For 600 years the Voynich manuscript has remained a mystery—now, researchers think it's partly about sex ** the culture of late-medieval #Gynecology and #Sexology—which physicians at the time often referred to as "women's secrets."
Manuscript Portal Brings Medieval Manuscripts from Greifswald Online
104 manuscript volumes from the Greifswald Ministry of Spirituality and 55 volumes from the holdings of the Greifswald University Library were digitized. In total, this resulted in 83,375 image files with 72,293 pages. Together with previously digitized works, 165 manuscripts stored in Greifswald are now available via the M-V Digital Library and the manuscript portal.
#OnThisDay Shah Jahan was born in Lahore to Jahangir and the Rathore princess from Marwar, Jagat Gosain.
The child's birth was regarded as highly auspicious. A worthy from Iran, Mullah Mahmud, after poring over the child's birth chart, pronounced that he would go on to become "the star of the constellation of the Caliphate."
Following his cue, Muhammad Hadi, a Mughal courtier, went on to write that the child's birth was "a sign of auspiciousness and divine guidance," and he believed that 👇🏻
I think #medievalist mastodon may like to know that there's a guy here making a comic book in the style of old #medieval manuscripts. He's doing great a great job, go check @IoannesEnsis toots #medievalhistory
'Archaeologists at Cambridge University have reconstructed the “biographies” of hundreds of the city’s ordinary medieval residents by examining their skeletons in detail, using a wealth of scientific data to fill out the life stories of poor or disadvantaged people whose names were never recorded.'
I love nothing more than a history expert debunking commonly held myths. In this case, it’s taking apart the idea that medieval people didn’t bathe (in fact, they were a bath-loving culture!)
Devil's Historians: How Modern Extremists Abuse the Medieval Past
Myths about the medieval world have been used for centuries to justify some of the most toxic ideologies and the worst human rights abuses in history. In this book, Amy S. Kaufman and Paul B. Sturtevant examine the long, dark history of "The Devil's Historians"--people who manipulate and use myths about the medieval past to promote discrimination, oppression, and murder.
#Otd 1346 John (‘the blind’) of Bohemia died. He was first buried in Altmünster Abbey in Luxembourg, but his remains made an adventurous journey over the centuries. Since 1945 they lie in the crypt of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons@histodons Pic.: WC
John the Blind was an interesting guy. Patron of Guillaume de Machaut, the composer, he was also quite hepped up on ideas of chivalry. Which is how he came to die at Crecy, of course: he had a dozen of his men tie the horses together with his and they all rode off into battle.
The next day, Machaut was looking for a new patron…
Revisiting the career of one of the most interesting figures from medieval Wales, outlaw prince of Powys: Owain ap Cadwgan. The first takeaway is that after the death of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, first and only king of all Wales, Wales was left in a bit of a position. Gruffudd's brothers Rhiwallon and Bleddyn, who had conspired against their brother and abetted in his destruction, were left in control of Gwynedd/Powys...1 #Wales#welsh#welshhistory#medieval#medievalhistory#history#historynerd
Hello world,
I just arrived here.
I'm a writer of historical fiction, mystery, & romance, and I live in France.
I'm also a promoter of historical fiction books with The Coffee Pot Book Club.
Looking forward to finding my way round, and meeting other folk interested in #HistoricalFiction, #MedievalHistory & #ScottishIndependence ...