Barcelona Haggadah Barcelona Haggadah, Catalonia, Spain, 14th century. Mnemonic for Passover Stunningly illustrated with people, flowers, birds and imaginary creatures, this prayer book for the fes…

Page/Caption: 71v-72r Author/Creator: Boethius Date: [ca. 15th c.] Physical Description: 1 vol. 100 x 80 (68 x 41) mm. Genre/Form: Bindings Manuscripts Rubrics Cite as: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University Repository: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University Bibliographic Record Number: 2021853 Call Number: MS 84 View our Record: Permalink

Unknown Artist from Detail of a miniature of Ancient Greek artist Thamyris (Timarete) painting her picture of the goddess Diana, N. France,(Rouen) . The original is in the British Library collection ID 43537. c1400-25. Unknown Artist Marcia Painting Self-Portrait using Mirror (from Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) De claris mulieribus, Anonymous French Translantio, Le livre de femmes nobles et renomees, France c 1440 British Library Artiste faisant son autoportrait De mulieribus claris (Famous Women or On Famous Women or Of Famous Women) is a collection of biographies of historical and mythological women by the Florentine author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) published in 1374. It is notable as the first collection devoted exclusively to biographies of women in Western literature. Unknown Artist from Boccaccio (1313-1375) De claris mulieribus, Anonymous French Translantio, Le livre de femmes nobles et renomees, France c 1440 British Library When creating the female artist character of Marcia for his book, Boccaccio 1313-1375 used as his prototype, the famous female painter of ancient Greece called Iaia of Kyzikos (late 2nd – early 1st century BC; from the city which is currently Cyzicus. Unknown Artist from Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) De claris mulieribus, Anonymous French Translantio, Le livre de femmes nobles et renomees, France c 1440 British Library Autoportrait sur bois Unknown Artist from Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) De claris mulieribus, Anonymous French Translantio, Le livre de femmes nobles et renomees, France c 1440 British Library Autoportrait sur bois Unknown Artist from Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) De claris mulieribus, Anonymous French Translantio, Le livre de femmes nobles et renomees, France c 1440 British Library Artiste préparant une fresque Unknown Artist from Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) Des cléres et nobles femmes, Spencer Collection MS. 33, f. 37v, French, c. 1470 Artist in her Atelier Unknown Artist from Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) De claris mulieribus, Anonymous French Translantio, Le livre de femmes nobles et renomees, France c 1440 British Library Femme Sculpteur Roman des Girart von Roussillon, Cod. 2449, f. 167v, Flemish, 1447, Österreichishe Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. Women Building From Tabula Picta, Painting & Writing in Medieval Law, Marta Madero. From Tabula Picta, Painting and Writing in Medieval Law, Marta Madero. Royal 16 G V f. 73v Irene Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) De claris mulieribus, Anonymous French Translantio, Le livre de femmes nobles et renomees, France c 1440 British Library Livre de la Cité des dames, c. 1401-1500, Français 607, f. 2r, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits. Marcia sculpteert een beeld, miniatuur uit Boccaccio, La Louange et Virtue des Nobles et Cleres Dames, 1493 Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris Thamar painting Diana. Boccacio, de mulieribus claris Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées (trad. anonyme), 15-16th century, France (Cognac). Bibliothèque Nationale MS Français 599 fol. 50.

A college student came upon an ancient manuscript leaf for $75. It turned out to be from the Beauvais Missal, which he'd studied in class.

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Purchasing multiple tokens? Check out the bundles listed at the top of the storefront and save! Watch the introduction to The Cultic Bestiary! https://youtu.be/0Fb-9IxQGZM I am excited to introduce The Cultic Bestiary, a collection of tokens that brings medieval illuminated manuscripts to your game table. The artwork, collected from original period sources, showcases the manuscripts' wit, weirdness, and wonder. A whole array of subjects and moods are unified in my signature aesthetic style with strong geometry, simplified lines, and joyfully saturated jewel tones. I've had so much fun researching suitable angels and dragons but also mapping Magic's mechanical marvels onto the medieval worldview. This series is near to my heart. I have spent many happy hours studying illuminated manuscripts in special collections. I love these documents not only for their art, but for their language as well. I teach courses in medieval literature, so it has been a great delight to develop flavor text for the tokens. I draw on medieval sources from monastic bestiaries to Norse sagas to Anglo-Norman romances. I use the classical texts that inspired medieval narratives, such as those by Virgil and Ovid. I also occasional cite early modern authors who are inspired by the Middle Ages, from Shakespeare to Milton. In order to avoid some terms patented by WotC, I developed a new keyword lexicon that is based on the language of heraldry. The back of each token provides a handy glossary of terms. I've put so much love into design details, even subtly varying the lettering for handwritten, calligraphic effect, that I wouldn't settle for anything less than exceptional quality in their physical production. The cards are professionally produced on superior black core stock with a matte laminate finish, just like WotC uses. If a beloved token is absent or you would like an alternate version of a token that already exists, I'm taking commissions through my Etsy store. If you are interested in different quantities, please feel free to get in touch with me! Thanks for adopting the Bestiary into your collection! I look forward to seeing the cards on your play table. Tag me on Twitter @CulticCube ! The Cultic Bestiary: An Illuminated Compendium of Marvelous Beasts & Arcane Devices Wrought in the Shape of Tokens for Magic: The Gathering

The Fitzwilliam Museum has brought together some dazzling, intricate manuscripts, whose colours foreshadow modern art … in the middle ages

Teach your children through the beauty of illuminated manuscripts. A brief history of the art form and living books to bring it to life.

Ivan the Terrible's Own Gift Book - Gayle Lynds - The last known owner of the Library of Gold, once the heart of the fabled Byzantine royal collection, was Ivan the Terrible. “Historians know about the

Today is National Libraries Day. Here's a guide to proper behaviour in the library. Rule No. 1: No Pets Please do not bring your pets to the library. That includes pet rabbits and tame doves. St Gregory the Great in his study. Hours of Bona Sforza, Milan, c. 1490–4. Add...

A 12th-century multitasking, visionary nun receives spontaneous transmissions from the beyond, channels mystical illuminations, and sets the stage for today’s feminist and environmental movem…

This is one of twenty-six known manuscripts by the hand of Luke the Cypriot (active 1583-1625), an accomplished Greek calligrapher who worked after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (1453). He copied it in 1594 at his episcopal see of Buzǎu (in Wallachia, now Romania) and soon took it to Moscow, where it was richly illustrated with New Testament scenes by a team of anonymous Russian artists. The book contains passages taken from the four Gospels and arranged in the order in which they are read out loud in church in the course of the year (hence its name Lectionary, from the Latin "lectio," reading). Short intructions in Slavonic accompany some of the miniatures, offering a glimpse of the painters' working process. To explore fully digitized manuscripts with a virtual page-turning application, please visit Walters Ex Libris.

When we speak of a 'lost art,' we do not always mean that humans have forgotten certain production methods. Modern craftspeople can recover or reasonably approximate old techniques and materials, and produce artifacts that can be passed off as authentic by the unscrupulous.

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

I’ve concluded that one shouldn’t lend a book unless one is prepared to part with it for good. But most books are fairly easy to replace. Not so in the Middle Ages, when every manuscript counted as one of a kind.

Isaac Newton is known for his insights into astronomy, but what is not as well known is that he wrote far more on the history of the church and the Bible. In fact, work on has Biblical studies is being completed on a multiple volume resource library.

The seasons, the elements, and the natural world (BL Harley 3667, f. 8) Among other interests of this blog, I've written a number of posts about Old English texts which describe different moments in the cycle of the year. I thought it would be helpful to collect these together in one place - so here's an assortment of posts which describe the natural and liturgical year, as seen through the eyes of Anglo-Saxon writers. Winter, Advent and the Christmas Season Winter in Old English poetry: 'After that comes Winter's Day' Three sermons for Advent: 'Þeos tid oð midne winter'; 'This world is like a man grown old'; 'Christ the Golden Blossom' A series of posts exploring the Old English poems based on the 'O' Antiphons, beginning with 'O Clavis David' Advent, Apocalypse, and Tolkien's Arkenstone: Christ the Arkenstone and 'The Hobbit' Readings of some Christmas extracts from the Old English translation of the Gospel A Christmas sermon: 'þe word is geworden' Ælfric's Sermon for New Year's Day A sermon for Epiphany: 'Ða easternan tungelwitegan gesawon niwne steorran beorhtne' A sermon for Candlemas: 'A Twofold Burgeoning of Awe and Love' A description of Anglo-Saxon liturgical practice on the Feast of the Purification and a story about St Dunstan at Candlemas The Presentation of Christ, from the Benedictional of St Æthelwold (BL Additional 49598, f. 34v) Lent and the Spring 'Unwinding the water's chains': Spring, Thaw, and Some Anglo-Saxon Poems March in the Menologium 18 March and the creation of the world: The Days of Creation 'Nu ic his tempel eam': the Annunciation in an Anglo-Saxon Poem Septuagesima Sunday: 'Ceasing from the voice of joy and gladness' Quinquagesima Sunday: 'Now a pure and holy time draws near' 'þu eart dust and to duste gewendst': Ælfric, Ash Wednesday and 'The Seafarer' First Sunday in Lent: 'Hoard up your goldhoard in heaven' A sermon for Palm Sunday 'Eastermonað to us cymeð': April in the Menologium 'Open wæs þæt eorðærn': the Harrowing of Hell The sun (BL Harley 603, f.33v) Ascension Day and the Summer Old English poetry about the summer, which begins on 9 May A May Miscellany, including a poetic description of summer in the Menologium A sermon for Rogationtide Christ the Bird and the Play of Hope: An Anglo-Saxon Ascension, from Cynewulf's Christ II A sermon and poem for Pentecost The Summer Solstice, in the Menologium and Ælfric's De Temporibus Anni: 'Se lengsta dæg' Harvesting (BL Harley 603, f. 66) Harvest and the Autumn Harvest and the beginning of autumn on August 7 The month of August, in the Menologium and the Benedictional of St Æthelwold Autumn and falling leaves in the poems Maxims I and Solomon and Saturn A Sermon for All Saints' Day: 'þisne dæg eallum halgum' Saints' Days I've also written posts about a range of Anglo-Saxon saints, or saints venerated in Anglo-Saxon England, including: Ælfheah of Canterbury - death, translation, and an eleventh-century prayer to the saint Æthelburh of Barking Æthelburh of Kent Æthelthryth (Etheldreda) of Ely Andrew the Apostle Augustine of Canterbury Benedict Birinus Chad of Mercia Dunstan - a series of posts beginning here, and a Latin hymn to the saint Eanswythe of Folkestone Edith of Wilton Edmund of East Anglia - Old English Life and later legend Edward the Confessor Eormenhild Felix Frideswide Guthlac Kenelm Margaret of Scotland Mellitus Mildred of Thanet (and the foundation of her abbey) Oda the Good Olaf of Norway Oswald of Worcester Paulinus Swithun Waltheof Wihtburh Wilfrid Wigstan of Repton Wulfstan of Worcester

Various dictionary definitions describe it as "a sizing liquid made from egg white". It can be used as both a binder for paint pigment and, much to my surprise, as a size for laying down gold leaf.1 ONE: Holding an egg over a clean bowl, carefully crack it so that the clear fluid starts to drain out. TWO: Slowly and carefully transfer the yolk back and and forth between the two halves of the egg shell so that as much of the egg white drains as possible.2 THREE: Beat the egg white as if you are making meringue, it will start to form a stiff white "froth" on the surface. When egg whites are beaten, some of the hydrogen bonds in the protein break, causing the protein's structure to unfold. This change in structure leads to the stiff consistency.3 FOUR: Keep whisking. FIVE: Whisk some more. SIX: Cover the bowl and allow the egg white to sit and settle allowing the foam to become quite stiff. Leaving it covered overnight seems to be the recommended amount of time. SEVEN: Spoon the white crust out of the bowl and dispose of it, usable glair is the liquid remaining under this frothy crust. Pour this remaining liquid into a clean screw-top jar, preferably air-tight. I found that pouring mine through a tea sieve helped to remove the last of the crust. EIGHT: Date your jar(s) and store them at room temperature. I have been told that glair improves with age and that paint mixed with fresh glair will feel completely different from paint mix with aged glair.4 Dec 2011 (Update): The glair seems to have developed a slightly sulfurous smell as it has aged. I have now used it a couple of times as a paint binder which seemed to work quite well. I did experience a little cracking on one piece, but that seems to have been an isolated incidence. Footnotes: 1 - Class given by Guild Mirandola at Pennsic 39 (2010) experimenting with various forms of flat-size for use with gold leaf. 2 - The egg yolk can also be used as a pigment binder and forms the basis of "tempera" paint. Due to its soft nature, tempera is not recommended for use in manuscript illumination. 3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meringue - Type of Meringue 4 - "Old/aged glair is preferred to fresh glair. It is much less brittle when dry and a pure joy to paint with. Fresh glair can feel a little sluggish and resistant to go where you want it. Aged glair makes your paint flow like oxgall has been added." Maitresse Yvianne de Castel d’Avignon, OL, AEthelmearc - http://www.angelfire.com/pa/allthat2/scriptorium/paint.html Bibliography: Thompson, Daniel V. The Craftsman's Handbook "Il Libro dell Arte", Cennino d'Andrea Cennini. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1954. Thompson, Daniel V. The Materials & Techniques of Medieval Painting. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1956.

“In Tudor times, in the sixteenth century, the pantry could be described as the control center of the domestic economy. It was here that the countrywoman would store her precious herbs and spices, and make lotions, potions* and distillations. In doing so, she could be described as the family doctor, pharmacist, herbalist, perfumer, candlemaker and pest controller all rolled into one, and the health and well being of everyone in the household was her responsibility.” ~ Stephanie Donaldson, The Country Store *Note: Although "potion" is often referred to in the occult world, it's definition can also mean a liquid with healing properties. I love reading about women in history, how they lived and what they were responsible for. Something that has always interested me was that our female ancestors survived without modern stores and conveniences. They were well acquainted with herbal remedies to treat their ailing loved ones. Countess Juliana van Stolberg had her own private apothecary (pharmacy) inside her castle. Puritan women such as Anne Bradstreet were also skilled in the art of natural healing which was necessary in the primitive "New World". Not only were they educated in herbs and plants, but they created their own simple soaps, body care products, household cleaners and more. They were experts in food preservation methods such as fermenting and drying. They knew how to create distilled floral waters such as lavender and rose. They handcrafted beautiful items for their home such as herbal wreaths (to ward off certain insects and odors), they hand-poured their own candles and prepared colorful potpourri of various sorts. "In Elizabethan England it became customary for gentlewomen to write down the secrets of their household management in a book to pass on their skills from one generation to the next. As well as recipes, this book would include simple remedies, lotions and potions*, potpourris and polishes, many of which we would recognize and even keep in our pantry today." ~ Stephanie Donaldson, The Country Store The educated women of that day would write down their recipes to pass down to their daughters. Their knowledge of running a household was recorded in an "herbal". Though some remedies were undoubtedly based off superstition of the time, many were viable sources of medical information. source Would you like to reinvent this concept for modern use? Here are some ideas... Collect methods on how to make medicine out of basic pantry staples, how to prepare a poultice, how to treat a burn or how to soothe colic. We could record recipes for the bath and body such as lotions, balms and scrubs. We can incorporate instructions on how to ferment foods or prepare cultured dairy products. We can include practical recipes like homemade extracts, condiments (mayonnaise, ketchup) and other items that wouldn't be found in an ordinary cookbook. Another section might include how to dry herbs and how to utilize them. We can include tutorials on room sprays, candle-making and sweet smelling sachets... The object is to acquire a broad spectrum of knowledge for your household and document it into one place. Like our ancestors, we can pass down our favorites to our daughters and daughter-in-laws. This is what your herbal will be... An encyclopedia of household wisdom! Doesn't this sound fun? You will find our printable herbal here. Note: Many of you love Pinterest and rely upon their record keeping of your favorite ideas... However, living on the farm, our internet is not trustworthy and hard copies are always appreciated. Also, you never know when an unforeseen circumstance will occur and you will need valuable information when there is no electricity. It is also convenient to have a mobile book to take with you into the kitchen or anywhere else in your home where you would prepare your recipes. Here is what we have shared thus far in this Series: "Ways of Her Household" ~ A Modern Day Herbal (Free Printable) More Herbal History for the Homemaker Godly Legacy of Juliana Van Stolberg ~ Herbal Healer Elizabeth Blackwell's Antique Herbal & Her Tragic Tale Favorite Books that Inspired the "Herbal Series" Create Your Own Natural Home Pharmacy Medicine Making Supplies ~ Preparing a Home Apothecary Set of Apothecary Herb Labels ~ Free Printable Should You Make Alcohol-Based Medicine? How to Make a Medicinal Oil {Plus Printable Instructions and Labels} How to Make a Medicinal Tea {Plus Printable Instructions and Labels} How to Make a Tincture {Plus Printable Instructions and Labels} Everything Elderberry {Learn and Share ~ Herbal Link Up} How to Make Elderberry Medicine {For the Cold and Flu} How to Identify Calendula in Your Back Yard and Its Uses How to Make Calendula Medicine (Collection of Recipes} I hope you will enjoy this new series as much as I have in creating it! "She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness." ~ Proverbs 31:27 This post may be shared with some or all of the following link-ups: The Art of Home-Making Mondays, Modest Mom Monday's, Homestead Barn Hop, Amaze Me Monday, Monday's Musings, Marriage Monday, Titus 2sdays, Titus 2 Tuesdays, Raising Homemakers, Make Bake Create, Wise Woman Link Up, Wow Us Wednesdays, Wildcrafting Wednesday, The Scoop, Coffee and Conversation, So Much at Home, Homemaking Thursdays, Home Sweet Home, Hearts for Home Thursdays, Growing in Grace Thursdays, Home Acre Hop, From the Farm Blog Hop, Farmgirl Friday, Front Porch Friday Blog Hop, Simple Meals Friday, Cultivate Nourishing and Clever Chicks Blog Hop. Thank you lovely ladies for hosting these.

Detail of a miniature of Dante conversing with Virgil (right) and Dante being attacked by a wolf representing Greed (left); from Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia, Italy (Siena?), 1444-c. 1450, Yates Thompson MS 36, f. 2r We have already taken a brief look at wolves as gluttonous threats to flocks and...