MadFontes

The dark side of the funny ages

[Rory MacLellan @RFMacLellan]

A manuscript where a royal herald, William Le Neve, Clarenceux king of arms, has given himself a terrible catchphrase:

"king of arms, not of harms".

[dailymedievaldeath @dailymedievald1]

A treatment gone wrong: #otd 1387 Charles II, called 'the Bad', of Navarre died. He is said to have had himself stitched in wine-soaked cloths every evening to cure an illness. However, these caught fire... #medievaldeath #medievaltwitter

Ms.: BL, Royal 14 D V f. 305r.

[MadFontes @MadFontes]

The counter-trend to the poverty movement? CASH!

[Dr Bryony Coombs @BryonyCoombs]

A scribe who just delights in words and word play🔎
Some French word puzzles for your Wednesday morning:
(BnF fr 17527)

[AriannadaTodi @AriannadaTodi]

Allora chi si candida come rappresentante dei genitori?

[Julian Humphrys @JulesHumphrys]

Some medieval effigies are masterpieces of the sculptor's art. Others are not. #Montacute

[Stephen Hopkins @phil_lol_ogist]

This album goes so ein-hard.

[Richard Cassidy @rjcassidy]

Some index entries that one might not have expected to find in a book called 'Paths to Kingship in Medieval Latin Europe c. 950-1200.' Well done, @DifficileE .

[Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunt]

A coat of arms has to be impressive, full of symbolism, it's important, it represents an powerful family or person, so you have to think long and hard about its design and take it very seriously.

Or just put some underpants on it.
Like Lord Jan van Abbenbroeck did;

[Johan Oosterman @JohanOosterman]

Detail of a miniature in the most famous manuscript in the world. Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry. Painted by the Nijmegen born Brothers Van Lymborch.
Chantilly, Bibliothèque du château, 0065 (1284)
Online: https://t.co/aYNSaErIKj

[Stories of Lynn @storiesoflynn]

This is an extract from a coroner’s inquest into the death of Giles of Flanders from 1304. Giles accidently died after stabbing himself while trying to prove his Flemish armour was better than any made in England @NorfolkRO

[Miranda @Zweder_Masters]

Scientists found a 392 year old Greenland-shark. So what? This one is 700 years old and wears a hat.

@erik_kwakkel

[MadFontes @MadFontes]

Vorfahre der eierlegenden Wollmilchsau
#medievaltwitter

(The Luttrell Psalter, England, ca. 1325-1340; BL, Add MS 42130, fol. 178v)

[Rechnungsprüfer Friedrich des Weisen @UnglaubigerT]

@MadFontes Unverdorben, unverworren und unverzagt schaut es bei mir aus der Leipziger Martrikel auf den unruhigen Egidius, der gerne Nicolaus Urlaub Gesellschaft leister würde...

[MadFontes @MadFontes]

Unter U geht’s noch mal richtig zur Sache (ebd.)

[MadFontes @MadFontes]

Neues aus der Kategorie „starke Namen“

(Regesten der Urkunden aus dem Archiv des Wiener Bürgerspitals 1401-1540, S. 31)

[MadFontes @MadFontes]

Dann jetzt eine Runde sprechende Namen aus dem spätmittelalterlichen Wien für @UnglaubigerT

(ebd.)

[MadFontes @MadFontes]

@sieber_ch Das ist interessant. Danke!
Aber es bleibt trotzdem witzig 🙃