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How to Have Sex in the 600s: A very NSFW Thread.

Archbishop Theodore gave many judgments on what sexual acts were appropriate (and not) in the late 600s in England. So...how *was* it appropriate to have sex?

(Lyon, BM, MS 5128, f. 100r)

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2019-11-19

Everybody agreed that the gender reveal party was a disaster.

(Heidelberg, Universitätsbibliothek, Cod. Pal. germ. 144, f. 338r)

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2019-11-13

More for Here are images from jigoku zōshi 地獄草子 (Illustrated Stories of Hell), produced in the 12th cen. Rather than following a single narrative they show scenes of different hells & torments. Below I'll go through one scroll!

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2019-10-31

Happy Halloween and a thread of some great medieval monsters you might try dressing up as this year!

First, the blemyae, who have no heads and who have faces in their chests! It's recommended you wear more clothes than these two, though.

(BL, MS Harley 3954)

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2019-10-31

THREAD: Time for another tasty thread with resources. No matter if you're a scholar, student, or general public, if you're & here's a thread abt misappropriation of medieval symbols. Enjoy/ be disgusted. 1/19

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2019-10-22

Here comes that frog on a unicycle! ... did I do that right? No? Good!

Play Balancelot: https://t.co/7e2aN9SqO2

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2019-10-20

The Czech Bible from Tábor, also known as Bible of miller-woman, was created in Bohemia (third quarter of the 15th century, i.e. after Hussite revolution) (#NationalLibraryCZ XVII A 10)

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2019-10-18

The Czech Bible from Tábor, also known as Bible of miller-woman, was created in Bohemia (third quarter of the 15th century, i.e. after Hussite revolution) (#NationalLibraryCZ XVII A 10)

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2019-10-18

"Modern" people: Everyone stank in the Middle Ages bc they didn't bathe and all their teeth were rotten!

Medieval person: What? Sorry, I was in the tub. My teeth are fine. We have a lower sugar diet than you.

(BL, MS Additional 11619, f. 6v)

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2019-10-15

A literal cross-word puzzle from Rabanus Maurus.

(München, BSB, MS Clm 8201, f. 68v)

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2019-10-09

Did you know that the story of the Buddha made its way to medieval Europe, transforming into the story of a Christian saint named Josaphat? Here he is in a 1469 German illustration (citations at the end)

THREAD:

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2019-09-27


Littlebury, Holy Trinity, Essex, north door with two pairs of shears carved in relief, perhaps in reference to the wool industry, on rail forming head of wicket, 15th-century.

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2019-09-21

Morning 🤗 I just finished this illustration of the epic - I combined my love of medieval manuscript illuminations with my gothic style to create this design 🖤a real labour of love!

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2019-09-11