Yale University Library April 16, 2024 For 600 years the Voynich manuscript has remained a mystery. Now we think it’s partly about sex Keagan Brewer, Macquarie University This late-medieval document is written in encoded text that has yet to be cracked. But its numerous illustrations provide clues about its content.
Battle in the margins from the Gorleston Psalter (1310-1324). British Library June 13, 2023 Why medieval manuscripts are full of doodles of snail fights Madeleine S. Killacky, Bangor University Snails were recognised in medieval times for their unusual strength, given that they were able to carry their home on their back.
‘Le Régime du corps’ described a variety of ways to maintain health by keeping the body in balance. The Bute Painter, circa 1285, MS Arsenal 2510, © Bibliothèque nationale de France April 1, 2022 Medieval illustrated manuscripts reveal how upper-class women managed healthy households – overseeing everything from purging, leeching and cupping to picking the right wet nurse Jennifer Borland, Oklahoma State University This illustrated health manual dating back to the 13th century provides a glimpse of daily life in aristocratic households during the Middle Ages.