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bloody diarrheaJohn Arderne, De arte phisicali et de cirurgia, England ca. 1425.Stockholm, Kungliga

Illuminated initial B, beginning Psalm 1 (“Beatus vir”).  Folio 30v from the Leiden St.

Pride riding a lion and Envy riding a greyhound‘The Dunois Hours’, Paris ca. 1440-1450Br

crucified heartRené of Anjou, Le mortifiement de vaine plaisance, France ca. 1470Cologny, Fondation

heart-shaped songbookChansonnier de Jean de Montchenu, Savoy ca. 1475BnF, Rothschild 2973

the lover and the roseRoman de la Rose, Netherlands ca. 1490-1500BL, Harley 4425, fol. 184r

French kissBeatus of Liébana, Commentarius in Apocalypsin, Astorga 12th centuryBnF, Nouvelle acquisi

archery training above: Psalm 85:14 ‘Deus, iniqui insurrexerunt super me, et synagoga potentiu

The priest John Ball encourages the rebel army of Wat Tyler.  Illustration from a manuscript of Jean

Check out this recent article on Penn Today about the Kislak Center’s collaborative project with Bib

The Byzantine fleet of Emperor Michael II the Amorian (r. 820-829 CE) deploys Greek fire against the

Abd Al-rahman Al-sufiBook of Fixed Stars, 1675Paper, polychrome ink, gold, and silverSource

zegherevanmale:Initial ‘S’ - Chansonnier de Zeghere van Male. Cambrai, Bibl. mun., ms. 0126, B f. 01

barcarole:Manuscript of George Eliot’s Adam Bede, dated March 23rd 1859. Eliot addresses him as her

lostsplendor:Sick manuscript, BroBy Kate Beaton. Click for Source.Everything about this is 100% me. 

bishop and nun‘The Maastricht Hours’, Liège 14th centuryBL, Stowe 17, fol. 49r

back door to Heavenprose version of Pèlerinage de vie humaine of Guillaume de Deguileville, Paris or

Hercules, stahp!Raoul Lefèvre, Histoires de Troyes, Cognac ca. 1500BnF, Français 252, fol. 99r

lutenistPontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, before 1390Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms

but you don’t really care for music, do you?King David dancing before the Ark of the Covenant&

archaicwonder:Rare Dance of Death Manuscript: A Full-page Miniature from Lombardy, Italy, C.1490The

Erotic Illustrations from Kamasutra Manuscript17th CenturyNepal

Lovers Engaged in Lovemaking - Nepal (Probably Bhaktapur), Late 18th Century 

This week, we’ll be looking at Psalters - specifically the decorated or historiated initial &l

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