Medieval monsters

You’ve seen SCA scrolls with miniatures, but you’ve never seen anything like THESE before! In the interest of keeping this a family-friendly site, we’re only using images that qua…

More than just a map, the Hereford Mappa Mundi is a compendium of people, parables, and places, and one of the greatest surviving artworks of the Middle Ages.

When you're socially awkward, those demons are real.

Les abus du monde, France, Rouen, ca. 1510

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To ward off attackers this mythical animal was said to expel excrement with a devastating explosive force.

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[f. 168r] The Luttrell Psalter is a book that was commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Luttrell in the 14th century. It is best known for its outstanding marginalia, which combines religious events and iconography with scenes of everyday life in medieval times. Apparently they had squirrels as pets back then, which is a bit awesome. [f. 33r] [f. 201r] [f. 164v] There is only one copy of this text in existence, however the British Library recently digitised the manuscript, and you can check it out…