Nativity wall painting at St Agatha, Easby. Although to be honest Baby Jesus seems beside the point.

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So true, but I do love the remaining Victorian buildings in London.

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A funeral procession performed by rabbits. The rabbits carry bells, a cross and wax tapers before the coffin which is carried by two dogs. A lone rabbit sits on the coffin blowing a trumpet. The rabbit priest stands before the coffin in full vestments and sprinkles the coffin with holy water.

The rabbit funeral procession from the Gorleston Psalter. The rabbits have a processional cross and a series of wax tapers to light the way. The rabbit priest sprinkles holy water on the coffin. Two dogs carry the bier. 14th cent. Add 49622 @britishlibrary.bsky.social #skystorians #medieval

A round, light brown tablet made of clay with three lines of cuneiform scripts. Two rulings, or traced straight lines, enclose the writing. The photo also shows the sides of the tablet, including a few damaged parts.

May as well dive right in.

Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?

According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”

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And Galen thought women’s sexual pleasure was essential for conception, so there’s that.

Whoopee!

It is a spectacular exhibit!

Congratulations!

Yes, I had to switch to online.

I seem to be massively allergic to the Calendar of Letter Book H. I wish it wasn’t so long.

Medievalist don’t tend to do a lot with numbers, but a few of us still hang on.

Four examples in search of a thesis.

Booked!

There’s a point in the process, where writing the shitty-first draft seems much more daunting than future revisions.

Nothing like a clear schedule to make ideas flee.

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It is! ❤️

I guess I’ll try this thing