The Aberdeen Bestiary

Heads up for those who love illuminated manuscript! The University of Aberdeen has just digitized this beautiful bestiary. Check it out! http://www.abdn.ac.uk/bestiary/

Academics with Cats

I can't believe I forgot to mention that there are "#twitterstorians" who regularly post images of their cats under the hashtag #academicswithcats. Yours truly is often there posting pictures of his own cats. Did I mention we now have a second cat since last year? Little Diderot!

Little Diderot jumped on my shoulder this morning, not wanting me to work on campus! #academicswithcats pic.twitter.com/T3lJRtevnx

— Joseph Gagné (@josgagne) September 26, 2016

It's Diderot's first birthday today! #AcademicsWithCats pic.twitter.com/op3AQpXYpS

— Joseph Gagné (@josgagne) September 10, 2016

Space Cats!

Stumbled on this bit of internet gold:

A Cat, by Wenceslaus Hollar

Nothing big for this post. I was simply googling an image reference to the 17th century Czech artist Wenceslaus Hollar when I stumbled on these feline-related engravings by him:

 

The Great Cat Massacre

I haven't read this book yet, but it is certainly on my reading list! Have any of you read it?

Poe doesn't care much for this book... #academicswithcats pic.twitter.com/te9RTv5uvk

— Joseph Gagné (@josgagne) August 22, 2016

A Feline Civil War Museum?

Article over at the Washington Post: There’s a museum for everything. Even Civil War battles — depicted by cats. Quoted: “We just don’t make clay people as well as cats”.

How convenient?

Yestervid: Oldest Cat Video Ever

I've just discovered the wonderful YouTube channel Yestervid. The video bellow is a great example of the kind of stuff they have, and convenient for this blog's subject matter. Enjoy! (And don't forget to visit their channel!)

P.S. I think I recall one video being older, showing a girl playing with a kitten. To be verified...