Medieval History

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The Pentecost, Bohemian Master, 1413-15

one of my favorite things about manuscripts is that scribes would sometimes make corrections to manu

Larissa Castle (Castle of Argos), GreeceThe ruins of this medieval Castle lie on the prominent hill

Swiss medieval halberds:Steel, iron and oak wood.  Length1.85m, length of head 41.2cm, weight 3.33kg

Medieval book transportYou are looking at two ‘wraps’ (top), the outside and inside of a box (

vaznetti:mediumaevum:Medieval Food PreservationFruits were often dried, but a far more tasty method

historyarchaeologyartefacts:Cast-iron parade dragon helmet, 1860, Germany or France [960 x 860]

The Real Afro Samurai — The Story of Yasuke,In the 16th century a young man was taken from his

Byzantine incendiary grenades, 9th-12th centuryfrom Pax Romana Auctions

Altarpiece of the Counselors (Virgin of the Counselors), Lluís Dalmau, 1445

605th anniversary of Prague astronomical clockInstalled in 1410, it is the third-oldest astronomical

Swiss medieval halberds:Steel and oak wood.  Length2.14m, length of head 45cm, weight 2.4kg.  Found

maskedlinguist:moonblossom:andywarnercomics:There’s a book out there that’s either one of the last g

89v, Gospels, MS 58, Trinity College Dublin

seven deadly sinsVincent of Beauvais, Le Mirouer historial (French translation of Speculum historial

gemma-antiqua:Medieval western European gold ring dated to the 14th century. The ring is inscribed o

Battle of Domazlice, 15th century.

mongrelmutt:artekka:Four six-hundred-year-old bras discovered in Medieval Austrian castle!“The under

The Caligula Troper  MS Caligula A XIV, folio 22rSt Peter being released from prison.  

Horse Armor of Duke Ulrich of Württemberg, for use in the field. Germany, 1507

The Nativity: The Adoration of the Christ Child by Mary and Joseph (miniature from folio 066r from t

Castruccio Castracani (1281-1328)Succesful Italian Condottiero and a staunch Ghibelline. Ruler of Lu

abridurif:Guido d’Arezzo (992-1040) / La “main guidonienne”In Medieval music, the Guidonian hand was

Earthenware bowl with a painting of a hare, from Egypt.  Artist unknown; Fatimid period (11th centur

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