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“When danger reared its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled”…
Fans of Monty Python and the Holy Grail will no doubt agree that this fleeing demon does look remarkably like he is being played by Eric Idle…
The delightful image is taken from this week’s Treasure, the Arabic-Latin New Testament of 1591, beautifully annotated in silver ink, and an important addition to the Library’s extensive collection of Bibles and New Testaments.
