#1200s

[efemmera-archive]

Manuscript illumination depicting a lesbian couple kissing and a gay male couple embracing from the Moralized Bible of Vienna (1220s).

This illustration is one of the only explicit depictions of female homosexuality known from the medieval era.

[theinternetarchive]

plaque from a reliquary shrine of gilded copper and champlevé enamel; overall: 3.4 x 5.9 cm; mosan, valley of the meuse, gothic period c. 1200–1250.

[blondebrainpowered]

Reliquary in the shape of a three-legged fish, from Germany, ca. 900-1350 CE.

Crafted from rock crystal and silver-gilt, and it was designed as a vessel for relics of Mary Magdalene.

[escapismsworld]

"Santa Maria de Toledo Cathedral" Spain

The Cathedral of Saint Mary one of the three 13th century High Gothic cathedrals is Spain.

Construction began in 1226 under the rule of Ferdinand III and the last Gothic contributions were made in the 15th century when, in 1493, the vaults of the central nave were finished during the time of the Catholic Monarchs.

The structure of the building is greatly influenced by the French Gothic style of the 13th century but adapted to Spanish taste.

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Key, 1200-1400, Rome.

[baebeylik]

"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides”. Calligraphy by 'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl. Iraq, 1224 CE.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[oakishly]

A small knight statue I made as a gift for a history buff in the family around three years ago. He was recently knocked off a shelf by a cat, so I took the opportunity to patch up his paint job while fixing him. Thought I may as well post him while I was at it.

He's supposed to be a crusader, probably part of the Order of of Santiago. This would be around the 1200s, probably.

I could do far better now, but it is interesting to look back at old work and note certain choices I made then and how I'd approach the same issues now. Worth doing every now and then. Also fun to do sculpts like this, historical and all. Will probably end up doing more in the future.

[useless-catalanfacts]

Some days ago I posted a compilation of crowns from Medieval Gothic art (this post), so why not try a few centuries before that? Here's some crowns in Catalan Romanesque art of the 12th and 13th centuries.

1 and 3: Altar frontal from Santa Maria de Cardet (High Pyrenees, Catalonia) by Iohannes (National Art Museum of Catalonia/MNAC). 2: Apse of Santa Eulàlia d'Estaon (High Pyrenees, Catalonia) by an anonymous Catalan painter (MNAC). 4: Unknown origin (MNAC). 5: Statue of Virgin Mary of Espona (High Pyrenees, Catalonia) (Medieval Art Museum of Vic/MEV) . 6, 7 and 8: Santa Margarida de Vila-seca in L'Esquirol (Central Catalonia) (MEV). Statue of Virgin Mary of Veciana (Penedès, Catalonia) (MEV). Virgin Mary of Rodona de Vic (Comarques Gironines, Catalonia) (MEV).