Because some of you asked: yes, this is a monk laughing while being dressed as a jester. I so not know yet more about the background story of this print. But maybe you know and might want to share? #skystorians

I am still laughing about this "ha ha ha ha". #skystorians

#earlymodern #bookhistory #skystorians

#Missionaries #Christian #Mission #SouthIndia #ReligiousHistory #skystorians 3/3

This great image of a learned man being busy in a scholarly setting was printed in Augsburg 1540. The man depicted is Albertus Magnus, who lived in the 13th century, so this 16th century image is a later imagination of a scholarly working setting. #skystorians