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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CFP: "Rhythms and Resonances. Sounding Objects in the Middle Ages," interdisciplinary conference dedicated to medieval objects that produce music, repetitive sounds or tones – and how sounds are echoed in ornament, images and texts: https://t.co/ehQ1DTffOi

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New publication! Single combat in films/tv get a lot of criticism for not being 'historically accurate' according to known medieval fighting techniques, but they do have a lot in common with Romance literature. Read it OA here - https://t.co/hNKZxbhYV9.

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One of my very favorite manuscripts. The artist(s) created so many inventive, fantastic initials and line fillers. CAMBRAI, Bibliothèque municipale, 0125 (0124) Chansonnier in Latin (1542)
https://t.co/qZgueUVSDw

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A completely standard medieval bestiary. Nothing to look at here...

MS M.459 fol. 22r (c.1290)

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When you've got tow on your distaff.

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in 1066 William of Normandy won the Battle of Hastings and became the King of England. After this battle a process of power transfer took place. A few thoughts about the Norman Conquest and *womens* power. 1/ 🧵

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merknight und merdog.
Adam and Eve's wedding and an extremely illustrious wedding party.

(1483; BnF, Français 11, f. 3v; https://t.co/bnKbxaK3QV)

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I believe in angels 😇😇😇

The Opening of the Seventh Seal,
Single leaf from an Apocalypse blockbook in Latin on paper, Germany c. 1465.
Fragment from Schreiber’s edition IV, folio 10.

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