Jewish Magical Incantation Bowl / Medieval History Magical incantation bowl written in Jewish Aramaic. Bowls like these were designed as protective magic against demons. TagsAncient Egypt (30) ancient greece (74) animals (101) anthropology (87) archaeology (122) architecture (79) art (407) Central/late Middle Ages (84) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (174) disease (121) Early Middle Ages (55) economic history (49) environmental history (155) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (64) fashion history (43) folklore (35) folklore/mythology (102) history of education (54) history of food (41) History of Magic (44) history of race (42) history of sex (59) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (46) literature (242) math (47) medicine (166) medieval (83) military history (104) mythology (29) political history (143) pre-history (57) religion (330) Rome (151) science (63) social history (265) technology (99) U.S. history (105) U.S. natural parks (55) warfare (90) weapons (55) women (26) women's history (213) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (133) Ancient History (383) Big History (55) Byzantine History (37) Early Americas (42) Early Modern (213) Fabulous Females (129) History of Science (253) Live Reporting (181) Long 19th- 20th centuries (405) Medieval History (393)
Viking Women, Weaving, and Power Fabulous Females, Medieval History / November 1, 2023 / economic history, women's history If ever you were to consider the history of fabric-making, you are unlikely to have associated it with horror. But that is just what this…
“Third Day of Creation” Painting Early Modern, Medieval History / October 11, 2023 / art, religion Hieronymous Bosch, “Third Day of Creation,” (c. 1490-1510). Bosch was a proto-surrealist oil painter from the Medieval Netherlands with a wonderfully twisted imagination. This painting…
Alchemist Henning Brand and Phosphorous Early Modern, History of Science, Medieval History / December 11, 2024 / art, technology The first known person to discover an element relied on pee and actually was looking for the Philosopher’s Stone. Henning Brand used up the financial…
Pig Farming in the Middle Ages Medieval History / May 30, 2024 / animals, environmental history, history of food, medicine We need to talk about pig farming in the Early Middle Ages. Pigs weren’t usually the most important domesticated animal for folks living in Western…
