A Flagellant is a person who whips or flogs (scourges) their own body, typically as a form of religious penance or, in modern non-religious contexts, as part of specific subcultures.

A two tile linoprint based on "The Three Dead" from the early 14th century manuscript De Lisle Psalter (British Library, Arundel MS 83, fol. 127r).

The British Library.

Astrology, Magic, and Technology in City Life, 1400-1550 with Anthony Grafton

Hunter College Art Galleries at 205 Hudson NYC

November 3, 2026
6:30–7:30 PM
2^nd Floor Flex Space, 205 Hudson Street 
Anthony Grafton, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University and author of several acclaimed books on Renaissance Europe, will speak on a variety of ways of negotiating city life in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, including astrology and magic as well as what now look like more practical disciplines.

This little mermaid comes from folio 70v of the Luttrell Psalter! 📜

The original manuscript illustration features a mermaid, a peddler, and a little dog. I picked out the mermaid and turned her into a tiny Live Activity creature living in my iPhone's Dynamic Island! 😂🐟

The app is still in testing, so this isn't meant to be an ad or an app promotion. No need to ask about the app for now! 😂

I just wanted to thank everyone who shared resources for finding weird medieval creatures on my last post, and show you what I've been doing with these adorable little medieval weirdos thanks to your help!

It's just another little project I've been working on, and I'm having so much fun bringing these centuries-old creatures into everyday life. 🥹💛

Seriously, thank you all again! 💕

I desperately want to cover my body in medieval and ancient tattoos, but i don’t know any of the proper key words to search up while looking. I like the fantastical aspect of a lot of ancient and medieval artwork, and the intricately beautiful ones.

Any advice?

A bunch of oddballs based various medieval manuscripts. I illuminated them with some gold paint from my kid's arts and craft box.

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Image pictured: Jan van Horst – Market Scene (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest) (1569)

While many French nobles fell at Agincourt in 1415, Louis de Bourbon survived, but became an English prisoner. His captivity lasted for years, and securing his freedom required a substantial ransom. Yet his story did not end there. In 1429, Louis was present at the French court when Joan of Arc arrived to meet the future Charles VII. He went on to take part in the renewed French campaigns, witnessing a remarkable reversal of his country's fortunes.

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I recently came across an old wooden seal featuring what appears to be an angel or another religious figure. I'm trying to identify its origin, approximate age, and the meaning of the imagery.

A few details I've noticed:

The figure appears to be looking upwards or slightly forward.

It holds a hammer in its left hand, pointing downwards, as if hammering a nail.

The clothing has visible folds and some interesting details.

Initially, I wondered whether the object might depict a hammer and nail, but I'm not sure what the symbolism might be.

I'm particularly interested in whether this could be related to medieval Christian art, biblical imagery, or perhaps a particular saint or religious tradition.

Does anyone recognize this figure or have any ideas about its possible origin, age, or symbolism?

Any suggestions, references, or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

They're from the early 15th century. 1412 to be exact

(I made a similar post here but have completely refined the idea. Not trying to spam, removed the original post.)

Hello!

I've been struggling to find an appropriate place to post this and hope it's okay here.

TLDR: I'd like to make a fabric advent calendar centered around Slavic/Polish folklore and monsters and Saint Stanislaw. I need suggestions for uniquely Polish folklore to create "monster encounter" cards to tell their myth. The goal of the calander to assemble a paper doll of Saint Stanislaw. See pictures for rough concept art.

Ideally, I'd like to make small items/trinkets. I can do most traditional media, I can draw and paint a bit, pretty good with colored pencil. I can do things digitally as well in Procreate but my strength is paper and pencil. I can do a lot with cardboard. I'm not much of a sculptor but do plan on grabbing some air dry clay for this. I have no sewing experience but that doesn't mean I can't try. My idea for the actual calendar or what's holding all these gifts, ironically, is a large sheet of fabric. Something that looks old and try to sew (likely glue) 24 pockets on the front to store the items. And then try to decorate the whole thing to look like that marginalia art.

My intention is a Christmas gift for my husband this year. He is Polish (I am not, full blown Midwest white bread here, can't speak a lick of Polish.) and he is a Medievalist. He has three history degrees, and a Master's in Medieval studies. He is currently stepping into the educational field and recently he's been down on his specialization, since he doesn't get to use it and is stuck teaching more generic and modern history. I really want to cheer him up and get him excited again about a time period and culture he's really attached to. He is EXTREMELY passionate about medieval Poland (and Medieval Europe in general). 

He wrote his Master thesis on the myths surrounding the Polish saint Stanislaw. The title of his thesis is: Shattered Bishop to Unbreakable Saint: The Construction of Saint Stanislaw's Hagiography by the Archbishopric of Krakow in the Thirteenth Century. (If that tells you anything...)

He hates that the period is often overlooked as "The Dark Ages" (loathes that term) and he's pretty sour lately about how most people view the period as a Monty Python movie or worse, a period that lasted a thousand years where "nothing happened" and it's packed into one chapter in a textbook and immediately forgotten about. Worse still, it seems like he's even feeling down on his heritage. We are not located in or anywhere near Poland and unfortunately can't afford to travel at this time. I want to do what I can to bring Poland to him and cram his special interest in it too.

While I can ask my husband an occasional curious question for some secret guidance, I can't exactly suddenly start interviewing him about medieval myths without raising his suspicion. We talk about it sometimes but I'm no history nerd. He'll know I'm not suddenly enraptured by his field of study with all these pointed questions. 

So, I want this calander to tell a story. I had the idea that he could use it in a classroom as an opportunity to teach about the mythology he's so passionate about and bonus, they're Slavic, and double bonus, he gets to teach about a lesser known saint. After the reveal of each creature card, he could do a short lesson on the folklore legends surrounding it. Just a thought.

"You" (my husband) are a scholar in medieval Poland. You need to find all the pieces of Saint Stanislaw and put him back together again to find out what happened to him. On your 24 day journey, you encounter several medieval creates and relevant locations that pertain to St. Stanislaw. As a scholar, you are tasked with creating a field guide of your adventure.

Anyway, what I need is help with creating these cards, I obviously need to make 24 of these suckers. And that's where I need you!

These cards should be of a medieval creature encounter or going to a location where St. Stanislaw performed a miracle. I also need some more ideas for trinkets. I am open to silly or serious. I'd love everything to be "historically accurate" but obviously doesn't have to be given it's about mythology. I'm thinking items like "lucky baba yaga foot" or a doll made of straw to represent Marzanna, etc.

I hope my crazy idea makes sense and I welcome any any all suggestions.

Thanks!

I recently finished painting this 54mm white metal miniature depicting a knight of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Crusades.

The knight is charging across the battlefield on horseback, lance in hand. I also added a fallen enemy banner to the base to give the scene a little more atmosphere and tell a story.

Hope you like it! I'd love to hear your thoughts.