Let's say you're flipping through a medieval Christian prayer book (as you do), and suddenly you come across a curious illustration amongst the prayers and psalms of something that looks unmistakably like female genitalia. A scolding voice in your head tells you to get your mind out of the gutter. B
By Jenny Weston In last week’s blogpost, Irene O’Daly explored the world of portable books — manuscripts that are small enough (and light enough) to be carried around by the user. In to…
Cover title: Medieval ornament from the 11th to the 14th century
What I find most remarkable about the bookish slice of medieval society that I study is not so much the differences between medieval manuscripts and our modern books, but their similarities.
We're in the middle of our second year in a row in the Middle Ages. History is always our biggest area of book-collecting--I am always on the lookout for good ones. I realized that you
Relive history with these Medieval Times books for kids! Read about historical fiction during these times, from picture books to chapter books.
The basic plot of the story is fantastic. A good and loyal knight is in exile from his own country, France, and offers his services to a king in England. There he falls in love with the princess even though he has a loyal and loving wife at home....
When the edges take center stage.
Welcome to the wondrous and bizarre collection of medieval doodles that feature fantastical things like a tiny frog playing the piano, a frail skeleton drinking wine, or a monk and his cat reading together.
Ten of the most interesting facts about the largest medieval book in the world, the Codex Giga, which is also known as The Devil's Bible.
I've put together 10 paintings from the medieval times that I feel are weird, funny and just plain creepy! How these were the subjects is beyond me.
Are you wanting to talk more like someone from the Middle Ages? We have a list of 30 great sayings and proverbs that you can use in your conversations.
When the edges take center stage.
An investigation into art history’s strangest meme
It turns out boredom really is eternal.
The present publication represents part of a work not published in full until 1735. Cf. Yale, Alchemy
The best pictures of a monastic scriptorium show the monks at work on their elaborate and painstaking artistry. The first picture shows a group of monks in the scriptorium. A monastic scriptorium by Peter Jackson The second picture shows a closer view of a monk at work on his vellum manuscript. A monk writing his […]
15th century (1479) Germany - Konstanz Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek cod. 3049 fol. 169v http://tethys.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/realonline/ no. 006766
Relive history with these Medieval Times books for kids! Read about historical fiction during these times, from picture books to chapter books.
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Tim’s knowledge of historical styles and techniques have enabled him to carry out accurate facsimiles, as well as re-interpretations of medieval illuminated letters and borders. He has replicated several ancient documents as part of a project on the history of Merton Priory, including a full copy of the Magna Carta. […]
The basic plot of the story is fantastic. A good and loyal knight is in exile from his own country, France, and offers his services to a king in England. There he falls in love with the princess even though he has a loyal and loving wife at home....
The four gospels are preceded by a full-page portrait miniature of the appropriate evangelist. Per tradition, they are represented as contemporary scribes surrounded by all the tools of their
When the edges take center stage.
We're in the middle of our second year in a row in the Middle Ages. History is always our biggest area of book-collecting--I am always on the lookout for good ones. I realized that you
The image of Christine in her study is enthralling – I expect all who know her work and have seen some of the illustrations in her manuscripts feel the same about it. Ever since I first became invo...
Medieval Book Covers includes 40 images of unique and ornate book covers that are hundreds of years old. Each image is in PNG format with Transparent Borders. Images are all 300 DPI with two exceptions; one is 200, and one is 72. Image dimensions vary, but range as shown in the dimensions section. All images are shown in the preview screens so please scroll down and zoom in.
