Medieval Cats Manuscript / Medieval History Cats hunting for mice in a medieval manuscript. Although most medieval written records about cats viewed them in purely functional terms, many nuns and monks kept small animals as pets that they felt affectionate for. TagsAncient Egypt (23) ancient greece (51) animals (65) anthropology (71) archaeology (101) architecture (60) art (304) Central/late Middle Ages (40) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (139) colonial (22) disease (87) Early Middle Ages (47) economic history (34) environmental history (116) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (123) evolution (57) fashion history (32) folklore (43) folklore/mythology (61) history of education (42) history of food (29) History of Magic (33) history of race (27) history of sex (49) Jewish history (38) literature (153) math (34) medicine (128) medieval (72) military history (82) mythology (36) political history (95) pre-history (44) religion (222) Rome (117) science (59) social history (153) technology (81) U.S. history (85) U.S. natural parks (45) warfare (71) weapons (42) women (26) women's history (160) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (112) Ancient History (295) Big History (47) Byzantine History (32) Early Americas (34) Early Modern (164) Fabulous Females (96) History of Science (192) Live Reporting (140) Long 19th- 20th centuries (323) Medieval History (297) Uncategorized (2)
Japanese Ink Drawing “Gibbons in a Landscape” Africa, Asia and South Asia, Medieval History / September 24, 2024 / animals, art, religion This is ink drawing by the Medieval Japanese master artist Sesson ShÅ«kei dates from around 1570 and represents my favorite elements of this type of…
Medieval Falconry and Women Fabulous Females, Medieval History / September 18, 2023 / medieval, women's history This is a Medieval illumination of a noblewoman with her hawk from the Taymouth Hours, a sumptuous 14th-century work probably made for a royalty. It…
Early Middle Ages and Barbarian Men’s Hairstyles Ancient History, Medieval History / November 7, 2024 / archaeology, Early Middle Ages, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, fashion history, religion, social history This week, I am looking at hair in Medieval history, and I am starting with the dudes. It turns out that the barbarians of the…
Buddha Bucket Medieval History / October 24, 2023 / religion This is the so-called “Buddha bucket” — one of the many great archaeological remains from the most important Viking burial ship ever discovered — the…