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A particularly elaborate #mementomori ring from the mid 16thc - the book-shaped bezel is embedded with a sapphire, ruby, emerald and diamond. Snakes, toads and skulls decorate the rest of it to give you that classic 'you are nothing but glamorous worm-food' memento mori feel.

Birds and our hair have a complex history. In Scottish lore, a magpie which stole a piece of your cut hair for its nest died in a year. In Appalachia, a bird that got tangled in your hair shared a piece of your soul. Here's a beautiful bird comb to get it out! #FolkloreThursday

Pilgrims flocking to the shrine of St Sebastian in Rome in various states of illness and disability - there is something so striking the composition of this image.

(Josse Lieferinxe, Flemish, c.1500, Galleria Nationale d'Arte Antica)

A tender depiction of the Madonna and child - the Virgin appears to be cooing at her baby.

(France, c.1400-25, Met no. 16.32.163)

Exquisite wood sculpture of St Catherine trampling a philosobro while reading her book.

(ca. 1530 Germany, Met, no. 50.64)

More pics from the launch! Huge thank you to our wonderful editors @medievalgender @KingsManorGhost and @medievalk ! #GMS2019

Another installment of alien-Christ: While this mid-12thc English statuette of the Virgin and Child (and I do mean child, look at the size of him, that ain't no baby) is beautiful, Christ has some pretty freaky ET fingers going on.

(V&A, no. A.25-1933)

It's cold and it's wet - let the ladies of the Trachtenbuch teach you how to cover up for this weather.

(1577, Hans Weigel)

#OTD Feast of St Bridget of Sweden - had some truly spectacular visions of the Passion. In one of her visions, she saw the 5480 wounds of Christ. She prayed 15 times a day for a year, totaling 5475 prayers, with 5 left over symbolising the Five Wounds of Christ.

A stained glass fragment that’s just happy to be here.

(c1200-15, France, Met no. 30.73.268)