Dirk Schoenaers
@dirkschoenaers.bsky.social
Senior Researcher @UAntwerpen | #Medievalist exploring #Chronicles & #Manuscripts | Codicology, Palaeography & #Translation | Focused on literature of the Low Countries: #Brabant, #Holland, #Hainaut, #Looz & #Liège | ORCID: 0000-0002-1308-005X
Bears be bearing
Pieter Bruegel | Bears in the woods | c. 1554
London, British Museum, inv./cat.nr. 1872-10-12-3344
Pieter Bruegel | Bears in the woods | c. 1554
London, British Museum, inv./cat.nr. 1872-10-12-3344
September 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Bears be bearing
Pieter Bruegel | Bears in the woods | c. 1554
London, British Museum, inv./cat.nr. 1872-10-12-3344
Pieter Bruegel | Bears in the woods | c. 1554
London, British Museum, inv./cat.nr. 1872-10-12-3344
#FatBearWeek
Amiens. Bibliothèques d'Amiens Métropole, Ms. 200 | Amiens, c. 1460.
Amiens. Bibliothèques d'Amiens Métropole, Ms. 200 | Amiens, c. 1460.
September 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
#FatBearWeek
Amiens. Bibliothèques d'Amiens Métropole, Ms. 200 | Amiens, c. 1460.
Amiens. Bibliothèques d'Amiens Métropole, Ms. 200 | Amiens, c. 1460.
Just a tiny 14th-century doodle of a dog. Minimal strokes, but somehow it’s perfect. #InternationalDogDay
Torino, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, L. II. 14
Torino, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, L. II. 14
August 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Just a tiny 14th-century doodle of a dog. Minimal strokes, but somehow it’s perfect. #InternationalDogDay
Torino, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, L. II. 14
Torino, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, L. II. 14
Mooi in deze context is ook de bekende Ruusbroecminiatuur. De auteur schrijft met een stilus op een wastablet, een jongere kopiist op een perkamenten blad met pen en inkt.
Brussel, KBR, ms. 19295-97
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Brussel, KBR, ms. 19295-97
opac.kbr.be/LIBRARY/doc/...
August 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Mooi in deze context is ook de bekende Ruusbroecminiatuur. De auteur schrijft met een stilus op een wastablet, een jongere kopiist op een perkamenten blad met pen en inkt.
Brussel, KBR, ms. 19295-97
opac.kbr.be/LIBRARY/doc/...
Brussel, KBR, ms. 19295-97
opac.kbr.be/LIBRARY/doc/...
Proofs! (even if my hunch is unconfirmed).
July 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Proofs! (even if my hunch is unconfirmed).
On this feast of the Belgians, let's recall Belgis, mighty capital of the 'realme des belges', founded by Bavo, cousin of Priam, five winters after Troy’s burning, when Abdon judged Israel. 🏰🇧🇪
#NationaleFeestdag #FêteNationale #Nationalfeiertag
Brussels, KBR, ms 9242 | Chroniques de Hainaut
#NationaleFeestdag #FêteNationale #Nationalfeiertag
Brussels, KBR, ms 9242 | Chroniques de Hainaut
July 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
On this feast of the Belgians, let's recall Belgis, mighty capital of the 'realme des belges', founded by Bavo, cousin of Priam, five winters after Troy’s burning, when Abdon judged Israel. 🏰🇧🇪
#NationaleFeestdag #FêteNationale #Nationalfeiertag
Brussels, KBR, ms 9242 | Chroniques de Hainaut
#NationaleFeestdag #FêteNationale #Nationalfeiertag
Brussels, KBR, ms 9242 | Chroniques de Hainaut
A Middle Dutch text, copied as an appendix to Boendale's chronicle, describes how #Mechelen requested aid fromJan III of Brabant and nearby cities, which appeals went largely unfulfilled. Despite the setbacks, the poem hopefully emphasizes the need for unity and resilience in the face of disaster.
May 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A Middle Dutch text, copied as an appendix to Boendale's chronicle, describes how #Mechelen requested aid fromJan III of Brabant and nearby cities, which appeals went largely unfulfilled. Despite the setbacks, the poem hopefully emphasizes the need for unity and resilience in the face of disaster.
#OTD in 1342 a devastating fire broke out in #Mechelen, raging for two days. Over 800 houses were lost and some 400 people perished. Ironically, centuries later, the Mechelaars earned the nickname 'Maneblussers' ('moon extinguishers') after mistaking moonlight on the cathedral for another blaze.
May 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Parasol et parapluie
Sciapode | 'Beatus' dit de Navarre | Spain, late 12th c. |
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France. NAL 1366, f. 24v-25r
archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/c...
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
Sciapode | 'Beatus' dit de Navarre | Spain, late 12th c. |
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France. NAL 1366, f. 24v-25r
archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/c...
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
May 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Parasol et parapluie
Sciapode | 'Beatus' dit de Navarre | Spain, late 12th c. |
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France. NAL 1366, f. 24v-25r
archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/c...
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
Sciapode | 'Beatus' dit de Navarre | Spain, late 12th c. |
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France. NAL 1366, f. 24v-25r
archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/c...
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
Day before #caturday
Brussels, KBR, ms. 19.607, f. 19r || Jan van Boendale, Brabantsche yeesten ('History of the Dukes of Brabant'), Brussels, 1444. #catsofbluesky
Brussels, KBR, ms. 19.607, f. 19r || Jan van Boendale, Brabantsche yeesten ('History of the Dukes of Brabant'), Brussels, 1444. #catsofbluesky
May 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Day before #caturday
Brussels, KBR, ms. 19.607, f. 19r || Jan van Boendale, Brabantsche yeesten ('History of the Dukes of Brabant'), Brussels, 1444. #catsofbluesky
Brussels, KBR, ms. 19.607, f. 19r || Jan van Boendale, Brabantsche yeesten ('History of the Dukes of Brabant'), Brussels, 1444. #catsofbluesky
Left: *Life hack from the 15th century*
Praise the Lord for 5 hours,
Work for 7,
Sleep for 7,
Get some fresh air for 2,
Spend 3 enjoying food
And time will simply slip away.
Right: *Eight-Hour Day banner, 1856*
Turns out, the Middle Ages were ahead of the curve!
Happy #LabourDay! 🎈
Praise the Lord for 5 hours,
Work for 7,
Sleep for 7,
Get some fresh air for 2,
Spend 3 enjoying food
And time will simply slip away.
Right: *Eight-Hour Day banner, 1856*
Turns out, the Middle Ages were ahead of the curve!
Happy #LabourDay! 🎈
May 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Left: *Life hack from the 15th century*
Praise the Lord for 5 hours,
Work for 7,
Sleep for 7,
Get some fresh air for 2,
Spend 3 enjoying food
And time will simply slip away.
Right: *Eight-Hour Day banner, 1856*
Turns out, the Middle Ages were ahead of the curve!
Happy #LabourDay! 🎈
Praise the Lord for 5 hours,
Work for 7,
Sleep for 7,
Get some fresh air for 2,
Spend 3 enjoying food
And time will simply slip away.
Right: *Eight-Hour Day banner, 1856*
Turns out, the Middle Ages were ahead of the curve!
Happy #LabourDay! 🎈
As is his brother in the Psalter of Guy of Dampierre! 🥚🥚🥚
Brussels, KBR 10607 #FamilyBusiness
Brussels, KBR 10607 #FamilyBusiness
April 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
As is his brother in the Psalter of Guy of Dampierre! 🥚🥚🥚
Brussels, KBR 10607 #FamilyBusiness
Brussels, KBR 10607 #FamilyBusiness
Monday | The barren fig tree.
"And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
(Luke 13:8-9)
BnF, ms, fr. 178 | Bourges, c. 1450-1490. #HolyWeek
"And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
(Luke 13:8-9)
BnF, ms, fr. 178 | Bourges, c. 1450-1490. #HolyWeek
April 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Monday | The barren fig tree.
"And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
(Luke 13:8-9)
BnF, ms, fr. 178 | Bourges, c. 1450-1490. #HolyWeek
"And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
(Luke 13:8-9)
BnF, ms, fr. 178 | Bourges, c. 1450-1490. #HolyWeek
Happy 💓 #HugAMedievalistDay 💓 to all !
#hugamedievalist #MedievalSky
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 144, f. 3v | René d'Anjou, Mortifiement de Vaine Plaisance | France, c. 1470
portail.biblissima.fr/ark:/43093/m...
#hugamedievalist #MedievalSky
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 144, f. 3v | René d'Anjou, Mortifiement de Vaine Plaisance | France, c. 1470
portail.biblissima.fr/ark:/43093/m...
March 31, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Happy 💓 #HugAMedievalistDay 💓 to all !
#hugamedievalist #MedievalSky
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 144, f. 3v | René d'Anjou, Mortifiement de Vaine Plaisance | France, c. 1470
portail.biblissima.fr/ark:/43093/m...
#hugamedievalist #MedievalSky
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 144, f. 3v | René d'Anjou, Mortifiement de Vaine Plaisance | France, c. 1470
portail.biblissima.fr/ark:/43093/m...
Gearriveerd in het graafschap Loon!
February 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Gearriveerd in het graafschap Loon!
🌹💌 #ValentinesDay throwback to 1564, when Claes van Bronchorst, canon at Voorne, scribbled 'Amor vincit omnia (Love conquers all) in a manuscript (KB, ms. 130 B 21).
Virgil’s Eclogues continues: 'nos et cedamus amori'—so why shouldn’t we give in to love too?
The Hague, KB, ms. 130 B 21, flyleaf.
Virgil’s Eclogues continues: 'nos et cedamus amori'—so why shouldn’t we give in to love too?
The Hague, KB, ms. 130 B 21, flyleaf.
February 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🌹💌 #ValentinesDay throwback to 1564, when Claes van Bronchorst, canon at Voorne, scribbled 'Amor vincit omnia (Love conquers all) in a manuscript (KB, ms. 130 B 21).
Virgil’s Eclogues continues: 'nos et cedamus amori'—so why shouldn’t we give in to love too?
The Hague, KB, ms. 130 B 21, flyleaf.
Virgil’s Eclogues continues: 'nos et cedamus amori'—so why shouldn’t we give in to love too?
The Hague, KB, ms. 130 B 21, flyleaf.
Thanks to a recent collaboration with the Flemish Heritage Libraries, several manuscripts from the Teseum collection (Tongeren-Borgloon) are now available online. You can browse these musical treasures in full from the comfort of your home via the links in the digital image bank
collectie.teseum.be
collectie.teseum.be
February 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Thanks to a recent collaboration with the Flemish Heritage Libraries, several manuscripts from the Teseum collection (Tongeren-Borgloon) are now available online. You can browse these musical treasures in full from the comfort of your home via the links in the digital image bank
collectie.teseum.be
collectie.teseum.be
Just came across this ⏬. (Un?)surprisingly, the Wikipedia-page reads like an introduction into vernacular translations of medieval romance.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_...
February 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Just came across this ⏬. (Un?)surprisingly, the Wikipedia-page reads like an introduction into vernacular translations of medieval romance.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_...
Wigalois (left) and his father Walewein (Gauvain, right): it's a vibe.
Leiden, UB, LTK 537 (1372)| Leiden, UB, LTK 195 (14th c.)
Leiden, UB, LTK 537 (1372)| Leiden, UB, LTK 195 (14th c.)
January 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Wigalois (left) and his father Walewein (Gauvain, right): it's a vibe.
Leiden, UB, LTK 537 (1372)| Leiden, UB, LTK 195 (14th c.)
Leiden, UB, LTK 537 (1372)| Leiden, UB, LTK 195 (14th c.)
"The most important group of medieval manuscripts from the Special Collections of the University Libraries of Leiden (UBL), the Codices Vossiani Latini, is now available in open access via the Digital Collections." www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/news/2025/01...
January 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"The most important group of medieval manuscripts from the Special Collections of the University Libraries of Leiden (UBL), the Codices Vossiani Latini, is now available in open access via the Digital Collections." www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/news/2025/01...
Who's the Saint with the sidekick Pig?
(Saint Anthony Abbot)
You're damn right!
Who's the Saint tempted with wealth, glory, and desire?
(Saint Anthony Abbot)
Can you dig it?
Boulogne-sur-Mer, BM, 0089
initiale.irht.cnrs.fr/decor/103619
(Saint Anthony Abbot)
You're damn right!
Who's the Saint tempted with wealth, glory, and desire?
(Saint Anthony Abbot)
Can you dig it?
Boulogne-sur-Mer, BM, 0089
initiale.irht.cnrs.fr/decor/103619
January 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Who's the Saint with the sidekick Pig?
(Saint Anthony Abbot)
You're damn right!
Who's the Saint tempted with wealth, glory, and desire?
(Saint Anthony Abbot)
Can you dig it?
Boulogne-sur-Mer, BM, 0089
initiale.irht.cnrs.fr/decor/103619
(Saint Anthony Abbot)
You're damn right!
Who's the Saint tempted with wealth, glory, and desire?
(Saint Anthony Abbot)
Can you dig it?
Boulogne-sur-Mer, BM, 0089
initiale.irht.cnrs.fr/decor/103619
The calendar in the missal's first section (Brussels, KBR 9217) suggests ties to the Diocese of Liège. Early illustrations seem to originate in the Meuse region (possibly Sint-Truiden). However, the section now kept in The Hague was completed in 1366, by Laurentius of Antwerp in Ghent. 4/8
January 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The calendar in the missal's first section (Brussels, KBR 9217) suggests ties to the Diocese of Liège. Early illustrations seem to originate in the Meuse region (possibly Sint-Truiden). However, the section now kept in The Hague was completed in 1366, by Laurentius of Antwerp in Ghent. 4/8