Melissa Bastian
@melissabastian.bsky.social
•Oddities, Peculiarities, Curiosities•
MSCA Doctoral Researcher @ University of Vienna
Part of the REBPAF project:
'Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures'
https://rebpaf.wordpress.com/about/
MSCA Doctoral Researcher @ University of Vienna
Part of the REBPAF project:
'Re-Mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures'
https://rebpaf.wordpress.com/about/
Whatcha doin'?
My current favourite depiction of Luke with his slightly clingy ox 🐂 -from the Gospel Book of the amazing Theophanu,Abbess of Essen,created around 1050 (now in the Essen Cathedral Treasury).
Did you know that this symbol stands for strength,service,& sacrifice?
#Iconography #Theophanu
My current favourite depiction of Luke with his slightly clingy ox 🐂 -from the Gospel Book of the amazing Theophanu,Abbess of Essen,created around 1050 (now in the Essen Cathedral Treasury).
Did you know that this symbol stands for strength,service,& sacrifice?
#Iconography #Theophanu
May 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Whatcha doin'?
My current favourite depiction of Luke with his slightly clingy ox 🐂 -from the Gospel Book of the amazing Theophanu,Abbess of Essen,created around 1050 (now in the Essen Cathedral Treasury).
Did you know that this symbol stands for strength,service,& sacrifice?
#Iconography #Theophanu
My current favourite depiction of Luke with his slightly clingy ox 🐂 -from the Gospel Book of the amazing Theophanu,Abbess of Essen,created around 1050 (now in the Essen Cathedral Treasury).
Did you know that this symbol stands for strength,service,& sacrifice?
#Iconography #Theophanu
Cabinet of Curiosities:
a fool's head cup made from a coconut! More than a mere drinking vessel, it alluded to the enjoyment of wine but also the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption, showcasing its owner's wit, sense of humour, and wealth. (KHM Vienna)
#CabinetOfCuriosities #CoconutCup
a fool's head cup made from a coconut! More than a mere drinking vessel, it alluded to the enjoyment of wine but also the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption, showcasing its owner's wit, sense of humour, and wealth. (KHM Vienna)
#CabinetOfCuriosities #CoconutCup
May 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Cabinet of Curiosities:
a fool's head cup made from a coconut! More than a mere drinking vessel, it alluded to the enjoyment of wine but also the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption, showcasing its owner's wit, sense of humour, and wealth. (KHM Vienna)
#CabinetOfCuriosities #CoconutCup
a fool's head cup made from a coconut! More than a mere drinking vessel, it alluded to the enjoyment of wine but also the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption, showcasing its owner's wit, sense of humour, and wealth. (KHM Vienna)
#CabinetOfCuriosities #CoconutCup
Read the Room!
I stumbled upon biblical tiles in a restaurant in Lower Saxony!
It is just incredible how history and art that carry such rich cultural and historical narratives across centuries tend to appear in the most inconspicuous places…
#BiblicalTiles #TravelDiscoveries #IShouldWriteAboutThis
I stumbled upon biblical tiles in a restaurant in Lower Saxony!
It is just incredible how history and art that carry such rich cultural and historical narratives across centuries tend to appear in the most inconspicuous places…
#BiblicalTiles #TravelDiscoveries #IShouldWriteAboutThis
April 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Read the Room!
I stumbled upon biblical tiles in a restaurant in Lower Saxony!
It is just incredible how history and art that carry such rich cultural and historical narratives across centuries tend to appear in the most inconspicuous places…
#BiblicalTiles #TravelDiscoveries #IShouldWriteAboutThis
I stumbled upon biblical tiles in a restaurant in Lower Saxony!
It is just incredible how history and art that carry such rich cultural and historical narratives across centuries tend to appear in the most inconspicuous places…
#BiblicalTiles #TravelDiscoveries #IShouldWriteAboutThis