Schon im Mittelalter gab es Selfies, was uns dieser Beitrag über zwei Selbstportraits des nicht ganz so bescheidenen Mönches und Buchmalers Rufillus lehrt.
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https://medievalbooks.nl/2018/09/20/me-myself-and-i/
Me, Myself, and I: The Story of Two Medieval Selfies

Selfies are by no means an exclusively modern phenomenon. As shown in a previous post on medieval selfies, some decorators made self-portraits in manuscripts, showing that the practice predates pri…

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