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…
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…
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 Saint Guinefort hunting a unicorn.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.