Here it is, the single weirdest medieval representation of the creation of Eve I've ever seen.

(and yes, I am including the ones where it looks like God is pulling Eve out of Adam's rear)

(Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, III B 10, fol. 2r)

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One of my favorite books within books.

Bible of Jean de Vaudetar, Presented to Charles V around 1372)
Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum, MS 10 B 23

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Les batailles de boules de neige ont émerveillé grands et petits depuis des siècles. Les représentations commencent à se profiler à partir du Moyen Âge tardif. En ce mois de juin, parcourons donc la fraîcheur de quelques manuscrits pour les dénicher.

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"You are sweeter than milk and honey, you are peerless among thousands, I love you more than any." Emily Hazrati's lush setting of letters between two medieval nuns is gorgeous! We're performing it on Sat in 🌈 https://t.co/v4jGejmUul

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antiphonary from an unknown Monastery, written 13/14th century in with younger antiphon against pagans (i.e. Hussites) coming from 15th century (#NationalLibraryCZ I F 4)#medievaltwitter

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Vous pouvez retrouver ses productions en grande quantité sur le site : https://t.co/BBtvoDudog mais également sur via : https://t.co/E2QgKAZbNK

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antiphonary from second half of 14th century, deposited later in the library of Augustian in Třeboň, (#NationalLibraryCZ I D 20)

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The Medieval Unicycling Adventure is almost here, is releasing on tomorrow! RT's veeery appreciated ❤️

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

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**Our penultimate lecture of the season will be delivered next Tuesday, 21st May, by Dr Jane Kershaw (Oxford )**

“Tracing loot: the fate of European in hands in the ninth century”

Venue: , 6pm.

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Monastic houses in England with extant book lists: by location. I'm particularly interested in the Gloucester/Worcester cluster

Green = Benedictine, orange = Augustinian, blue = Cistercian

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Demain sort !! Un événement tant cette série aura marqué les dernières années. C'est également l'une des plus grandes séries médiévalistes : pour l'occasion, un petit thread sur les échos médiévaux dans la série !

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Today we celebrate the feast of St Cuthbert, our great northern saint, who died in 687 & is buried in .
So here’s a thread on St Cuthbert & some of the treasures in our collections.

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My new favourite instrument, a ♣️ gives me all the dark witcher wardruna vibes. I decided I need one in my life so I made a quick

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