Chris Jones-Jenkins' reconstruction of Ruthin Castle is magnificent. He told us about what went into it and some of the documents used to work out how the castle may have looked. https://t.co/0JUn0BBZGc

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Thread: On the 12th day of Christmas, the Middle Ages gave to meeeee

Twelve sinners sizzling!

(Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, MS III B 10, f. 47r)

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Advent calendar, Day 19: This depiction of the 'Flight to Egypt' comes from a stunning manuscript version of the 'Vita Christi' that is now in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum.

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I love how medieval depictions of God resting on the seventh day varied from Him sitting there quietly to full-on napping.

(BL, MS Egerton 1894, f. 1v; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 270b, f. 005v)

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Advent calendar, Day 3: Today we have a lovely miniature for you. It is a cutting from a choirbook.

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