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Please enjoy this 16th-century sunflower caterpillar monster for Marginalia Monday #MedievalMarginalia
A long worm-like creature with flower petals on each end, and two legs with feet. From AM 321 fol. Rear (r)
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
changewinds.bsky.social
First time playing around with Shrinky Dinks, my friends and I based them off of medieval #marginalia. Lots of coloring involved with color pencils and Sharpie markers for the outline. #crafting #medievalmarginalia #creatures #beasts #drawing
Two medieval creatures on a shrinking plastic medium, they are about 3” wide shown on a cardboard background. The one on the left is mainly red, stands on two legs and has long ears, a long snout, and a short pointed tail. It wears a squire’s robe that is blue and teal and holds a red shield with a 7 pointed star shape. The creature on the right stands on 4 legs, with a green toucan like beak, has beagle-like ears, has a long vine for a tail and its body is striped with black. It is heavily patterned, mostly in orange and red, with thin white lines and a strip of blue with white dots along its back.
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
pear-vert.bsky.social
We have arrived at the Equinox. I see darkness in all of our futures.

Image: A medieval portrayal of an Equinox killing a warrior with its dreaded projectile whatsit.

#autumnalequinox #medievalmarginalia
September 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
familiarcraftsman.bsky.social
I messed up the scale first time printing this one but my supports were fine so I guess I’ll be releasing it in 25mm scale as well as 32mm
#miniatures #medievalmarginalia #minipainting
Two unpainted 3d printed miniatures, 32mm and ~25mm scale, each of Phyllis riding Aristotle like a horse
September 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
#Caturday 🐱:
“Keyboard Cat”
Prayer Book
Belgium, late 15th c.
Ink, paint, & gold on parchment
“a #cat bangs away on a portable organ in duet with a horn-playing #dog below”
On display at Walters Art Museum “Paws on Parchment” show
#CatsInArt #DogsInArt #MedievalArt #MedievalMarginalia
photo of open page from illuminated medieval manuscript cited in post; main frame relatively small with square illustration and text, comparatively large margin richly decorated with large flowers and the musical cat and dog illustrations closeup of organ-playing cat (grey tabby) closeup of horn-tooting dog (brown, standing upright, with red collar and pointy blue and yellow hat on head) photo of gallery label “Keyboard Cat Prayer Book Belgium, late 15th century Ink, paint, and gold on parchment The main image on this page depicts the Christian biblical story of Christ humbly entering Jerusalem. Meanwhile, a cat bangs away on a portable organ in duet with a horn-playing dog below. Are they creating fanfare celebrating Christ's arrival? Or is their jam session an adorably distracting ruckus drawing the reader's attention away from an important event? The book's owner might have noted with humor that the cat seems to have stolen the organ from an angel, who plays the instrument correctly on an earlier page! Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1931, acc. no. W.438, fols. 161v-162r”
August 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
#Caturday 🐱:
“Super Kitty!”
from Missal for Use of Paris
France, 1325-75
Ink, paint, & gold on parchment
On display at Walters Art Museum “Paws on Parchment” show
#CatsInArt #MedievalArt #MedievalMarginalia
medieval marginalia: small illustration from the cited illuminated manuscript of a cream colored cat wearing a cape (blue outer, red inner lining), with black rat (?) in mouth photo of the full page on display (cat in lower left margin) photo of gallery label “Super Kitty! Missal for Use of Paris France (Paris), 1325-1375 Ink, paint, and gold on parchment Not all heroes wear capes, but some do! This tiny kitty swoops down on his prey-can you find him in the margins of the book? Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1931, acc. no. W.124, fols. 110v-111r”
August 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
For #MedievalMonday / #ManuscriptMonday :
#Fox preaching to #chickens and a #goose
Detail from Maastricht Book of Hours, Liège-Maastricht area, c.1300-25
British Library Stowe MS 17, fol. 84r
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#MedievalMarginalia #BirdsInArt
medieval marginalia: illustration of an anthropomorphic fox dressed in a blue robe and sporting a cane, facing left preaching to a “flock” consisting of two chickens (red and orange) and one white goose facing right
July 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
alexthoth.bsky.social
This article by Lourdes Maria Alvarez was a huge inspiration on El Mozarión so I wanted to make sure I wove in elements of Arabic, either as #medievalmarginalia or hidden in the images like Taweez.
July 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
dampdog.bsky.social
A medieval marginalia skelly bard by @meridianminiatures.bsky.social
#meridianminiatures
#medievalmarginalia
#28mag
#miniaturepainting
June 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
flusteredduck.bsky.social
Our final image of a dog in a medieval margin is from the Wettinger Graduale, dated to 1330-1335, and shows a dog chasing a rabbit or hare. #medievalmarginalia #medievalmanuscripts #medievalart
June 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
flusteredduck.bsky.social
Our rather sad-looking dog with a satchel and walking stick here is from Aristotle's "Libri Naturales" in a 13th century translation. #medievalmarginalia #medievalmanuscripts #medievalart
June 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
flusteredduck.bsky.social
Our second medieval dog is actually three dogs being walked by a well coifed lady from the Alphonso Psalter, dated to around 1284. #medievalmarginalia #medievalmanuscripts #medievalart
June 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
flusteredduck.bsky.social
Our first image this week is from the 14th century Maastricht Hours and features this week's marginalia focus, dogs. #medievalmarginalia #medievalmanuscripts #medievalart
June 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
flusteredduck.bsky.social
Sadly, the artist of the Maastricht Hours was never recorded and is therefore unknown. Our final image is from the "Hours of the Virgin" section. #maastrichthours #medievalart #medievalmarginalia
May 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
#WorldOtterDay musical entertainment:
Bagpiping #otter in the margin of the Book of Hours, Lyon, c.1505-10; Lyon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 6881, fol. 63v.
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#MedievalMarginalia #MedievalManuscripts
medieval marginalia: miniature painting depicting a brown otter sitting upright playing the bagpipes, on green ground against red background with gold floral ornamental decoration, with cut off text visible to right and additional floral decoration visible above
May 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
flusteredduck.bsky.social
The Maastricht Hours is a book of hours which is a devotional text. It was thought to be created for an unknown aristocratic lady who is shown at various points in the manuscript. This is another figure found in the "Office of the Dead". #maastrichthours #medievalart #medievalmarginalia
May 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
flusteredduck.bsky.social
The Maastricht Hours was produced around 1300-1325 in the Liège-Maastricht area but lacks feasts that were specific to that area. This creature is from the "Office of the Dead". #maastrichthours #medievalart #medievalmarginalia
May 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
alexthoth.bsky.social
You inspired me to draw my favorite #medievalmarginalia!
May 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
alexthoth.bsky.social
The swashbuckling Sarafio is inspired by the battle bunnies of #medievalmarginalia! Tarot: Swords, geomancy: Acquisitio.

#weirdart #art #magick #grimoire #occultart #witchsky #sigil
May 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
flusteredduck.bsky.social
In last week's search for medieval marginalia, I came across the Maastricht Hours, a 14th century manuscript, which is crammed with marginalia which is going to be this week's focus starting with figure within the "Hours of the Virgin" section. #maastrichthours #medievalart #medievalmarginalia
May 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
pstrada.bsky.social
A belated #cat for #Caturday and an early #snail for a #SlowSunday :
Cat in a snail shell from the Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht (‘The Maastricht Hours’), Stowe MS 17 f.185
Netherlands, S. (Liège), 1st quarter 14th c.
British Library collection
#CatsInArt #MedievalManuscripts #MedievalMarginalia
medieval marginalia: illustration of a grey cat head with orange antennae and whiskers poking out of a snail shell with orange - red - black - white coloration, perched on the end of a blue curved ornamentation, with a bit of text visible to upper left (cropped)
May 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
A belated #cat for #Caturday and an early #snail for a #SlowSunday :
Cat in a snail shell from the Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht (‘The Maastricht Hours’), Stowe MS 17 f.185
Netherlands, S. (Liège), 1st quarter 14th c.
British Library collection
#CatsInArt #MedievalManuscripts #MedievalMarginalia
medieval marginalia: illustration of a grey cat head with orange antennae and whiskers poking out of a snail shell with orange - red - black - white coloration, perched on the end of a blue curved ornamentation, with a bit of text visible to upper left (cropped)
May 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
flusteredduck.bsky.social
Our final figure of clergy hybrids is from the Maastricht Book of Hours which dates from around 1300-1325. It shows a nun (or abbess) holding a crozier with the rear end of an indeterminate animal. #medievalmarginalia #medievalmanuscripts
May 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
flusteredduck.bsky.social
Our third clergy hybrid medieval marginalia figure is a monk with the hind end of a ?lion ?dog sawing at a pile of books. It is from the Gorleston Psalter from the early 14th century. #medievalmarginalia #medievalmanuscripts
May 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
flusteredduck.bsky.social
Our second hybrid clergy figure is a nun holding a book with her hands… and a crozier with one of her claws from a French book of hours dated around 1420. #medievalmarginalia #medievalmanuscripts
May 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM