Abbess Hilde

Of Eibingen Abbey, Cloister on the Rhine (trading manuscripts and gossip with Farnham Monastery)

[lady-isabella-farnham]

herald, tell the good people of the kingdom that I am straight fujoing out at once

[deathandmysticism]

Minerva Britanna, or, A garden of heroical devices, 1612

[historicalbookimages]

🐉 Ulyssis Aldrovandi …. Bononiæ, apud C. Ferronium, 1640.. Original source Image description: Illustration of a dragon from a 1640 publication by Ulyssis Aldrovandi. The dragon is depicted with a long, sinuous body covered in detailed scales, a prominent wing with webbed, fin-like segments, and clawed limbs. Its head features a fierce expression, open mouth revealing sharp teeth, and a crest or frill extending from the top. The dragon’s tail curls into a loop at the bottom of the image. The style is a black ink engraving on aged paper, with text visible in the background, emphasizing a historical scientific or natural history context. The page number 423 is shown in the top right corner.

[omnia-mors-aequat-nstrwa]

Royal funeral rites from medieval manuscripts

[medievalsquire]

my knight insists he can sense evil but so far this ability mostly applies to beautiful women who are courting the prince and nicer than average innkeepers

[hildegards-abbey]

Calendar?

The Lindisfarne Gospels (Cotton MS Nero D IV) c.715-720, Northumberland.

[ghostofafruit]

reading Mere by Danielle Giles rn, and I'm genuinely obsessed. I'm sorry these sapphic middle aged nuns from 10th century norfolk are everything to me and I have theories!!!

[hildegards-abbey]

If thou likest this blog, I can attest this book is for thee

[hildegards-abbey]

Writer of the Gospel

The Lindisfarne Gospels (Cotton MS Nero D IV) c.715-720, Northumberland.

[langernameohnebedeutung]

Schism? Schism today?

[langernameohnebedeutung]

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[turuin]

Wow, I didn't have "catholic schism" on my 2026 bingo card

[mygogglesdosomething]

Schism today

[medievalsquire]

there is a level of confidence exclusive to men carrying enchanted swords

[11thfempachi]

Girls just wanna have fun

[forked-tongue-blasphemer]

Smiling Bats

Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v

[arthistorycq]

I love them so much.

[english-history-trip]

Everyone loves to doodle Bat

[hildegards-abbey]

Intricate pattern

The Lindisfarne Gospels (Cotton MS Nero D IV) c.715-720, Northumberland.

[forked-tongue-blasphemer]

Smiling Bats

Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v

[forked-tongue-blasphemer]

Isopod

British Library, Harley MS 3244, c. 1236-1250, folio 64r

[rosieandthemoon]

Winchester Psalter, 1100’s

[hildegards-abbey]

Latin text

The Lindisfarne Gospels (Cotton MS Nero D IV) c.715-720, Northumberland.