The early 16th century roof and carvings of St. John’s Walk at Hereford Cathedral. The walkway and the carvings were commissioned by Bishop Mayhew in 1504. 
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#hell. Augustine, De civitate Dei (French translation), Paris 15th century. Amiens, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 216, t. II, fol. 339v.
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Those vile Bonnacons ! publicdomainreview.org/collection/b... "Contact with its dung was said to burn like a kind of fire, scorching hunting dogs and anyone not equipped with protective gear." #medieval #beasts #myth #animals #books #illustration #grotesque #bestiaries
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Amendment: Following a conversation with nuns at Patriarchate of Peć, while vandalism *was* done to frescos in Our Lady of Ljeviš (& elsewhere), the chipping damage may represent an early attempt at conservation. Although it seems counterintuitive, chipping holes may have allowed moisture trapped behind the paint to escape. This would account for the systematic appearance of the damage, & for its presence in places not readily accessible to casual vandals.
It’s very hard to find a source to verify this (esp. while on-the-go). Here’s a photo from the exterior of Patriarchate of Peć, showing the chipping (some of which appears filled). Are there any #art #artHistory buffs who know a thing or two about #conservation of #medieval #frescos & can comment with certainty on what’s going on here?
White #cat, black #mouse. ‘The Maastricht Hours’, Liège 14th century. British Library, Stowe 17, fol. 75v.
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**How Medieval Monks and Scribes Helped Preserve Classical Culture**
https://lithub.com/how-medieval-monks-and-scribes-helped-preserve-classical-culture/.
Literary Hub · How Medieval Monks and Scribes Helped Preserve Classical CultureThe Christianization of Europe was mostly a “top-down” affair. A chieftain or a prince was baptized, and his people followed suit. For example, three thousand people are said to have followed Clovi…
Cannibal rabbit. Le livre de Lancelot du Lac & other Arthurian Romances, Northern France ca. 1275-1300. Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 229, fol. 287r.
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38 #Manuscripts digitized from the #Vatican this week https://www.wiglaf.org/vatican/2025/week24.html
Mostly in the Cappella Pontificia archives (music!) and the diaries of the puntatore (now >75%). Otherwise a 18th C Megillat Esther, a Glagolitic breviary, printed, Persian poetry, and more
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As feiras medievais são "reconstruções históricas" do que nunca existiu - e ainda assim espalham-se pelo país como momentos de convívio e folia. Em Lamego tem a particular característica de ser promovida como contendo uma recriação histórica das #cortes de Lamego*, ainda que estas nunca tenham existido.
Mas para mim a feira #medieval de #Lamego é aquela altura do ano em que vou até à praça e bebo #hidromel. E quem diz que essa não é uma boa tradição a manter e celebrar? ;-)
Viking-era silver treasure and farm discovered in Täby, Sweden
Archaeologists from Arkeologerna, a division of the Swedish History Museums, have uncovered a remarkable Viking Age site in Täby, just north of Stockholm, revealing a massive farmstead, a burial ground, and an extraordinary silver treasure buried over a millennium ago...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/viking-era-silver-treasure-discovered-in-taby-sweden/
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Medieval carving of a minstrel playing the bagpipes at Beverley Minster in East Yorkshire. The carving is one of over 70 depicting minstrels and musical instruments. My own. #StoneworkSunday #Medieval #Beverley
Morning wood of Jesse. Guyart des Moulins, Bible Historiale, Paris 1395-1401. BnF, Français 159, fol. 175r.
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Todays #workoutpost the reason we do leg day, to stand tall for hours and give raptors pets. #mythiclegions #photography #toyphotography #knights #medieval #fantasy #platearmor #greenknight #dinosaur #velociraptor #jurrasicpark #hammondcollection #nature #naturephotography #miniature #fourhorsemen
The 19th century statue of the late #medieval #Roman tribune Cola di Rienzo, on a base made from #recycled #ancient architectural and sculptural fragments, on the Capitoline Hill. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome
All Hallows Church at Mitton in Lancashire. The main body of the church dates to the 13th century, while the west tower is 15th century in date. My own. #SteepleSaturday #Medieval #Lancashire
Did you know that #cats have been strolling over freshly done building sites since forever?
Picture 1: shows an #Ancient #Roman roof tile from ~100 AD found in Gloucester in 1969. Cat prints, unlike human & dog prints, are fairly rare from this period.
Picture 2: shows a #medieval (~12th c.) floor tile from St. Peter's church in Wormleighton with little cat prints on it.
Picture 3: portrait of 1 of my kitten's paws because life's meaningless without showing off what makes you happy.
Javelin thrower. book of hours, Poitiers c. 1450-1460. private collection / Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Cod. 105, fol. 30r.
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