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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.

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…

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

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, 29.…

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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.

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 of its crafting…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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