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Wrestling, 1467.

Published in the fencing manual written by German fencing master Hans Talhoffer (1420-1490).

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2022-02-18

In his letters, 8th-century missionary (and apparent fan of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) St. Boniface keeps sending people towels as presents.

One letter: "I am sending also a cloak, and a towel to dry the feet."

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2022-02-15

Colorful, depressed geese.

(Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 602, f. 65v)

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2022-02-06

A great new article is now out: 's "Propping the Tree of Charity: Allegory and Salvation History in Piers Plowman".

If you want to think about how medieval writers used trees to think about things, this is the article!

https://t.co/JVQrfBBNBa

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2022-02-06

Wonderful women:
Some 'evil' women of Mercia who were probably anything but, and one who was never accused in the first place:
https://t.co/UM8czrs4yP

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2022-02-02

Light moment - monks with hangovers, monks who are too bored to tell their tales, and a monk who stole the crown jewels...
https://t.co/DtFi0WcHfT

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2022-01-28

Reading in the margins

Add MS 29433 (c.1400-1410)

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2022-01-26

Thrilled to share the release of "Articulating the Ḥijāba: Cultural Patronage and Political Legitimacy in al-Andalus. The ʿĀmirid Regency c. 970-1010 AD" by Mariam Rosser-Oven - with illustrations by me! https://t.co/J16cOlTSuy

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2022-01-05

New Year’s Resolutions for 2022:
3) Drive out new variants and stay safe together.
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2021-12-31

Red Sea being truly red: Georges Trubert C15, France; Nuremberg Chronicle C15, Germany; 1530 Woodcut, Italy; Filippino Lippi (follower) c. 1500, Italy. https://t.co/EmLfHjCtDm

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2021-12-12

We're taking the Middle Ages in Modern Games back to on 4 and 5 July 2022! Check out our strand around the conference theme of 'Borders'.

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2021-12-10