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@18thCent_Kitty @groweatgift Another Wombach here (by Lord Thomas Busby, c. 1810)
#stgeorgesday2020 In which St George cuts a small dragon into even smaller pieces #ProtectDragonsFromGeorge (British Library Ms Sloane 2633 f. 23v)
This friendly smiling minuscule dragon was just minding its business, when George turned up with his lance #ProtectDragonsFromGeorge (British Library Ms Harley 2985 f. 25v) #stgeorgesday2020
This is ASKING for trouble...First he put a large collar with the obligatory annoying bell on the ram. Then he jumped on the ram. Now he thinks it's a good idea to smack it on the rump #FedUpSheepOfHistory (Goya, Boy on Ram 1786-7 @artinstitutechi) #DontTryThisAtHome
@GemmaHAuthor Greatly honoured. For your readers, "Medieval Cats" was republished last year as "Cats in Medieval Manuscripts". Same feline content! (and Joan of Navarre had a pet parrot in her confinement....)
For #MondayMotivation quake at Joannis Jacobus Bijlaert's terrifying "Man with dog in window" (18th c.@rijksmuseum). No dog should smile like that! Spot the annoying belled collar (medieval and early modern pet staple) #DogsPlanningMurder
A rather alarmed medieval duck going QUECK! A contribution for #duckweek (British Library, Add. 49622, f. 190v) #medievalanimals
The gift for any cat lover. Packed with beautiful pictures and sources such as 13th c descriptions of purring, 18th c. cat opera companies, Welsh cat laws, French academicians meowing and authors throughout history at the mercy of their #cats