Part of a series of illustrations of birds in the church of St Mary, Clipsham, Rutland. The glass is clearly medieval and is closely related, I feel, to similar work in the Zouche Chapel of York Minster. In 1337 William la Zouche(later Archbishop of York) co-founded with Roger la Zouche, a chantry chapel of St Nicholas in the church of Clipsham. Although the chapel did not survive the Dissolution, the advowson belonged to the lords of the manor and is mentioned in later documents of sale. The third bird in the centre looks different in style from the two lower birds, so possibly belongs to a different ( slightly later?) date. See also www.flickr.com/photos/8118630@N08/5217415919/
The art of falconry was one of the most fascinating aspects of medieval society. For medieval people falconry was not just about hunting, it encapsulated sovereignty, power and diplomacy. This book describes and assesses the visual culture of falconry, tracking how images, traditions and the birds of prey themselves spread throughout the medieval world, along […]
Kresby Jana Heřmana – hrady a tvrze. Návsí.
le site des créations d'Odile Jobbé-duval, enluminure
Paire de fibules aviformes (en forme d'oiseau) en or, grenats et fer (ardillon). Sépulture 125, tombe de femme. Entre 480 et 520 Fouilles GRHALP. Don de l'Etat et de la ville de Louvres - Fibule aviforme (endroit et revers)
Inscription: Painted within a Banderole: WIE•WOL•ICH•BIN•DER•VOGEL•HAS•NOCH•DEN•ERFRET•MICH•DAS (Though I am hated by all birds, I nevertheless rather enjoy that)
Les Essentiels replacent les collections de la Bibliothèque nationale de France dans leur contexte pour mieux appréhender le monde d’hier et d’aujourd’hui.
Villard de Honnecourt , Album de dessins et croquis . -- 1201-1300 -- manuscrits
Medieval Bestiary : Beasts : Peacock
Set in a coal-mining community in northern England, Ken Loach’s film Kes (1969) portrays the solace a young boy finds when nurturing a kestrel. The film is based on A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), a novel by Barry Hines currently on display in the British Library’s free exhibition Animal...
Fibule aviforme (en forme d'oiseau) en or, grenats et fer (ardillon). Sépulture 125, tombe de femme. Entre 480 et 520 Fouilles GRHALP. Don de l'Etat et de la ville de Louvres - Fibule aviforme
Burgen Brandenburgs
Feldioara Fortress - Art by Radu Oltean
Gaston Phoebus - Livre de la Chasse Deer hunting season started this week-end in our fine state! And how do I know such a thing? Because...
Medieval bestiaries were hugely popular works that told the stories of not only animals, but also plants, rocks, and fantastic creatures that people
BL Royal 3 D VI, f. 116 This post arose from an entry in the Middle English Dictionary under the word foul , which means 'bird' - the origi...
