The Motley Student
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Medieval medicine: wine
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I thought wine's medicinal value was common knowledge--I mean really, not in a joking way, but the fact that it was the most prescribed ...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Buttons and 13th century medieval fashion and style...
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So... I wasn't procrastinating writing a scene, but in the middle realized--wait, does it even make sense for all these buttons to be ...
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Blood oaths (and related stuff)
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This isn't really much a post yet, but I figured this was too interesting a thing to leave out: If I ever have to do a blood oath, wher...
Saturday, July 1, 2023
13th Century France- Maps
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Basic names of territories, right time So, the English intertwining territory is pretty clear in this one. But this is a little more detaile...
Thursday, June 15, 2023
What did Louis IX look like?
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Only representation of Saint Louis known to be true to life - Early 14th century statue from the church of Mainneville , Eure , France ht...
Medieval Swords
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\ Detail of a sword being drawn from its scabbard, Morgan Bible fol. 28v, c. 1250 . So, it turns out not only are rapiers not options fo...
Monday, April 10, 2023
Medieval Music
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Miniature (illuminated manuscript) from: Liber choralis parvus continens missas vesperas et alia officia par S. Leonardi confes https://...
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