because I found a cache of new Simon Bening illuminations on WikiMedia Commons. So, of course, the last two images I want, were downloaded with errors, so only part of the image downloads... the top half, and I want the bottom half. {whine ( Read more... )

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girlon_theverge November 14 2006, 09:13:08 UTC
They downloaded fine for me.

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sstormwatch November 16 2006, 23:27:41 UTC
Thanks. I tried again today, and got them ok.

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heatermcca November 14 2006, 13:21:26 UTC
I think I'm getting all of them. D'you want me to email them to you?

Margaret, who's squeeing over the seam lines in the hosen backs at the shoe.

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sstormwatch November 16 2006, 23:28:23 UTC
Thanks. I tried again today, and got them ok.

Yes, those images have some nice details in them.

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rwfranz November 14 2006, 17:06:34 UTC
Worked fine for me, using IE on a public computer.

Wikimedia Commons is getting to be a really nice resource.

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sstormwatch November 16 2006, 23:29:04 UTC
Thanks. I tried again today, and got them ok.

Yes, it is a very nice resource. I may even upload some of my larger scans onto them, when I have more time.

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florentinescot November 15 2006, 04:27:28 UTC
I love Simon Bening. Did you know that between the Getty Book and the V&A, you can get almost all of the folios from the Genealogy of the Kings of Portugal?

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sstormwatch November 16 2006, 23:31:15 UTC
I love his work, too. And no, I didn't know that. Cool!

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