A Dispute? (‘The Cloisters Apocalypse’; Normandy, c.1330)
#MedievalManuscripts #Manuscripts #Critters #MedievalAnimals #Dragon #Wyvern
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Decorated initials: notorious site of interspecies struggle since the 11th century. 😱 #MedievalManuscripts #Manuscripts #MedievalAnimals #Critters
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“‘God created … every winged bird according to its kind’, by which Genesis 1:21 mainly meant #crows & #ravens, because what other #birds could you possibly want?” — this 13th century artist, apparently.
One for @ct_bergstrom

#corvids #MedievalManuscripts #Critters #MedievalAnimals
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On Thursday, I had the honour of introducing a Girton College student to Cambridge University Library and giving her a crash-course in handling #MedievalManuscripts. Here’s a highlight from one of them. #Demons #Critters #MedievalAnimals #Hunting
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A #Caturday #NotALion in one of the #MedievalManuscripts of Pembroke College, Cambridge (now held at Cambridge University Library). #Manuscripts #Critters #MedievalAnimals
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At Girton College, Cambridge, #SaintMargaret ’s #dragon has the sweetest little puppy-dog eyes you ever did see… 🥹 #MedievalManuscripts #Saints #MedievalAnimals #Critters #aww
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A #Medieval #MyLittlePony! Painted in Bruges in the late 14th century, this one now lives in Cambridge University Library’s ‘Roberts Hours’. #MedievalManuscripts #Manuscripts #pink #horses #Critters #MedievalAnimals #RareBooks

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A little bit of medieval manuscript for a treat: a leaf from The Ridware Cartulary (England, 1308–1309). Spot the lurking #critters !
📜 #MedievalManuscripts #Manuscripts #LegalHistory #HistoryOfLaw #Law #RareBooks #MedievalAnimals

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