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Embarrassing moments of medieval pet ownership - When your pet suddenly decides it doesn’t want to walk any further and you end up having to carry it back home - 2nd half of the 13th century, Rutland Psalter, British Library, Add. 62925, f. 76v
“How many times do I have to say it ??! When you get to the end of the loo roll, put a new one on the holder !!” - 12th century, La Mort, Marseille, Bibliothèque municipal Ms. 89, f. 063
Worthy of the weekend - An exceptional example from the world of ‘Elephants Done by Medieval Artists Who Had Never Seen One’ - 15th century, France, Paris, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-2888, f. 180
Beautifully executed image from the Cologne Gospels - St. Matthew writing his gospel. Late 11th century, Cologne Germany. @britishlibrary Treasures Gallery
An image from 1349 showing the burials of victims of the Black Death in Tournai. Contemporary pictures like this one are rare.