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A really gross medieval manuscript illustration - presumably to prove the point that pigs will eat anything ....

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As Christianity spread throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, the fox became associated with deceitful, destructive, & cunning behavior. As a result, they were often seen as demonic foes of agriculture and burned as symbols or "limbs" of The Devil.

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Illustrations from alchemical manuscript Clavis Artis. The title page states it was written in 1236 by 'Zoroaster' on the skin of a dragon and the book was produced in the late 17thc. There are 3 known editions of the Clavis Artis, 2 illustrated

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2021-10-07

Recogiendo la tendencia en estos de octubre os propongo un tuit espantoso cada jornada.
Y hoy, traigo el horror del cólera en 1831 retratado en el rostro real de una joven:

Sana 4h antes de morir

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2021-10-06

WATER-ELF DISEASE: Of unknown origins, this caused nails to darken, eyes to water and an urge to look down. One remedy was to make a salve and repeat a 'galdor' (incantation) three times: https://t.co/kvnvWgYNQz (Image: 'Elves', A. Rackham)

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game time

You haunt a medieval castle since 1485 - show us with 4 images what fetters you to this ghostly existence and QT https://t.co/RVFRaEAe8L

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2021-10-06


Atropa Belladonna -
It is said that medieval witches made brews and salves using deadly nightshade as a constituent in their "flying" ointments.
Don't try this at home. ☠️

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Hopeless, Maine orphans walk through the ruins of a gothic monastery for

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Clothes were hugely important to the medieval elite, who liked to display their wealth & superiority over the poor. The longer the shoes, the greater the wealth & social rank of the wearer. Some shoes were so long they had to be reinforced with whalebone.

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In the Dark Ages, traveler John Mandeville spoke of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary. This was a lamb that grew from a plant. It did everything a lamb did, except it was connected to a stalk.

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Cats being... err, cats? Some fun medieval cat art for

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2021-10-06

‘I am Plague: I have come from yon city where ten thousand lie dead: one thousand were slain by me, the rest by Fear.’ - Moncure Daniel Conway M.A. from Demonology and Devil Lore first published in 1879.

Art by an unknown Mexican artist dated 1952

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2021-09-30

A popular motif involving the Devil in French-Canadian folklore is that of the Devil arriving at parties, where he appears as extremely handsome & a fantastic dancer. In these stories, his true identity is recognized often by children or a pious elderly woman.

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Keawe acquires a strange bottle from a strange gentleman w/the promise that the being inside it will grant him wishes.However it must be sold for a lower price than it was originally paid,otherwise the bottle will return, again and again,to the hands of its owner 1

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If you run seven times anti-clockwise round Chanctonbury Ring, West Sussex, on a moonless night the Devil will appear and offer you a bowl of soup or porridge🥣 in exchange for your soul

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2021-09-30

The origins of Lucifer depend on which way you view the origin. Following the Lucifer as Morning Star theory, you can trace Lucifer as originally referring to Venus, the morning star, and thus back to Aphrodite and Innana, and indeed, nothing to do with Satan.

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2021-09-29

The cast of Personal Demons - that's an owl demon at the back.

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2021-09-29

"Christmas Ewe" by Nikolai Gogol illustrated by Oleg Kominarets in 2009 edition.

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"Christmas Ewe" by Nikolai Gogol illustrated by Oleg Kominarets in 2009 edition. Oleg has had definitely lot's of fun drawing this little devil, who actually helps the hero to get the slippers off the Tsaritsa’s feet and marry his beloved Oksana.

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2021-09-29