Medieval Codicology (WEIRD OLD MANUSCRIPT ART & MEMES & SNAILS) with Evan Pridmore
Medieval art memes! Human-faced animals! Drunk monks! And a preponderance of snails. Middle Ages manuscript expert, art history communicator, and Medieval Codicologist Evan Pridmore cover: what those golden illuminated Middle Ages manuscripts were made of, who drew them, why were people sometimes naked in them, what art trends came and went – and what does it say about our history and future, immigration politics, antisemitism, what exactly is a Salisbury steak, and so much more. Also: the perfect tree for your home orchard.
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Donations went to the World Central Kitchen and the American Civil Liberties Union
Links to things we discussed:
The Ordeal of Bread and Cheese: A Trial Like No Other
Nun Harvesting Phalluses from a Phallus Tree and a Monk and Nun Embracing
More sexy fruit : The penis tree and the medieval nun
Phallus tree: a 13th century mural
London medieval woodcut tattoo artist, Yan Gold
Reddit: r/MedievalArtMemes
Knight v. Snail imagery via the British Library
[ASMR] Authentic Quill Pen! NO Talking [Scratching | Tapping | Writing | Doodling]
Best of Horrible Histories | 15TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL | Horrible Histories
You can buy religious whips for $69.99
Are Iron Maidens Really Torture Devices?
“The relation of Alimentation and Disease” by James Salisbury
The Book of Hours: A Medieval Bestseller
Medieval woodcut and snail tattoos by Yan Gold aka _art.of.gold
What the Hell Was That ‘S’ Thing Everyone Drew in School?
Pen and Parchment: Drawing in the Middle Ages
Cochineal, a red dye from bugs, moves to the lab
Baller haircut: the tonsure
Why Were Medieval Knights Always Fighting Snails?
The Ordeal of Bread and Cheese: A Trial Like No Other
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