M is for Medieval Images

is for medieval images.

I started following medievalists on Twitter for research, originally. But they share so many interesting facts and photos that I soon became fans of them in their own right. And then the whole Richard III discovery happened - but that's for another day (X, actually, for X marks the spot!).

One of most prolific posters is historian Erik Kwakkel. Recently, he shared an article on medieval script and its connection to modern handwriting. Also, he shared a link to a medieval book search. And here's Alcuin the Scholar on Anglo-Saxons.

And lots of interesting photos!

Merlin

A dragon

Pub!

Oldest New Testament fragment

A story idea?

Another historian is Susan Abernethy. A while ago, she linked to an essay on Charles II's mistress Nell Gwynn.

Here are a few of her Ottoman photos:

Landscape

Calligraphy

Sultan Suleyman

Calligraphy

Military band (listen to a song on my Constantinople playlist!)

Also, there's Sarah Peverley:

Music

Skating

Adoration of the Magi

And more medievalists, sharing articles on Byzantine chapels sealed under Turkish mud, monks in California reconstructing a monastery from Spain, images from an illustrated Life of St Cuthbert from the 12 Century, and a newspaper from 1665.

Then there are maps:

North America:

London:

And a medieval comic strip!

And medieval LOLCats!