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Elementor #15836 Expanding my Practice in 2026 “Light through colored glass lets us come closer to something greater than ourselves.” Caitlin Fitzgerald Boleskine, Issue 10 I am honored...

The Saint as Cephalophore

The Saint as Cephalophore Guinefort from the Belle Heures “…the peasants, hearing of the dog’s conduct and of how it had been killed, although innocent, and for a deed for which it might have expected praise, visited...

Illumination of Alexander and Bucephalus in battle from LDUT 456.

Bucephalus and His Tail

Bucephalus and His Tail How a Horse Became an Ox, and an Ox Became a Unicorn “For he reared him not as a beast of burden, but as a comrade in arms. Bucephalus, who shared with Alexander in both battle and glory, was more than...

Detail image of the unicorn hunt of Saint Guinefort, featuring a unicorn arching down to attack a greyhound who leaps up at him. The borders are intricately decorated with vines and foliage in read, blue, and gold.

The Mystical Unicorn Hunt of Saint Guinefort

For this illumination of Saint Guinefort we look at the dramatic Black Hours of Charles the Bold/Galeazzo Maria Sforza (Cod. 1856) and the Unicorn Hunt Tapestries from the New York Met Cloisters for inspiration in an apocryphal and mystical vision of...

Illustration from Harley MS. 4751 fol 74v illustrating three mermaids or sirens in the water putting to sleep three people on a ship with their songs.

Saint Mermaid

Saint Mermaid The Paragon of Woman as Untamed Pagan Past “Her lap-dog became an otter, and for a full three hundred years she roamed the seas.” Dr. Dáithí Ó hÓgáin Myth, Legend & Romance* The...

An illustration by Botticelli of Dante and Virgil traveling through Hell.

The Dante Stones of Siena

The Dante Stones of Siena How an Italian City Honored the Author who Criticized it “Was there ever so vain a people as the Sienese? Even the French can’t match such vanity.” Dante Inferno,...

Folios 5 verso and 6 recto from MS H.8 The Hours of Henry VIII from the Morgan Library showing calendars and illustrations for the months of October and November.

The Miracle of Saint Guinefort from The Hours of Henry VIII

The Miracle of Saint Guinefort from The Hours of Henry VIII Intercede for Us, Saint Guinefort, Faithful Hound and Martyr. “The contemporary eye will acknowledge the devotional character of the work, but be drawn to the clean precision...

Illumination of The Virgin Mary and the Annunciation to Joachim from M. 917/945 1v-2r

The Suffrage of St. Guinefort From the Hours of Catherine of Cleves

The first fully realized piece from the Cult of Saint Guinefort project - From the Hours of Catherine of Cleves dives into the history of the manuscript, it's design, and the piece of work created that could have come from it's pages.

The Apotheosis of Saint Guinefort

The Apotheosis of Saint Guinefort Folk Saints, Changelings, and Our Timeless Love of Dogs “…if i have presented (the tale of Saint Guinefort) so unceremoniously at the start of the book it is so that it might have the...

Adventures in Ink Making Continued...

Adventures in Ink Making Continued… Recreating Brazil Wood Ink from Period Recipes “You must take care when you seethe Brazill, that you do it when the element is clear, without clouds, raine, or wind, otherwise it will...