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Header: © Hesterliena Portretfotografie.
Peacock: The 'Portuguese Genealogy', Ms. Add. 12531, fol. 3. © British Library.
Sven: © Hesterliena Portretfotografie.
Peacock: Bestiary, Ms. Ludwig XV 3 (83.MR.173), fol. 41v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Mysterious garden: Guillaume de Machaut, Poésies, Ms. fr. 1586, fol. 103r. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Sven with bird: with thanks to B.S. Hellemans.
Dragon: Bestiary, Ms. Ludwig XV 3 (83.MR.173), fol. 89v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Stained glass lion: The Lion of Saint Mark, object no. 2003.38. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Peacocks: Book of Hours for the use of Nantes, MS. Add. 28785, fol. 24. © British Library.
Peacock: The 'Portuguese Genealogy', Ms. Add. 12531, fol. 3. © British Library.
Sven: © Hesterliena Portretfotografie.
Peacock: Bestiary, Ms. Ludwig XV 3 (83.MR.173), fol. 41v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Mysterious garden: Guillaume de Machaut, Poésies, Ms. fr. 1586, fol. 103r. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Sven with bird: with thanks to B.S. Hellemans.
Dragon: Bestiary, Ms. Ludwig XV 3 (83.MR.173), fol. 89v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Stained glass lion: The Lion of Saint Mark, object no. 2003.38. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Peacocks: Book of Hours for the use of Nantes, MS. Add. 28785, fol. 24. © British Library.
About
Nature forging humans and other beasts: Ms. Ludwig XV 7 (83.MR.177), fol. 124v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Divination with demons: Ms. Royal 6 E. VI, fol. 535v. © British Library.
Hedgehog: Bestiary, Ms. Ludwig XV 3 (83.MR.173), fol. 79v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Stained glass angel: Seraph, object no. 2003.28. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Arches: Detail of arches in the Mont-Saint-Michel cloister. Wikimedia Commons (© CEphoto, Uwe Aranas).
Divination with demons: Ms. Royal 6 E. VI, fol. 535v. © British Library.
Hedgehog: Bestiary, Ms. Ludwig XV 3 (83.MR.173), fol. 79v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Stained glass angel: Seraph, object no. 2003.28. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Arches: Detail of arches in the Mont-Saint-Michel cloister. Wikimedia Commons (© CEphoto, Uwe Aranas).
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Poet writing in an enclosed garden: Guillaume de Machaut, Poésies, Ms. fr. 1586, fol. 30v. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Peacock and hybrid marginalia: The Ashridge Petrus Comestor, Ms. Royal 3 D. VI, fol. 234. © British Library.
Research
Forest photo: Sven Gins.
Animal Procession: Vita Christi, Ms. 101 (2008.3), fol. 43v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Animal Procession: Vita Christi, Ms. 101 (2008.3), fol. 43v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
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Grapevines: Virgil Solis, Design for a Frieze of Grapevines (89.GA.21). J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Sun and bird: Vita Christi, Ms. 101 (2008.3), fol. 40. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Sun and bird: Vita Christi, Ms. 101 (2008.3), fol. 40. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Poet writing in a garden: Poésies (Guillaume de Machaut), Ms. fr. 1586, fol. 26r. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Teaching
Forest photo: Sven Gins.
Bird marginalia: The Hours of René of Anjou, Ms. Egerton 1070 fol. 15v. © British Library.
Bird marginalia: The Hours of René of Anjou, Ms. Egerton 1070 fol. 15v. © British Library.
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Philosophy
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Experience
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Decorative margin: the 'Portuguese Genealogy', Ms. Add. 12531, fol. 3. © British Library.
Lion helped by rat: Vie et fables d'Esop (Julien Macho), Ms. Smith-Lesouëf 68, fol. 33v. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Red and gold diaper: Breviari d'Amor (Matfre Ermengaud), Yates Thompson 31, fol. 49v. © British Library.
Lion helped by rat: Vie et fables d'Esop (Julien Macho), Ms. Smith-Lesouëf 68, fol. 33v. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Red and gold diaper: Breviari d'Amor (Matfre Ermengaud), Yates Thompson 31, fol. 49v. © British Library.
Leonine monk: Hours of Charles the Noble of Navarre, fol. 316r. Cleveland Museum of Art. (Public Domain)
Lion addressing animal crowd: Miscellany, Ms. Ludwig XV 1 (83.MR.171), fol. 27v. J. Paul Getty Museum. (Public Domain)
Lion addressing animal crowd: Miscellany, Ms. Ludwig XV 1 (83.MR.171), fol. 27v. J. Paul Getty Museum. (Public Domain)
Public Engagement
Forest photo: Sven Gins.
Squirrel, lion, rabbit marginalia: The Ashridge Petrus Comestor, Ms. Royal 3 D. VI, fol. 234. © British Library.
Squirrel, lion, rabbit marginalia: The Ashridge Petrus Comestor, Ms. Royal 3 D. VI, fol. 234. © British Library.
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Fortune's wheel: Poésies (Guillaume de Machaut), Ms. fr. 1586, fol. 30v. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Projects
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Homo Imperfectus
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Monstrum
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Paper Unfolding
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Depiction of Creation: Livre des propriétés des choses, Ms. 505 (Fundacion Lazaro Galdiano). Wikimedia Commons.
Gilded table fountain: Table Fountain (c. 1320–1340), object no. 1924.859. Cleveland Museum of Art (Public Domain).
Fox hanged by other animals: Smithfield Decretals, Ms. Royal 10 E. IV, fol. 48v. © British Library.
Stages of Creation: Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, Ms. 63 (96.MR.17), fol. 3r. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Gilded table fountain: Table Fountain (c. 1320–1340), object no. 1924.859. Cleveland Museum of Art (Public Domain).
Fox hanged by other animals: Smithfield Decretals, Ms. Royal 10 E. IV, fol. 48v. © British Library.
Stages of Creation: Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, Ms. 63 (96.MR.17), fol. 3r. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Project banner
The project banner is my own design. It combines (parts of) images from the following sources:
Background: Ovide Moralisé, Ms. fr. 137, fol. 35r. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Arches: Vie et miracles de Notre Dame, Ms. fr. 9199, fol. 11v. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
The animal kingdom: Livre des propriétés des choses, Ms. 9140, fol. 327r. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Personified Nature at her forge: Le Roman de la Rose, Ms. 418, fol. 282v. © Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Hanged pig:
The project banner is my own design. It combines (parts of) images from the following sources:
Background: Ovide Moralisé, Ms. fr. 137, fol. 35r. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Arches: Vie et miracles de Notre Dame, Ms. fr. 9199, fol. 11v. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
The animal kingdom: Livre des propriétés des choses, Ms. 9140, fol. 327r. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Personified Nature at her forge: Le Roman de la Rose, Ms. 418, fol. 282v. © Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Hanged pig:
- Background: Ovide Moralisé, Ms. fr. 137, fol. 1r. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- Pig: Tacuinum Sanitatis, Ms. Casanatense 4182. Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain).
- Spectators: Livre des propriétés des choses, Ms. 134, fol. 169r. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- Tree: Livre des propriétés des choses, Ms. fr. 218, fol. 272v. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- Grass: Livre des propriétés des choses, Ms. fr. 22532, fol. 293r. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Rainbow-coloured asp serpent: Bestiary, Ms. Ludwig XV 3 (83.MR.173), fol. 92v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Project banner
The project banner is my own design. It is based on the following:
Floral marginalia: Collection of Masses for High Feasts, Ms. 36 (89.ML.3), fol. 25v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
The project banner is my own design. It is based on the following:
Floral marginalia: Collection of Masses for High Feasts, Ms. 36 (89.ML.3), fol. 25v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Exhibition image: © GRID Grafisch Museum Groningen.
The project page features a slideshow of images at the bottom. These images have been captioned. Photos here included of the exhibition itself are mine.
The project page features a slideshow of images at the bottom. These images have been captioned. Photos here included of the exhibition itself are mine.
Contact
Arcade: Bestiary, Ms. Ludwig XV 3 (83.MR.173), fol. 1v. J. Paul Getty Museum (Public Domain).
Floral marginalia: Gutenberg Bible, C.9.d.3, page 1. © British Library.
Floral marginalia: Gutenberg Bible, C.9.d.3, page 1. © British Library.