Cornovia PostcardsMatthew Paris - Virgin and Child, c.1920s - British Museum Postcard
Claire Barnes@medievalists
#13thCentury #realpolitik article!
including this splendid image of #KingJohn holding a model of #Beaulieu abbey.
Legend says that he founded it after a quarrel with the #Cistercian order & subsequent nightmare of being beaten by monks. Gratitude & prayers ensued!
๐จ by #MatthewParis from the #HistoriaAnglorum, #BritishLibrary MS Royal 14 C VII, f.9r.
#medieval #manuscript #history #Templars @medievodons @histodons
@dailymedievaldeath I see the same royal arms & crown are then shown right way up for the accession of Stephen's successor #HenryII. Thanks for highlighting this use of inverted arms.
f117r of this #manuscript records the deaths of Gilbert de Clare & William Marshal - & with clasped hands, the remarriage of Isabel, the daughter of William & widow of Gilbert: https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=royal_ms_14_c_vii_f117r (description at https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Royal_MS_14_c_vii)
#MatthewParis #heraldry #marginalia #13thCentury #BritishLibrary
f117r of this #manuscript records the deaths of Gilbert de Clare & William Marshal - & with clasped hands, the remarriage of Isabel, the daughter of William & widow of Gilbert: https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=royal_ms_14_c_vii_f117r (description at https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Royal_MS_14_c_vii)
#MatthewParis #heraldry #marginalia #13thCentury #BritishLibrary