In the battle of e-reader versus book, I will choose book every single time. In my eyes, nothing can beat the thrill of the turn of the page. Books are things of beauty and creators of worlds, and e-readers just cannot compete with the untangible magic that the written word possesses. It is for the same reasons that...Read the Post
After coming across a familiar-looking diagram of the planets in a 10th-century manuscript a few months ago, I asked my colleagues here at the British Library how cosmology was represented in some of the manuscripts on which they are currently working. The manuscripts they recommended offered a diverse array of...
I made a decision several months ago to give up the commission side of my art business. As my calendar had filled with teaching engagements and trips to far-flung places, it became more and more difficult to find time to squeeze in the labor-intensive custom artwork. But when my friend Mary approached me a few […]
Knights fighting giant snails , rabbits murdering people, countless paintings of cats licking their butts , weird elephants …and now men and animals playing tru
Pretty medieval manuscript of the day is a juggler! It is from a late eleventh/early twelfth century manuscript which has been bound together with a number of later fragments. Read more about it here...
Strange, Trippy And Perverted Pictures From Illuminated Medieval Manuscripts
Strange, Trippy And Perverted Pictures From Illuminated Medieval Manuscripts
Maybe it's because it's Friday and I've been nursing a cold all week long, or maybe it's because it's Halloween and I'm feeling particularly irreverent, but I figure that
The snail may leave a trail of slime behind him, but a little slime will do a man no harm... whilst if you dance with dragons, you must expect to burn. - George R. R. Martin, The Mystery Knight As any Game of Thrones fan knows, being a knight has its downsides.
#OpChangeTheWorld2 🌎 This book without author, written in an unknown language and adorned with strange… by anarcho-pirate
When the edges take center stage.
A Medieval Guide to Love
“bed of frogs, germany, 15th century”
We're all just snails in the margins of 500 year old manuscripts.
This blog frequently highlights parallels between medieval and modern technology and media. My recent posts on Spam, GPS and Selfies in medieval times are good examples of that. As odd as this may …
