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Feeling Crabby
Leave a commentJune 20, 2013 by Gail Armstrong
And now, as promised, a celebration of the mediaeval crab…or, more specifically, illuminated depictions of Cancer, the crab, second zodiacal …
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What’s your sign?
Leave a commentJune 2, 2013 by Gail Armstrong
If you were born in June, it’s either Gemini or Cancer… Gemini is, of course, represented by twins. I am not a Gemini …
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A bit of (Slightly Belated) Blarney
Leave a commentMarch 18, 2013 by Gail Armstrong
Something a bit different today…in honour of St. Patrick’s Day, I went looking for images of St. Paddy in illuminated …
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Pick-a-Pope
Leave a commentMarch 14, 2013 by Gail Armstrong
You may have heard they picked a Pope today. So I thought this would be a good opportunity to review …
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Snowy January
Leave a commentJanuary 24, 2013 by Gail Armstrong
As I write, it’s cold and blustery , snowflakes swirling in the pale winter sunlight. So my thoughts are wintry, …
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A Child was Born
Leave a commentDecember 24, 2012 by Gail Armstrong
Merry Christmas to all! And now a few images depicting the day that started it all… [http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=41754] If you read …
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Attack of the rebel mouse-people, or how the cat learned to start worrying and fear the mice
1December 6, 2012 by Gail Armstrong
As we saw last time, cats in medieval manuscripts lived interesting lives, engaging in a much wider range of activity …
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