- click to ask   [img src = “very own selection of medieval book painting”/]Tumblr (3.0; @discardingimages)http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/10fcc35dde78e24a7c120a2daadc2180/tumblr_mn1j8vINei1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="p1"><strong>fishcat vs. spear rat </strong><br/><br/> Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, before 1390.</p> <p class="p1">Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, fol. 161v</p></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50807000878http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50807000878Sun, 19 May 2013 12:17:19 +0200ratcathybritgrotesquemarginaliahistorypontificalmedieval artmanuscript14th century<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3ebff3cc1a3d52a3a522cc8a36fd37b5/tumblr_mn0c1jwvIh1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>temptatio dyaboli de desperatione </span></strong><br/><br/><span>Ars moriendi, Provence 15th century.</span></p> <p><span>Marseille, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 89, fol. 64r</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50747043180http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50747043180Sat, 18 May 2013 20:44:07 +0200devilsdemonsars moriendi15th centurymedieval arthistorymanuscript<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a93a46f2d501ae10c2e548278d4284b1/tumblr_mmxonvBMVN1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>Rowing Rats Association </span></strong><br/><br/><span>Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, before 1390.</span></p> <p><span>Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, fol. 77v</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50641150149http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50641150149Fri, 17 May 2013 10:23:55 +0200ratsanimalsmedieval artmanuscript14th centuryhistorymargingrotesque<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dc83917489dafd08017cff68ce916e62/tumblr_mmwmyqRJEx1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>the cat’s tower besieged by the mice</span></strong><br/><br/><span>book of hours, London ca. 1320-1330.</span></p> <p><span>British Library, Harley 6563, fol. 72r</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50591073615http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50591073615Thu, 16 May 2013 20:49:38 +0200medieval catlolcatcatmicehistorysiegecastleBook Of Hours14th centurymedieval artmargingrotesquemanuscript<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/741aa8059bde3b9405610deb8898ed64/tumblr_mmsq0uf4iD1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span><strong>how to make a mule</strong> </span><br/><br/><span>St. Albert the Great, De animalibus, Paris 14th century.</span></p> <p><span>BnF, Latin 16169, fol. 84v</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50425383942http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50425383942Tue, 14 May 2013 18:05:18 +0200muledonkeyhorsesexanimalsmedievalalbert the greatalbertus magnus14th centuryhistorymanuscript<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/098d784922fa36257e8560dbf204628a/tumblr_mmq6wcUmG11rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>monkey baseball </strong></p> <p>Psalter, Flanders ca. 1320-1330.</p> <p>Bodleian Library, Douce 6, fol. 114r</p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50328738435http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50328738435Mon, 13 May 2013 09:17:00 +0200monkeysapesmedieval monkeysgrotesquehistorymedieval artmargin14th centurymanuscript<a href="http://www.facebook.com/discardingimages">Discarding Images on Facebook</a>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50273389339http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50273389339Sun, 12 May 2013 19:57:57 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/69f1b9ab77d947668d32b58ba6ece09b/tumblr_mmopf7eHbB1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>hey bear! stop eating that! </span><br/><br/><span>‘The Rutland Psalter’, England ca. 1260.</span></p> <p><span>British Library, Add 62925, fol. 51r</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50251641085http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50251641085Sun, 12 May 2013 14:01:55 +0200bearmargingrotesquepsalterhistorymedieval artmanuscript13th centurybestiary<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/08f943642a2e5850c76b2ce7b92abaa4/tumblr_mmkwoeSWSt1rqxd5ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span>bowl of milk! </span><br/><br/><span>‘Trivulzio Book of Hours’, Flanders ca. 1470.</span></p> <p><span>Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, SMC 1, fol. 110v</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50081671818http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/50081671818Fri, 10 May 2013 12:48:14 +0200catmonkeylolcatmedieval catmedieval arthistory15th centuryBook Of Hoursmargin<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e6b6e65a13c59073dace5f646d3fd07a/tumblr_mmg1u06KkF1rqxd5ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>rabbits with cell phones? </span></strong><br/><br/><span>Gorleston Psalter, England 14th century.</span></p> <p><span>British Library, Add 49622, fol. 107v</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49873101488http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49873101488Tue, 07 May 2013 21:51:36 +0200rabbitmedieval rabbitiphonehistorymedieval artmarginartpsalter14th century<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5cba64f5ccaaa8a3df36c4261c33166b/tumblr_mmdbwc1cOR1rqxd5ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>Monday. back to work. </span></strong><br/><br/><span>Gorleston Psalter, England 14th century.</span></p> <p><span>British Library, Add 49622, fol. 209r</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49762360655http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49762360655Mon, 06 May 2013 10:36:12 +0200rabbitmedieval rabbitsharemedieval artgrotesquepsalter14th centurymargin<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/01936fa651760eab10b8e05792c6d7e3/tumblr_mm8ks8rxsL1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>archery training </strong></p> <p>above: Psalm 85:14 ‘Deus, iniqui insurrexerunt super me, et synagoga potentium quesierunt animam meam: et non proposuerunt te in conspectu suo’ (‘O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them’)</p> <p>‘The Rutland Psalter’, England ca. 1260.</p> <p>British Library, Add 62925, fol. 87v</p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49527616932http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49527616932Fri, 03 May 2013 21:00:08 +0200archergrotesquemarginpsalterhistorymedieval artmermanassmanuscript13th century<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/916ba591becaa95bf10086a9615d83db/tumblr_mm7o07KVpG1rqxd5ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><div class="caption"> <p><strong>[in lege domini volun]tas mea est alleluya euouae </strong></p> <p>Summer volume of the Breviary of Renaud/Marguerite de Bar, Metz ca. 1302-1305.</p> <p>Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 107, fol. 89r</p> </div>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49498908670http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49498908670Fri, 03 May 2013 09:12:07 +0200rabbitlionhybridfightmedieval artmargin14th centuryBreviaryhistoryartmanuscript<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d74030fbfd75ea42b12dfaf0270fd1a9/tumblr_mm6l3w6sGL1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>waldensian sabbath </strong></p> <p>Jean Tinctor, <em>Traittié du crisme de vauderie </em>(<em>Sermo contra sectam vaudensium</em>), Bruges ca. 1470-1480.</p> <p>Paris, BnF, Français 961, fol. 1r</p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49445610485http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49445610485Thu, 02 May 2013 19:11:56 +0200goatsatanwaldensianhistoryhereticsdevildemonmedieval artmanuscript15th century<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ed5a362fdab26f66a39496ac6d61bb64/tumblr_mm4t49BFgz1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>healing of the demoniac </strong></p> <p>missal and book of hours, Lombardy ca. <span>1385-1390.</span></p> <p><span>Paris, BnF, Latin 757, fol. 312r</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49371821560http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49371821560Wed, 01 May 2013 20:09:45 +0200demondevilhistorymedieval artdemoniacpossessedsatanmanuscript14th century<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ccff76279c0131f2930e24242315fd9f/tumblr_mm327tv00P1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>omnomnom </span></strong><br/><br/><span>(‘stercora’ or dung in medical practice) </span><br/><br/><span>Historia Plantarum, Lombardy ca. 1395-1400.</span></p> <p><span>Roma, Biblioteca Casanatense, Ms. 459, fol. 250r</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49278028537http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49278028537Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:31:05 +0200pigshitdungmedieval medicinemedieval artmanuscript14th century<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c115777ebafacc658e7f1ca99ae8987a/tumblr_mm228daHxT1rqxd5ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>monkeys nursing a kitteh </strong></p> <p>see also <a href="http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/39933847555/warning-cuteness-overload-left-monkey-hugs-a">the eternal love of the primates</a></p> <p><span>‘Trivulzio Book of Hours’, Flanders ca. 1470.</span></p> <p><span>Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, SMC 1, fol. 110v</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49244375576http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49244375576Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:33:49 +0200monkeyscatlolcatmedieval catmedieval arthistorymarginBook Of Hours15th centurymanuscript<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b497979fc595e75e245e115d6bc0c2fa/tumblr_mm0sklkI9V1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>bagpiping dog </strong></p> <p>(playing during the funeral procession of Reynard the Fox… above prayers to the Holy Mary and St. John the Evangelist from the Hours of Jesus Crucified)</p> <p>book of hours, England ca. 1300 (Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.102, fol. 75v)</p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49178175208http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/49178175208Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:07:33 +0200dogbestiaryrenard the foxRoman de RenartBook Of Hourshistorymedieval artmedieval dogmargin13th centurymanuscriptmedieval musicbagpipes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cd71893987e00abae8220dd1290f906c/tumblr_mlupihkGJh1rqxd5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span><strong>bathing cat</strong> - medieval French proverb ‘aussi aise que ung chat qui ce baingne’ </span><br/><br/><span>book of hours, Rouen 15th century.</span></p> <p><span>Paris, BnF, Nouvelle acquisition latine 3134, fol. 18v</span></p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/48916612892http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/48916612892Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:15:53 +0200catlolcatBook Of Hoursmedieval proverbs15th centurymarginmedieval artmedieval catmanuscript<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f4da4cdee38d6e70e47f069d743f22e6/tumblr_mlreqdTZPP1rqxd5ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>bear mom and her cubs </strong></p> <p>‘Ursus fertur dictus quod ore suo formet fetus quasi orsus. Nam aiunt eos in formes generare partus et carnem quandam nasci. Quod mater lambendo in membra componit. Sed hoc inmaturitas facit partus. Denique tricesimo die generat, unde evenit ut precipitata fecunditas informis procreatur’ </p> <p>(‘The bear is said to get its name because the female shapes her new-born cub with her mouth [ore] giving it, so to speak, its beginning [orsus]. For it is said that they produce a shapeless fetus and that a piece of flesh is born. The mother forms the parts of the body by licking it. The shapelessness of the cub is the result of its premature birth. It is born only thirty days after conception, and as a result of this rapid fertility it is born unformed’ - transl. Colin McLaren, Aberdeen Bestiary Project)</p> <p>‘the Rochester Bestiary’, England ca. 1230 (British Library, Royal MS 12 F XIII, fol. 22v)</p>http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/48769794568http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/48769794568Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:30:13 +0200bearbestiaryanimals13th centurymanuscriptmedieval arthistory