Medieval

art, manuscripts, architecture, life from long ago

[centuriespast]

MINIATURIST, French Tractatus de Herbis 1458 Manuscript (Ms. Lat. 993) Biblioteca Estense, Modena

[centuriespast]

A Verger’s Dream: Saints Cosmas and Damian Performing a Miraculous Cure by Transplantation of a Leg Master of Los Balbases (active c.1480–1500) Wellcome Collection

[pipouch]

Guillaume de Digulleville : “Pèlerinage de la vie humaine”, France, XIVe siècle (Aix-en-Provence, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 110, p. 171)

[signorformica]

Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew, from Hungarian Anjou legendary single leaves ~ ca.1335 Morgan Library.  Bibliothèque Infernale on FB  

[signorformica]

Detail of a miniature of the deaths of Antony and Cleopatra. Des Cas des nobles hommes et femmes. Bruges ~ ca.1480 British Library.  Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

[signorformica]

Cain trying to talk some sense into his brother Abel. Biblia Furtmeyr. Regensburg ~ 15th century. BSB Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

[signorformica]

The kiss of Judas. Brother Philipp illumination. Regensburg ~ ca.1400 Getty Museum.  Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

[nends]

Petrus Apianus - Astronomicum Caesareum - Ingolstadt, 1540

volvelle - medieval instrument consisting of a series of concentric rotating disks, used to compute the phases of the moon and its position in relation to that of the sun

[nataliakoptseva]

The book of our Lord’s vineyard France ca. 1450-1470. Bodleian, MS. Douce 134

[signorformica]

Giotto. Diavoli di Arezzo (detail) ~ 1306 Assisi, Basilica superiore Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

[signorformica]

Detail of a miniature of Nero —the last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty— watching while his mother Agrippina is dissected. British Library ~ ca.1490

Agrippina’s death fulfilled the prophecy of some Chaldean astrologers years before.

When Agrippina asked them if her son would be king, they prophesied: “He will be king, but he will kill his mother”. According to Tacitus, she replied: “Occidat, dum imperet!” (“Let him kill me, provided he becomes emperor!”).

It is said that mad Nero believed Agrippina to haunt him after her death.  Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

[signorformica]

Das Apokalyptische Weib. Matthias Gerung ~ ca.1532 Bayerische SB Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

[medieval]

Somewhere in Ireland. Photo by me, 2006.

[irisharchaeology]

The 3rd Temptation of Jesus as depicted in the Book of Kells. Jesus is shown on the temple roof in Jerusalem. The shape of this shingled roofed building in most likely inspired by contemporary (8th century) Irish wooden churches

[deathandmysticism]

Pope at the gates of Hell, Antithesis Christi et Antichristi, ca. 1490-1510

[discardingimages]

the Dragon and the Woman clothed with the Sun

Bamberg Apocalypse, Reichenau ca. 1010

Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Msc.Bibl.140, fol. 29v

[medieval]

Le Grand Armorial de la Toison d’Or. (2)

These are stunning. 15th C.  (via)