#medieval studies

[cuties-in-codices]

medieval parchment repairs

in a psalter, south-western germany, late 12th/early 13th c.

source: Hermetschwil, Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 37, fol. 19r, 53r, and 110r

#12th century #13th century #repairs #mending #medieval manuscript repairs #sewing #book history #medieval studies #medieval art #psalter

[nyxshadowhawk]

A selection of images from a sequence depicting the alchemical process, from an early modern manuscript.

#alchemy #alchemical #alchemical symbolism #alchemical art #occult #manuscripts #manuscript #medieval studies #early modern #renaissance

[victusinveritas]

Psalters: Not even once.

#psalters: not even once #medieval studies #illuminated manuscript

[finnlongman]

Medieval studies is all fun and games until they put maths in it

and it's amazing how often they manage to put maths in it

#i'm reading about medieval astronomy and my numbers-allergic brain is Struggling #medieval #medieval studies

[beaftlynatures]

Here's some of the @jstor articles I've found really interesting in this line of study:

From my gender/sex variance studies

Erecting Sex: Hermaphrodites and the Medieval Science of Surgery

Mary or Michael? Saint-Switching, Gender, and Sanctity in a Medieval Miracle of Childbirth

The Image of the Androgyne: Some Uses of a Symbol in Earliest Christianity

Transvestites in the Middle Ages

Two Cases Of Female Cross-Undressing In Medieval Art And Literature

Concerning Sex Changes: The Cultural Significance of a Renaissance Medical Polemic

Relating to disability

Sitting on the Sidelines: Disability in Malory

A Dwarf in King Arthur's Court: Perceiving Disability in Arthurian Romance

Disability and Dreams in the Medieval Icelandic Sagas

The Disabled and the Monstrous: Examples from Medieval Spain

Relating to sexuality

Sexual Fluidity “Before Sex"

The Disclosure of Sodomy in Cleanness

"Be more strange and bold": Kissing Lepers and Female Same-Sex Desire in "The Book of Margery Kempe

I will continue to update this list of sources as I find pertinent articles!

Your mileage may vary on these, not all of these have the most tactful or respectful dialogues but I found them interesting.

#unsorted #from HQ #medievalism #medieval studies

[gradling]

In other news, GUESS WHO HAS A PUBLICATION not with a publishing company/journal but who cares! PUBLICATION

If you are in any way interested in Old English, teaching Old English, and/or playful pedagogy, check out Playing with Old English: a Playful Pedagogy Resource here. We wanted this to be something that could be adapted to other (especially older) languages, so we'd love to hear feedback (sent to the emails listed in the introduction).

#old english #pedagogy #playful pedagogy #jam posts #medieval studies #pdf compiled by and cover made on canva by yours truly #which took way longer than you'd have expected lol

[theroundbartable]

Imagine this was your homework XD

#bbc merlin #arthurian legend #fate #fate series #homework #i'm not even kidding #medieval studies

[tummacademia]

Some readings and resources for further exploration of medieval literature, history, and art

"The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer

"Beowulf" translated by Seamus Heaney

"The Song of Roland" translated by Dorothy L. Sayers

"The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri

"The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio

"The Book of Margery Kempe" by Margery Kempe

"The Lais of Marie de France" translated by Glyn S. Burgess and Keith Busby

"The History of the Kings of Britain" by Geoffrey of Monmouth

"The Mabinogion" translated by Sioned Davies

"The Romance of Tristan and Iseult" translated by Joseph Bédier

In addition to these literary works, here are some resources for further exploration of medieval history and art:

"A Short History of the Middle Ages" by Barbara H. Rosenwein

"The Civilization of the Middle Ages" by Norman F. Cantor

"The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England" by Ian Mortimer

"The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe" edited by George Holmes

"Medieval Art" by Veronica Sekules

"A Medieval Life : Cecilia Penifader and the world of English peasants before the plague" by Judith Bennett

"The Oxford Handbook of Women and Gender in Medieval Europe" by Judith M. Bennett, Ruth Mazo Karras

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of medieval art and artifacts

The British Library's collection of medieval manuscripts and documents

The Medieval Academy of America's resources and publications on medieval studies

The International Center of Medieval Art's resources and publications on medieval art

These resources should provide a good starting point for further exploration of medieval literature, history, and art.

#medieval studies #study resources #dark academia #dark academia tips

[medievalistsnet]

#open access #history journals #periodicals #medieval studies

[onwingsofwords]

signed up for an 8 am medieval europe class this semester and I 1) hate getting up at the crack of dawn for it and 2) am not a big fan of my professor's teaching style but boy oh boy is learning about the early middle ages and the people living among roman ruins but being unable to build anything close to it and the centers of learning (and some of the only places women could have power) being monasteries giving me the best idea for a new wip I'm calling "age of ruin"

#writerblr #writing #writerscommunity #preptober #medieval #medieval studies

[catsconflictscopicsandchamomile]

i hafe officially reached the "knowe te rules enough to breake them" stage of studying old, and reading middle, english. i ga to make thaes every-ones problem :D

canne i combyne old english, middle english, old gaelige, moderne scots ond irish gaelic, ond moderne english ond tumblr fan-girle's speech with no regard to tyme or reason? yes

may i at some pointe tyre of thaes bit? i ken not

yet for whatever tis worthe- for nowe i will to be

ANNOYING

#old english #medieval studies #studyblr #collegeblr #adacemia #thaes? thaes is hwaet happenes when thou majors ond minors in thin twa hyper-fixationes #linguistics #celtic #gaelic #i colde stop... i will it not tho. so i wolde not ;) #thaes IS hwaet it soundes lyke in min head btw. hast for sume tyme now

[cuties-in-codices]

zodiac woman from behind

in a german astrological manuscript (the 'tübinger hausbuch'), mid-15th c.

source: Tübingen, Universitätsbibliothek, Md 2, fol. 42r

#astrology #zodiac #zodiac woman #medieval art #15th century #illuminated manuscript #sun #moon #nudity #back view #medieval studies #tübinger hausbuch

[nyxshadowhawk]

Have you ever wondered what characters from Greek mythology would look like in a medieval AU? Wonder no more:

In the first picture are Hercules on the top left, Menelaus and Helen in the middle, Paris underneath them, and Hector and Agamemnon underneath Hercules. In the second picture are Janus, Saturn, Picus, and Faunus on the right, and Juno on the left.

(This is the Nuremberg Chronicle, a fifteenth-century German incunabulum.)

#early modern #incunabula #early printed books #medieval studies #greek mythology #greek myth art #trojan war #Hercules #Heracles #Agamemnon #menelaus #helen of troy #faunus #saturnus #Juno #janus

[victusinveritas]

Medieval humor. - Abbey of Sainte Foy, Conques, France, c.1050

#architecture #weird medieval guys #just saying hi #medieval architecture #medieval studies

[dreamsrunfaster]

being a medievalist means laughing at dead copyists like

#medieval studies #arthurian literature #arthuriana #manuscript studies #medieval manuscripts

[gradling]

If folks are wondering about data on the use of the term "Anglo-Saxon" and why to stop using it, check out David Wilton's article "What Do We Mean by Anglo-Saxon?: Pre-Conquest to Present." I'm not sure if it's open-access or not because I'm currently on my university wifi, but it's on Project MUSE which makes me think it might be.

#jam posts #not AS #medieval studies