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 (31) ancient greece (74) animals (101) anthropology (87) archaeology (122) architecture (81) art (410) Central/late Middle Ages (84) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (174) disease (121) Early Middle Ages (55) economic history (50) environmental history (155) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (64) fashion history (44) folklore (36) folklore/mythology (103) history of education (54) history of food (41) History of Magic (44) history of race (43) history of sex (59) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (46) literature (242) math (47) medicine (167) medieval (83) military history (106) mythology (29) political history (143) pre-history (57) religion (330) Rome (153) science (64) social history (268) technology (99) U.S. history (105) U.S. natural parks (55) warfare (90) weapons (55) women (30) women's history (218) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (135) Ancient History (387) Big History (55) Byzantine History (37) Early Americas (42) Early Modern (217) Fabulous Females (132) History of Science (253) Live Reporting (182) Long 19th- 20th centuries (409) Medieval History (395)
Al-Kindī, Calligraphy and Cryptography in 9th c Middle East History of Science, Medieval History / September 1, 2024 / art, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, math This is one folio from the precious “Blue Qur’an,” dating from about 850-950 CE. The indigo-dyed parchment is adorned with gold and silver lettering, a…
Real Medieval Tournaments Medieval History / September 26, 2024 / medieval, warfare, weapons Medieval Tournaments really didn’t look like the way they often appear in pop culture, certainly not as they started out. Rather than being in an…
Hildegard of Bingen Medieval History / October 25, 2023 / art, Central and Late Middle Ages, Christian history, medieval, religion, women Cthulhu was orange in the Middle Ages, evidently. (Jk this is Hildegard of Bingen – a famous mystic – being inspired by the Holy Spirit.…
Medieval Mali Manden Charter Africa, Asia and South Asia, Medieval History / August 21, 2023 / political history Here’s a late 14th-century illustration of the African trading route to Ghana, one of the world’s key areas of commerce and part of the Kingdom…
