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.
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 of its crafting…
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…