Adventures in Ink Making Continued…
Recreating Brazil Wood Ink from Period Recipes “They spawn as it were in March and Aprill; the Geese are formed in May and June, and come to fulnesse of feathers…
Milk Hares and Troll Hares – Witches & their Minions in Medieval Swedish Churches
In Nordic countries there are numerous tales of these creatures crafted by witches and tasked with stealing milk from the homes of ordinary townsfolk – what could be more “otherly”?
Does this Medieval Spoon Depict a Dog-Headed Man?
The Cynocephalus Spoon “They inhabit the mountains as far as the river Indus. Their complexion is swarthy. They are extremely just, like the rest of the Indians with whom they…
Adventures in Ink Making
Adventures in Ink Making “…the dwarfs found out how to turn lead into gold by doing it the hard way. The difference between that and the easy way is that…
How Bosch’s “The Haywain” Shows us the Revelry of Mardi Gras
Hieronymus Bosch needs little introduction in the world of art. However, “The Haywain” gets little attention compared to other works and deserves a closer look.