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Paschal lamb. Speculum humanae salvationis, Germany ca. 1360. Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, Hs 2505, fol. 28v.
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Paschal lamb. Speculum humanae salvationis, Germany ca. 1360. Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, Hs 2505, fol. 28v.
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Gilded tendrils coil around the unicorn’s horn, its body pinned beneath the Virgin’s outstretched hand. Red glass, flashed over clear, casts the hunt in a luminous crimson glow—suggesting divine light as both veil and revelation.

How does the layered glass alter the way the figures seem to move within the scene?
#ClevelandMuseumofArt #StainedGlass #MedievalArt
https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.149

Water stag. ‘Fieschi Psalter’, Cambrai ca. 1290-1295. Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, Walters Manuscript W.45, fol. 227v.
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Water stag. ‘Fieschi Psalter’, Cambrai ca. 1290-1295. Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, Walters Manuscript W.45, fol. 227v.
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Come for the birding; stay for the resurrection...

We took a trip to St George’s, Reichenau, where Ottonian frescoes show demons fleeing, storms falling silent, the sick restored—and Lazarus emerging from his grave.

https://silencesandsounds.blogspot.com/

#MedievalArt #Ottonian #Reichenau #frescoes #beauty #Catholic #blog #research #medieval

Come for the birding; stay for the resurrection...

We took a trip to St George’s, Reichenau, where Ottonian frescoes show demons fleeing, storms falling silent, the sick restored—and Lazarus emerging from his grave.

https://silencesandsounds.blogspot.com/

#MedievalArt #Ottonian #Reichenau #frescoes #beauty #Catholic #blog #research #medieval

Castor dicitur a castrando (the beaver’s self-castration). Bestiary, Salisbury 13th century. British Library, Harley 4751, fol. 9v.
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Castor dicitur a castrando (the beaver’s self-castration). Bestiary, Salisbury 13th century. British Library, Harley 4751, fol. 9v.
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Last Judgment. ‘Spinola Hours’, Bruges and Ghent, ca. 1510-1520. LA, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 18, fol. 16.5v
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Last Judgment. ‘Spinola Hours’, Bruges and Ghent, ca. 1510-1520. LA, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 18, fol. 16.5v
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Tri dans le dossier [Illustrations vrac]. ❤️ 🌱
#illustration #art #mastoart #enluminure #medievalart #plants #naturelovers #nature

Tri dans le dossier [Illustrations vrac]. ❤️ 🌱
#illustration #art #mastoart #enluminure #medievalart #plants #naturelovers #nature

Tri dans le dossier [Illustrations vrac].
Restons dans la même période, avec cet échange qui a l'air fort passionnant...
#illustration #art #mastoart #enluminure #medievalart

Tri dans le dossier [Illustrations vrac].
Restons dans la même période, avec cet échange qui a l'air fort passionnant...
#illustration #art #mastoart #enluminure #medievalart

Tri dans le dossier [Illustrations vrac].
C'est cadeau, ne me remerciez pas :blob_cat_peek_owo:
#illustration #art #mastoart #enluminure #medievalart
(on part sur un 'tit thread à dérouler 🧵 )

Tri dans le dossier [Illustrations vrac].
C'est cadeau, ne me remerciez pas :blob_cat_peek_owo:
#illustration #art #mastoart #enluminure #medievalart
(on part sur un 'tit thread à dérouler 🧵 )

Monkey and the bishop. Robert de Boron, L’Estoire de Merlin, Northern France ca. 1280-1290. Paris, BNF, Fr. 95, fol. 214r.
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Monkey and the bishop. Robert de Boron, L’Estoire de Merlin, Northern France ca. 1280-1290. Paris, BNF, Fr. 95, fol. 214r.
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Grinning cat. Conrad of Megenberg, ‘Buch der Natur’, Germany ca. 1434. Strasbourg, Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire, Ms.2.264, fol. 85r.
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Grinning cat. Conrad of Megenberg, ‘Buch der Natur’, Germany ca. 1434. Strasbourg, Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire, Ms.2.264, fol. 85r.
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Bonnacon and his fire fart. ‘The Ashmole Bestiary’, England 13th century. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, fol. 18r.
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Bonnacon and his fire fart. ‘The Ashmole Bestiary’, England 13th century. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, fol. 18r.
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#Peacock wings. Anjou Bible, Naples ca. 1340. Universiteitsbibliotheek Leuven, Cod. 1, fol. 262r.
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#Peacock wings. Anjou Bible, Naples ca. 1340. Universiteitsbibliotheek Leuven, Cod. 1, fol. 262r.
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Furries. Jacobus de Teramo, ‘Litigatio Christi cum Belial’ (German translation of 'Consolatio peccatorum, seu Processus Luciferi contra Jesum Christum’), Germany 1461. München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cgm 48, fol. 132r.
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Furries. Jacobus de Teramo, ‘Litigatio Christi cum Belial’ (German translation of 'Consolatio peccatorum, seu Processus Luciferi contra Jesum Christum’), Germany 1461. München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cgm 48, fol. 132r.
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#Crucifixion. Psalter, England 1265-1300. BL, Additional 2868, fol. 6r.
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#Crucifixion. Psalter, England 1265-1300. BL, Additional 2868, fol. 6r.
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The fall of the rebel angels. Psalter of Saint Louis and Blanche of Castile, France ca. 1225-1250. Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Ms 1186, fol. 9v.
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The fall of the rebel angels. Psalter of Saint Louis and Blanche of Castile, France ca. 1225-1250. Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Ms 1186, fol. 9v.
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Ox rider. book of hours, Tours 1500. Bibliothèque de Genève, Comites Latentes 124, fol. 61r.
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Ox rider. book of hours, Tours 1500. Bibliothèque de Genève, Comites Latentes 124, fol. 61r.
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#Christmas sale. ‘Maciejowski Bible’, Paris ca. 1240. NY, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, fol. 36v.
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#Christmas sale. ‘Maciejowski Bible’, Paris ca. 1240. NY, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, fol. 36v.
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Picnic on the whale’s back. Bestiary, Thérouanne ca. 1270. LA, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig XV 3, fol. 89v.
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Picnic on the whale’s back. Bestiary, Thérouanne ca. 1270. LA, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig XV 3, fol. 89v.
#medieval #MedievalArt

#Devil carrying his soul basket. Holkham Bible, England ca. 1320-1330. BL, Add. 47682, fol. 11v.
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#Devil carrying his soul basket. Holkham Bible, England ca. 1320-1330. BL, Add. 47682, fol. 11v.
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Holy hemorrhoid. Roman d’Alexandre, Tournai 1338-1344. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, fol. 56r.
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Holy hemorrhoid. Roman d’Alexandre, Tournai 1338-1344. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, fol. 56r.
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#Dante and Virgil in the Ninth Circle of Hell (#Inferno, Canto XXXIV). Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia, Siena ca. 1444-1450 (British Library, Yates Thompson 36, fol. 62v).
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#Dante and Virgil in the Ninth Circle of Hell (#Inferno, Canto XXXIV). Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia, Siena ca. 1444-1450 (British Library, Yates Thompson 36, fol. 62v).
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#Apocalyptic menagerie. Beatus of Liébana, Commentaria in Apocalypsin (the ‘Beatus of Saint-Sever’), Saint-Sever before 1072. BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 198r.
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#Apocalyptic menagerie. Beatus of Liébana, Commentaria in Apocalypsin (the ‘Beatus of Saint-Sever’), Saint-Sever before 1072. BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 198r.
#medieval #MedievalArt

The #Dragon and the Woman clothed with the Sun. Alexander Minorita, Expositio in Apocalypsim, Germany 1249-1250. Cambridge University Library, MS Mm.5.31, fol. 76r.
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The #Dragon and the Woman clothed with the Sun. Alexander Minorita, Expositio in Apocalypsim, Germany 1249-1250. Cambridge University Library, MS Mm.5.31, fol. 76r.
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Horsemen of the #Apocalypse. Apocalypse, Flanders 15th century. BnF, Néerlandais 3, fol. 7r.
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Horsemen of the #Apocalypse. Apocalypse, Flanders 15th century. BnF, Néerlandais 3, fol. 7r.
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martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew. Hungarian Anjou legendary, Italy or Hungary c. 1325-1335. NY, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.360.21.
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martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew. Hungarian Anjou legendary, Italy or Hungary c. 1325-1335. NY, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.360.21.
#medieval #MedievalArt

4/5 Norwich Cathedral SWIPE
The cloisters and vaulted ceiling (see 2 and 3 in this set) both have medieval carved bosses which largely escaped the iconoclastic destruction. Here are four from the cloisters.

#photography #churchphotography #medieval #medievalart

4/5 Norwich Cathedral SWIPE
The cloisters and vaulted ceiling (see 2 and 3 in this set) both have medieval carved bosses which largely escaped the iconoclastic destruction. Here are four from the cloisters.

#photography #churchphotography #medieval #medievalart

Falling #demons. #Apocalypse, Belgium ca. 1313. BnF, Français 13096, fol. 36r.
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Falling #demons. #Apocalypse, Belgium ca. 1313. BnF, Français 13096, fol. 36r.
#medieval #MedievalArt

Death riding the horned #lion. book of hours, Provence ca. 1485-1490. Moulins, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 89, fol. 88r.
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Death riding the horned #lion. book of hours, Provence ca. 1485-1490. Moulins, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 89, fol. 88r.
#medieval #MedievalArt

Bloody diarrhea. John Arderne, De arte phisicali et de cirurgia, England ca. 1425. Stockholm, Kungliga biblioteket, X 118.
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Bloody diarrhea. John Arderne, De arte phisicali et de cirurgia, England ca. 1425. Stockholm, Kungliga biblioteket, X 118.
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Back door to Heaven. prose version of Pèlerinage de vie humaine of Guillaume de Deguileville, Paris or Tours ca. 1475. Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 181, fol. 4r.
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