Danish National Art Library / Danmarks Kunstbibliotek who is a good commenter?

 Do you like Art? Do you like Libraries?

Danish National Art Library / Danmarks Kunstbibliotek is a good start if you look for a quiet place and a lot of interesting books.

What did I find today?

The photo was taken by me.

What does Relyea think? 

Art magazines have come to find art historians more attractive as contributors than independent art critics. This is something he is particularly well placed to notice, having himself crossed over from the hardy band of critics to the better-shaded groves of academe. His explanation for this is not the one I'd have thought of at first - the fact that someone already making a living by his or her work at a for the relatively low pay offered by art magazines than someone university can better afford to work trying to make a living solely by writing. Rather, he suggests, the reason has at least in part to do with the overriding demand for global connectivity: "The critic, when compared to the historian, looks isolated and unconnected" whereas art historians "are abundantly hyperlinked" thanks to their "transcontinental academic archipelago of professionally linked colleagues, sites, and organizations, with their cross-advertised conferences and symposia, through which to travel, mingle, connect." - The Art in crisis (page 82-83)

About the book: Edited by Brad Haylock and Megan Patty.

Contributions by Taylor Renee Aldridge & Jessica Lynne, Kalia Brooks Nelson, Maddee Clark, Justin Clemens, Ben Eltham, Fayen d'Evie & Lizzie Boon, Dan Fox, Maria Fusco, Sarah Gory, Boris Groys, Paul James & Brad Haylock, Flavin Judd, Sara Kaaman, Jessica Gysel & Katja Mater, Bella Li & Justin Clemens, Freek Lomme, Rachel Marsden, Nikos Papastergiadis & Hou Hanru, Megan Patty, Barry Schwabsky, Anna-Sophie Springer & Caleb Waldorf, Astrid Vorstermans.

Who are the real beasts?

Source: Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World

by Elizabeth Morrison (Editor), Larisa Grollemond (Contributor)

"Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures such as the unicorn, siren, and griffin; exotic beasts including the tiger, elephant, and ape; as well as animals native to Europe like the beaver, dog, and hedgehog, the bestiary is a vibrant testimony to the medieval understanding of animals and their role in the world. So iconic were the stories and images of the bestiary that its beasts essentially escaped from the pages, appearing in a wide variety of manuscripts and other objects, including tapestries, ivories, metalwork, and sculpture."

I don't think so...