Birchwood Statue of Virgin Mary / Live Reporting, Medieval History Statue made of Birchwood of the Virgin Mary, with glass eyes. Autun region of France, c. 1130-40. TagsAncient Egypt (28) ancient greece (72) animals (95) anthropology (86) archaeology (122) architecture (77) art (402) Central/late Middle Ages (79) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (165) disease (119) Early Middle Ages (54) economic history (49) environmental history (148) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (61) fashion history (43) folklore (35) folklore/mythology (101) history of education (54) history of food (40) History of Magic (43) history of race (37) history of sex (56) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (45) literature (242) math (46) medicine (165) medieval (76) military history (102) mythology (29) political history (141) pre-history (54) religion (325) Rome (149) science (57) social history (260) technology (97) U.S. history (100) U.S. natural parks (52) warfare (88) weapons (55) women (26) women's history (207) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (131) Ancient History (378) Big History (47) Byzantine History (34) Early Americas (40) Early Modern (209) Fabulous Females (126) History of Science (249) Live Reporting (170) Long 19th- 20th centuries (399) Medieval History (385)
The Commonality of Cadaver Dissections in Late Medieval Ages History of Science, Medieval History / November 20, 2024 / disease, history of education, medicine, political history, social history Here is Nero, being a jerk watching his mom Agrippina get dissected. He killed her as well, making him a double-jerk. But what might be…
Megalithic Tombs Ancient History, Big History, Live Reporting / November 20, 2023 / pre-history See the tiny flat rock out in the distance, supported by two vertical slabs? They made up part of a dolmen in Ardeche, France. These…
Spiders in Old English Medieval History / September 1, 2024 / animals, literature What are these wee beasties adorning this 11th-century Old English manuscript? Not bulls-with-fringe legs, but spiders! I love that the artist makes their bodies more…
Boar Hunting in “Tres Riches Heures du Duc be Berry” Medieval History / November 26, 2024 / animals, art, environmental history, social history, weapons In the background you are hearing the 15th-century English Christmas “Boar’s-Head Carol,” and looking at a closeup of a boar hunt from the month of…
