Woody Hawthorne
@woodyhawthorne.bsky.social
Reading Old Words, Studying History, Baking, Self-certified Pokémon Master, AEW/Indie Wrestling Mark, Running/Gym
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“Feeling cute, might delete later’
14th century, second quarter - England
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 2
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/c52e...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
14th century, second quarter - England
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 2
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/c52e...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
'And this is why the sign says - Keep Dogs On Leads At All Times.'
King Garamantes being rescued by a pack of faithful hounds
13th Century - England
Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 764
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
King Garamantes being rescued by a pack of faithful hounds
13th Century - England
Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 764
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
January 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
'And this is why the sign says - Keep Dogs On Leads At All Times.'
King Garamantes being rescued by a pack of faithful hounds
13th Century - England
Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 764
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
King Garamantes being rescued by a pack of faithful hounds
13th Century - England
Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 764
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Birds just having a quick game of basketball
Flanders, c. 1287
This is an absolutely stunning bestiary, really worth a quick look through.
Der Naturen bloeme - LLB Mscr 70 - 68r
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#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Flanders, c. 1287
This is an absolutely stunning bestiary, really worth a quick look through.
Der Naturen bloeme - LLB Mscr 70 - 68r
digitale-sammlungen.llb-detmold.de/content/zoom...
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
January 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Birds just having a quick game of basketball
Flanders, c. 1287
This is an absolutely stunning bestiary, really worth a quick look through.
Der Naturen bloeme - LLB Mscr 70 - 68r
digitale-sammlungen.llb-detmold.de/content/zoom...
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Flanders, c. 1287
This is an absolutely stunning bestiary, really worth a quick look through.
Der Naturen bloeme - LLB Mscr 70 - 68r
digitale-sammlungen.llb-detmold.de/content/zoom...
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Predications for 2025...
14th Century - Normandy
'three-headed Hell-mouth devouring creatures, from an Apocalypse' - British Library
Add MS 17333, f. 43r
iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifes...
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
14th Century - Normandy
'three-headed Hell-mouth devouring creatures, from an Apocalypse' - British Library
Add MS 17333, f. 43r
iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifes...
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
January 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Predications for 2025...
14th Century - Normandy
'three-headed Hell-mouth devouring creatures, from an Apocalypse' - British Library
Add MS 17333, f. 43r
iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifes...
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
14th Century - Normandy
'three-headed Hell-mouth devouring creatures, from an Apocalypse' - British Library
Add MS 17333, f. 43r
iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifes...
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Some of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made were choosing starter Pokémon.
December 20, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Some of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made were choosing starter Pokémon.
I caught a fish (or a fish caught me)… and it was this big.
‘Siren - deadly creature, half human, half bird/fish… Later sources - the siren is fish from the waist down, like a mermaid. - beastiary.ca
England - 13th Century
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 88 - 021v
#medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
‘Siren - deadly creature, half human, half bird/fish… Later sources - the siren is fish from the waist down, like a mermaid. - beastiary.ca
England - 13th Century
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 88 - 021v
#medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
December 20, 2024 at 10:07 AM
I caught a fish (or a fish caught me)… and it was this big.
‘Siren - deadly creature, half human, half bird/fish… Later sources - the siren is fish from the waist down, like a mermaid. - beastiary.ca
England - 13th Century
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 88 - 021v
#medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
‘Siren - deadly creature, half human, half bird/fish… Later sources - the siren is fish from the waist down, like a mermaid. - beastiary.ca
England - 13th Century
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 88 - 021v
#medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Finally!!! The big lad is coming home. #Pokemon #PokemonTCGPocket
December 16, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Finally!!! The big lad is coming home. #Pokemon #PokemonTCGPocket
Pure Monday apathy.
‘Angel appears to shepherds. Shepherds look up, one of them has bagpipes. Shepherdess spinning, holding distaff. Loaf of bread, pitcher, knife and cup in foreground.’
15th century - Normandy
Bodleian Library - MS. Rawl. liturg. f. 13 fol. 0.36v
#medievalsky #manuscript
‘Angel appears to shepherds. Shepherds look up, one of them has bagpipes. Shepherdess spinning, holding distaff. Loaf of bread, pitcher, knife and cup in foreground.’
15th century - Normandy
Bodleian Library - MS. Rawl. liturg. f. 13 fol. 0.36v
#medievalsky #manuscript
December 16, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Pure Monday apathy.
‘Angel appears to shepherds. Shepherds look up, one of them has bagpipes. Shepherdess spinning, holding distaff. Loaf of bread, pitcher, knife and cup in foreground.’
15th century - Normandy
Bodleian Library - MS. Rawl. liturg. f. 13 fol. 0.36v
#medievalsky #manuscript
‘Angel appears to shepherds. Shepherds look up, one of them has bagpipes. Shepherdess spinning, holding distaff. Loaf of bread, pitcher, knife and cup in foreground.’
15th century - Normandy
Bodleian Library - MS. Rawl. liturg. f. 13 fol. 0.36v
#medievalsky #manuscript
Should have just called the plumber.
'This Satyr—associated with the Greek god Dionysus by its pine-cone topped thyrsus—is classified in the bestiary as a type of ape.'
England - c 1185
Worksop Bestiary - MS M.81, fols. 20v–21r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
'This Satyr—associated with the Greek god Dionysus by its pine-cone topped thyrsus—is classified in the bestiary as a type of ape.'
England - c 1185
Worksop Bestiary - MS M.81, fols. 20v–21r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
December 14, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Should have just called the plumber.
'This Satyr—associated with the Greek god Dionysus by its pine-cone topped thyrsus—is classified in the bestiary as a type of ape.'
England - c 1185
Worksop Bestiary - MS M.81, fols. 20v–21r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
'This Satyr—associated with the Greek god Dionysus by its pine-cone topped thyrsus—is classified in the bestiary as a type of ape.'
England - c 1185
Worksop Bestiary - MS M.81, fols. 20v–21r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
The guy, just to the right of the mast, has realised he’s on the wrong boat but is too embarrassed to say anything.
‘Romance of Lancelot du Lac: the invasion of Flanders. H. O. Sommer’
France - End 13th century
Bodleian Library MS. Digby 223 - 25v
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
‘Romance of Lancelot du Lac: the invasion of Flanders. H. O. Sommer’
France - End 13th century
Bodleian Library MS. Digby 223 - 25v
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
December 11, 2024 at 3:58 PM
The guy, just to the right of the mast, has realised he’s on the wrong boat but is too embarrassed to say anything.
‘Romance of Lancelot du Lac: the invasion of Flanders. H. O. Sommer’
France - End 13th century
Bodleian Library MS. Digby 223 - 25v
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
‘Romance of Lancelot du Lac: the invasion of Flanders. H. O. Sommer’
France - End 13th century
Bodleian Library MS. Digby 223 - 25v
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
I wonder how the human/donkey hybrid came to be? I think the snake knew too much.
'A monocentaur (human/donkey hybrid) wrestles a snake.'
England - c 1185
Worksop Bestiary - MS M.81, fols. 10v–11r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
'A monocentaur (human/donkey hybrid) wrestles a snake.'
England - c 1185
Worksop Bestiary - MS M.81, fols. 10v–11r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
December 8, 2024 at 12:40 PM
I wonder how the human/donkey hybrid came to be? I think the snake knew too much.
'A monocentaur (human/donkey hybrid) wrestles a snake.'
England - c 1185
Worksop Bestiary - MS M.81, fols. 10v–11r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
'A monocentaur (human/donkey hybrid) wrestles a snake.'
England - c 1185
Worksop Bestiary - MS M.81, fols. 10v–11r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
A hare drops some beats, while David and Goliath throw fists in the carpark.
'David and Goliath below... hare playing double-pipe in the right margin;'
14th century, second quarter - England
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 2 - Fol. 008r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
'David and Goliath below... hare playing double-pipe in the right margin;'
14th century, second quarter - England
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 2 - Fol. 008r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
December 7, 2024 at 3:24 PM
A hare drops some beats, while David and Goliath throw fists in the carpark.
'David and Goliath below... hare playing double-pipe in the right margin;'
14th century, second quarter - England
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 2 - Fol. 008r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
'David and Goliath below... hare playing double-pipe in the right margin;'
14th century, second quarter - England
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 2 - Fol. 008r
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Another horrific late 19th century Christmas Card. What is more festive then Victorian duck/frog genocide?
'Frog rescue on a Christmas and New Year card -- five frogs try to rescue their friend from the beak of a large duck.'
Date: 1890s
'Frog rescue on a Christmas and New Year card -- five frogs try to rescue their friend from the beak of a large duck.'
Date: 1890s
December 7, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Another horrific late 19th century Christmas Card. What is more festive then Victorian duck/frog genocide?
'Frog rescue on a Christmas and New Year card -- five frogs try to rescue their friend from the beak of a large duck.'
Date: 1890s
'Frog rescue on a Christmas and New Year card -- five frogs try to rescue their friend from the beak of a large duck.'
Date: 1890s
When you wear your new hat and feel handsome
‘Milemete wrote his book on the nobility, wisdom and prudence of kings as an offering to King Edward III.’
England - 1326-1327
Christ Church MS 92 - De Nobilitatibus, Sapientiis, et Prudentiis Regum
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
‘Milemete wrote his book on the nobility, wisdom and prudence of kings as an offering to King Edward III.’
England - 1326-1327
Christ Church MS 92 - De Nobilitatibus, Sapientiis, et Prudentiis Regum
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
December 6, 2024 at 2:34 PM
When you wear your new hat and feel handsome
‘Milemete wrote his book on the nobility, wisdom and prudence of kings as an offering to King Edward III.’
England - 1326-1327
Christ Church MS 92 - De Nobilitatibus, Sapientiis, et Prudentiis Regum
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
‘Milemete wrote his book on the nobility, wisdom and prudence of kings as an offering to King Edward III.’
England - 1326-1327
Christ Church MS 92 - De Nobilitatibus, Sapientiis, et Prudentiis Regum
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Do you feel like chicken tonight?
‘The Basilisk. Large cockerel, attacked by a weasel. Only a weasel could kill a basilisk. Coloured drawing.’
England - 13th Century
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 88
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
‘The Basilisk. Large cockerel, attacked by a weasel. Only a weasel could kill a basilisk. Coloured drawing.’
England - 13th Century
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 88
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
December 5, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Do you feel like chicken tonight?
‘The Basilisk. Large cockerel, attacked by a weasel. Only a weasel could kill a basilisk. Coloured drawing.’
England - 13th Century
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 88
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
‘The Basilisk. Large cockerel, attacked by a weasel. Only a weasel could kill a basilisk. Coloured drawing.’
England - 13th Century
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 88
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Blue Man Group (circa 1488)
‘Visceral - Planet Man. Diagram of domination of seasons over anatomical regions. Figures representing the four tempers in the corners. Fool.’
Flanders - Post 1488
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 311
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
‘Visceral - Planet Man. Diagram of domination of seasons over anatomical regions. Figures representing the four tempers in the corners. Fool.’
Flanders - Post 1488
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 311
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
December 4, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Blue Man Group (circa 1488)
‘Visceral - Planet Man. Diagram of domination of seasons over anatomical regions. Figures representing the four tempers in the corners. Fool.’
Flanders - Post 1488
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 311
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
‘Visceral - Planet Man. Diagram of domination of seasons over anatomical regions. Figures representing the four tempers in the corners. Fool.’
Flanders - Post 1488
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 311
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
It’s not Panto season yet… OHH YES IT IS!!!
‘Framed miniature: the centaur Chiron with the goddess Diana/Artemis holding two plants of the genus Artemisia’
England - 12th century, late
Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 1462
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
‘Framed miniature: the centaur Chiron with the goddess Diana/Artemis holding two plants of the genus Artemisia’
England - 12th century, late
Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 1462
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
December 3, 2024 at 4:37 AM
It’s not Panto season yet… OHH YES IT IS!!!
‘Framed miniature: the centaur Chiron with the goddess Diana/Artemis holding two plants of the genus Artemisia’
England - 12th century, late
Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 1462
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
‘Framed miniature: the centaur Chiron with the goddess Diana/Artemis holding two plants of the genus Artemisia’
England - 12th century, late
Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 1462
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
15th century Tinder introduces a new match.
‘Pilgrim sees his own body decaying in grave.’
C. 1435 - Flanders/Lille
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
‘Pilgrim sees his own body decaying in grave.’
C. 1435 - Flanders/Lille
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
December 2, 2024 at 3:43 PM
15th century Tinder introduces a new match.
‘Pilgrim sees his own body decaying in grave.’
C. 1435 - Flanders/Lille
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
‘Pilgrim sees his own body decaying in grave.’
C. 1435 - Flanders/Lille
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
And, you are sure you've seen a hippopotamus before?
Flanders, c. 1287
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#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Flanders, c. 1287
digitale-sammlungen.llb-detmold.de/content/zoom...
#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
December 1, 2024 at 7:09 PM
And, you are sure you've seen a hippopotamus before?
Flanders, c. 1287
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#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Flanders, c. 1287
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#history #medieval #medievalsky #manuscript
Don’t you love me anymore?
‘Caladrius; mythical bird, turning its back on mortally sick king.’
England - 13th century
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#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
‘Caladrius; mythical bird, turning its back on mortally sick king.’
England - 13th century
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/ecf9...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
November 30, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Don’t you love me anymore?
‘Caladrius; mythical bird, turning its back on mortally sick king.’
England - 13th century
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/ecf9...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
‘Caladrius; mythical bird, turning its back on mortally sick king.’
England - 13th century
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/ecf9...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
“Feeling cute, might delete later’
14th century, second quarter - England
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 2
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/c52e...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
14th century, second quarter - England
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 2
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/c52e...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
November 29, 2024 at 5:12 AM
“Feeling cute, might delete later’
14th century, second quarter - England
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 2
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/c52e...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
14th century, second quarter - England
Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 2
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/c52e...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn't a selfie.
November 28, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn't a selfie.
“It’s not what it looks like”
Mid-13th Century - England
‘Capture of a unicorn. Maiden seated to the right with unicorn resting its head on her lap. Youth to the left pierces its flank with spear.’
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/3665...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
Mid-13th Century - England
‘Capture of a unicorn. Maiden seated to the right with unicorn resting its head on her lap. Youth to the left pierces its flank with spear.’
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/3665...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 PM
“It’s not what it looks like”
Mid-13th Century - England
‘Capture of a unicorn. Maiden seated to the right with unicorn resting its head on her lap. Youth to the left pierces its flank with spear.’
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/3665...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
Mid-13th Century - England
‘Capture of a unicorn. Maiden seated to the right with unicorn resting its head on her lap. Youth to the left pierces its flank with spear.’
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/3665...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
He knows when you are sleeping… Imagine someone posting you this, would feel like a threat.
1899 - Great Britain
Halftone. Philip William May (1864 - 1903). Christmas card.
collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119579...
#history #skystorians
1899 - Great Britain
Halftone. Philip William May (1864 - 1903). Christmas card.
collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119579...
#history #skystorians
November 27, 2024 at 1:51 PM
He knows when you are sleeping… Imagine someone posting you this, would feel like a threat.
1899 - Great Britain
Halftone. Philip William May (1864 - 1903). Christmas card.
collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119579...
#history #skystorians
1899 - Great Britain
Halftone. Philip William May (1864 - 1903). Christmas card.
collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119579...
#history #skystorians
I have a deadline and should be working... but It's nearly December, which means it's time for the odd, and often terrifying, 19th Century Christmas Cards.
If that turned up at my Christmas feast, it would be met with a rolled up newspaper
1886 - scrapbook inscription
#history #skystorians
If that turned up at my Christmas feast, it would be met with a rolled up newspaper
1886 - scrapbook inscription
#history #skystorians
November 26, 2024 at 4:32 PM
I have a deadline and should be working... but It's nearly December, which means it's time for the odd, and often terrifying, 19th Century Christmas Cards.
If that turned up at my Christmas feast, it would be met with a rolled up newspaper
1886 - scrapbook inscription
#history #skystorians
If that turned up at my Christmas feast, it would be met with a rolled up newspaper
1886 - scrapbook inscription
#history #skystorians
Medieval X-ray
‘Drawing of human body showing bones’
Composite manuscript: medical and arithmetical treatises, with bifolium insert
1250–1310 - England
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/2b73...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
‘Drawing of human body showing bones’
Composite manuscript: medical and arithmetical treatises, with bifolium insert
1250–1310 - England
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/2b73...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
November 25, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Medieval X-ray
‘Drawing of human body showing bones’
Composite manuscript: medical and arithmetical treatises, with bifolium insert
1250–1310 - England
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/2b73...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript
‘Drawing of human body showing bones’
Composite manuscript: medical and arithmetical treatises, with bifolium insert
1250–1310 - England
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/2b73...
#history #medieval #medievalsky#manuscript