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This week's medieval beast is the beaver. It was hunted for its testicles which were thought to have medicinal uses. The...
11/08/2025

This week's medieval beast is the beaver. It was hunted for its testicles which were thought to have medicinal uses. The beaver was known for self-castrating itself and throwing its testicles to the hunter to escape.

A painting by Pietro Marussig (1879-1937) is this week's writing prompt. Are these two women waiting for someone (or som...
10/08/2025

A painting by Pietro Marussig (1879-1937) is this week's writing prompt. Are these two women waiting for someone (or something)? Or just passing time?

"The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey" by Kathleen Kaufman is a mix of historical fiction and ...
09/08/2025

"The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey" by Kathleen Kaufman is a mix of historical fiction and fantasy as a Scottish girl pretending to be a psychic at the turn of the 20th century proves to actually possess the ability of talking to the spirits, specifically her grandmother who was imprisoned and exploited in an asylum and whose story is becoming increasingly entwined with the girl's.

Leave your editing and self-publishing to Jumble Publishing and Editing (https://jumblepublishing.com) and have more tim...
08/08/2025

Leave your editing and self-publishing to Jumble Publishing and Editing (https://jumblepublishing.com) and have more time for other pursuits.
Image: John Lavery (1856-1941)

Our final behemoth (again from a "Liber Floridus", this one dated to c1450) seems to be the largest of them all. The beh...
07/08/2025

Our final behemoth (again from a "Liber Floridus", this one dated to c1450) seems to be the largest of them all. The behemoth is often paired with the leviathian which is a water beast. The two beasts are supposed to battle in the end times and will be killed by God who will serve them up for the Elect to eat.

This image of the behemoth and its demonic rider is again from the "Liber Floridus", this one a French version from 1260...
06/08/2025

This image of the behemoth and its demonic rider is again from the "Liber Floridus", this one a French version from 1260. The behemoth is from Jewish legend and is supposed to be unconquerable.

All the images of the behemoth I have found are from versions of the "Liber Floridus" which was written by Lambert of Sa...
05/08/2025

All the images of the behemoth I have found are from versions of the "Liber Floridus" which was written by Lambert of Saint-Omer (c1061-1150). This horse-like behemoth and cloven-hooved demon are from a French version of the encyclopaedia dated to 1460.

Our medieval beast this week is the mythical behemoth which is described as "an enormous four-footed beast" It is usuall...
04/08/2025

Our medieval beast this week is the mythical behemoth which is described as "an enormous four-footed beast" It is usually shown as being ridden by a demon which may represent Satan. This image is from a 12th century encyclopaedia, the "Liber Floridus".

Frank Weston Benson (1862–1951) painted this week's writing prompt. Where is the woman knitting? And why is she seated i...
03/08/2025

Frank Weston Benson (1862–1951) painted this week's writing prompt. Where is the woman knitting? And why is she seated in isolated splendour in the middle of the room?

"Spellbound" by Georgia Leighton is a retelling of the story of "Sleeping Beauty" where three women work together to pre...
02/08/2025

"Spellbound" by Georgia Leighton is a retelling of the story of "Sleeping Beauty" where three women work together to prevent the curse from falling on their beloved princess without involving any prince riding in to save the day.

Leave your editing and self-publishing to Jumble Publishing and Editing (https://jumblepublishing.com) so you can celebr...
01/08/2025

Leave your editing and self-publishing to Jumble Publishing and Editing (https://jumblepublishing.com) so you can celebrate finishing your book.
Image: Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)

This adorable sleeping duck is from the British Rutland Psalter, dated to about 1260. Medieval ducks all seem to be very...
31/07/2025

This adorable sleeping duck is from the British Rutland Psalter, dated to about 1260. Medieval ducks all seem to be very recognisable suggesting that the scribes were drawing from personal knowledge.

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