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Hi, I'm here to keep Mastodon a beautiful place. I post an excerpt of #medieval #bookIllumination 🏰📖 every day at 7 AM CET, showcasing the intricate artistry of the #MiddleAges.

We explore the fascinating world of medieval art, where hidden humor🐒, stunning visuals 👹, and rich history 🪽 come together to challenge misconceptions. Let's appreciate the vibrant world of medieval manuscripts and discover how the Middle Ages were far from dark.

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Hidden owl. Luttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340. British Library, Add 42130, fol. 52r.

Hidden owl. Luttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340. British Library, Add 42130, fol. 52r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Another funeral procession. Macclesfield Psalter, England ca. 1330. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, fol. 11r.

Another funeral procession. Macclesfield Psalter, England ca. 1330. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, fol. 11r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Initial P. Macclesfield Psalter, England ca. 1330-1340. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 1-2005, fol. 235v.

Initial P. Macclesfield Psalter, England ca. 1330-1340. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 1-2005, fol. 235v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Depressed snail, sad frog. Institutes of Justinian, France 15th century. Montpellier, Bibliothèque interuniversitaire. Section Médecine, H 418, fol. 23v.

Depressed snail, sad frog. Institutes of Justinian, France 15th century. Montpellier, Bibliothèque interuniversitaire. Section Médecine, H 418, fol. 23v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Listen up, piglets! Gaston Phoebus, Le Livre de la chasse, Paris ca. 1407. NY, Morgan, MS M. 1044, fol. 20v.

Listen up, piglets! Gaston Phoebus, Le Livre de la chasse, Paris ca. 1407. NY, Morgan, MS M. 1044, fol. 20v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Initial S. psalter, Würzburg ca. 1240-1250. LA, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig VIII 2, fol. 76r.

Initial S. psalter, Würzburg ca. 1240-1250. LA, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig VIII 2, fol. 76r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Snowball fight. Tacuinum Sanitatis, Milan or Pavia ca. 1390-1400. BnF, Nouvelle acquisition latine 1673, fol. 96v.

Snowball fight. Tacuinum Sanitatis, Milan or Pavia ca. 1390-1400. BnF, Nouvelle acquisition latine 1673, fol. 96v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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The one and only love. book of hours, Flanders ca. 1300. Cambridge, Trinity College Library, MS B. 11. 22, fol. 38r.

The one and only love. book of hours, Flanders ca. 1300. Cambridge, Trinity College Library, MS B. 11. 22, fol. 38r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Useful creature. book of hours, Flanders c. 1300-1310. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W.37, fol. 187v.

Useful creature. book of hours, Flanders c. 1300-1310. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W.37, fol. 187v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Scenes in . , Belgium ca. 1313. BnF, Français 13096, fol. 86v.

Scenes in #hell. #Apocalypse, Belgium ca. 1313. BnF, Français 13096, fol. 86v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Saintscape. Hours of Louis de Laval, France ca. 1480. BnF, Latin 920, fol. 320r.

Saintscape. Hours of Louis de Laval, France ca. 1480. BnF, Latin 920, fol. 320r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Monkey knight riding a golden-scrotum ram. psalter and hours, Ghent ca. 1315-1325. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W.82, fol. 194v.

Monkey knight riding a golden-scrotum ram. psalter and hours, Ghent ca. 1315-1325. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W.82, fol. 194v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Huggers. Omne bonum, London ca. 1360-1375. British Library, Royal 6 E VI, fol. 491r.

Huggers. Omne bonum, London ca. 1360-1375. British Library, Royal 6 E VI, fol. 491r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Bad dogs. Gaston Phoebus, Livre de la Chasse, Brittany ca. 1430-1440. LA, Getty, Ms. 27, fol. 81v.

Bad dogs. Gaston Phoebus, Livre de la Chasse, Brittany ca. 1430-1440. LA, Getty, Ms. 27, fol. 81v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Serpent queen. Ulmannus, Buch der heiligen Dreifaltigkeit, Franconia ca. 1470. München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cgm 598, fol. 78v.

Serpent queen. Ulmannus, Buch der heiligen Dreifaltigkeit, Franconia ca. 1470. München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cgm 598, fol. 78v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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vs. monkey. Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, before 1390. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, fol. 232r.

#Unicorn vs. monkey. Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, before 1390. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, fol. 232r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Snailcock. book of hours, Bruges ca. 1500. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.427, fol. 171v.

Snailcock. book of hours, Bruges ca. 1500. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.427, fol. 171v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Winged dog. Summer volume of the Breviary of Renaud/Marguerite de Bar, Metz ca. 1302-1305. Verdun, BM, ms. 107, fol. 69r.

Winged dog. Summer volume of the Breviary of Renaud/Marguerite de Bar, Metz ca. 1302-1305. Verdun, BM, ms. 107, fol. 69r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Mouse holder. bestiary, England ca. 1226-1250. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 51r.

Mouse holder. bestiary, England ca. 1226-1250. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 51r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Mandrake. herbal, England or France, ca. 1190. British Library, Sloane 1975, fol. 49r.

Mandrake. herbal, England or France, ca. 1190. British Library, Sloane 1975, fol. 49r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Angry bats. ‘Northumberland Bestiary’, London ca. 1250-1260. LA, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. 100, fol. 37r.

Angry bats. ‘Northumberland Bestiary’, London ca. 1250-1260. LA, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. 100, fol. 37r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Duelling monkeys. psalter and hours, Ghent ca. 1315-1325. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W.82, fol. 205v.

Duelling monkeys. psalter and hours, Ghent ca. 1315-1325. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W.82, fol. 205v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Cloaked and flower-tailed feline. Luttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340. British Library, Add 42130, fol. 73v.

Cloaked and flower-tailed feline. Luttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340. British Library, Add 42130, fol. 73v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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snailfight. book of hours, Metz c. 1295. Metz, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 1588, fol. 139v.

snailfight. book of hours, Metz c. 1295. Metz, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 1588, fol. 139v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Master ? ‘The Smithfield Decretals’ (Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria), Toulouse ca. 1300, illuminations added in London ca. 1340. British Library, Royal 10 E IV, fol. 30v.

Master #Yoda? ‘The Smithfield Decretals’ (Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria), Toulouse ca. 1300, illuminations added in London ca. 1340. British Library, Royal 10 E IV, fol. 30v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Elephant rat. ‘Hours of Joanna the Mad’, Bruges 1486-1506. BL, Add 18852, fol. 203r.

Elephant rat. ‘Hours of Joanna the Mad’, Bruges 1486-1506. BL, Add 18852, fol. 203r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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sale. ‘Maciejowski Bible’, Paris ca. 1240. NY, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, fol. 36v.

#Christmas sale. ‘Maciejowski Bible’, Paris ca. 1240. NY, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, fol. 36v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Initial ‘P’. Gregory the Great, Moralia in Job, Cîteaux 12th century. Dijon, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 173, fol. 7r.

Initial ‘P’. Gregory the Great, Moralia in Job, Cîteaux 12th century. Dijon, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 173, fol. 7r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Finger counting. computus compilation, Lorsch 9th century. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Pal. lat. 1449, fol. 118v.

Finger counting. computus compilation, Lorsch 9th century. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Pal. lat. 1449, fol. 118v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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‘K’ initial. Chansonnier of Zeghere van Male, Bruges 1542. Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale, mss. 125, 126,127, 128.

‘K’ initial. Chansonnier of Zeghere van Male, Bruges 1542. Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale, mss. 125, 126,127, 128. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Weasel. Bestiary, Thérouanne ca. 1270. LA, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig XV 3, fol. 91v.

Weasel. Bestiary, Thérouanne ca. 1270. LA, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig XV 3, fol. 91v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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. Historia Plantarum, Lombardy ca. 1395-1400. Roma, Biblioteca Casanatense, Ms. 459, fol. 140v.

#Lion. Historia Plantarum, Lombardy ca. 1395-1400. Roma, Biblioteca Casanatense, Ms. 459, fol. 140v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Wildlife of . Le secret de l'histoire naturelle, France ca. 1480-1485. BnF, Français 22971, fol. 20r.

Wildlife of #Ethiopia. Le secret de l'histoire naturelle, France ca. 1480-1485. BnF, Français 22971, fol. 20r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Rabbits. Gaston Phébus, Livre de la chasse, Paris 15th century. BnF, Français 616, fol. 26v.

Rabbits. Gaston Phébus, Livre de la chasse, Paris 15th century. BnF, Français 616, fol. 26v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Siege rabbits. Pontifical of Renaud de Bar, France ca. 1303-1316. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 298, fol. 41r.

Siege rabbits. Pontifical of Renaud de Bar, France ca. 1303-1316. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 298, fol. 41r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Angry snail. Jacob van Maerlant, Der Naturen Bloeme, Flanders ca. 1350. Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 16, fol. 109v.

Angry snail. Jacob van Maerlant, Der Naturen Bloeme, Flanders ca. 1350. Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 16, fol. 109v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Climbing down ’s fur. , Divina Commedia, Urbino and Ferrara 1477-1478. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Urb.lat.365, fol. 93v.

Climbing down #Satan’s fur. #Dante, Divina Commedia, Urbino and Ferrara 1477-1478. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Urb.lat.365, fol. 93v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Buttfaced stag. Summer volume of the Breviary of Renaud/Marguerite de Bar, Metz ca. 1302-1305. Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 107, fol. 100v.

Buttfaced stag. Summer volume of the Breviary of Renaud/Marguerite de Bar, Metz ca. 1302-1305. Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 107, fol. 100v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Holy Mary full of grace, punch that devil in the face. book of hours ('The De Brailes Hours’), Oxford ca. 1240. BL, Add 49999, fol. 40v.

Holy Mary full of grace, punch that devil in the face. book of hours ('The De Brailes Hours’), Oxford ca. 1240. BL, Add 49999, fol. 40v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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The beast. La Somme le Roi, Normandy 1311. Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Ms 6329, fol. 16v.

The beast. La Somme le Roi, Normandy 1311. Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Ms 6329, fol. 16v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Bat. Pabenham-Clifford Hours, England ca. 1315-1320. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 242, fol. 52r.

Bat. Pabenham-Clifford Hours, England ca. 1315-1320. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 242, fol. 52r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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St. George and the Baby . book of hours, France 15th century. British Library, Harley 2952, fol. 21r.

St. George and the Baby #Dragon. book of hours, France 15th century. British Library, Harley 2952, fol. 21r. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Fishcat vs. spear rat. Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, before 1390. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, fol. 161v.

Fishcat vs. spear rat. Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, before 1390. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, fol. 161v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Marginal bunny. ‘Hours of Joanna the Mad’, Bruges 1486-1506. BL, Add 18852, fol. 141r,

Marginal bunny. ‘Hours of Joanna the Mad’, Bruges 1486-1506. BL, Add 18852, fol. 141r, #medieval #MedievalArt
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. Aberdeen Bestiary, England ca. 1200. Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, fol. 23v.

#Cats. Aberdeen Bestiary, England ca. 1200. Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, fol. 23v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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Bagpiping dog. (playing during the funeral procession of Reynard the Fox… above prayers to the Holy Mary and St. John the Evangelist from the Hours of Jesus Crucified). book of hours, England ca. 1300 (Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.102, fol. 75v).

Bagpiping dog. (playing during the funeral procession of Reynard the Fox… above prayers to the Holy Mary and St. John the Evangelist from the Hours of Jesus Crucified). book of hours, England ca. 1300 (Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.102, fol. 75v). #medieval #MedievalArt
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Snailfight. Institutes of Justinian, France 15th century. Montpellier, Bibliothèque interuniversitaire. Section Médecine, H 418, fol. 107v.

Snailfight. Institutes of Justinian, France 15th century. Montpellier, Bibliothèque interuniversitaire. Section Médecine, H 418, fol. 107v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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dog. book of hours, Savoie 15th century. Clermont-Ferrand, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 84, fol. 75v.

#Dragon dog. book of hours, Savoie 15th century. Clermont-Ferrand, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 84, fol. 75v. #medieval #MedievalArt
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