#14th age

[emotinalsupportturtle]

David Tennant being a lifelong Doctor Who fan who was inspired by the show to act, becoming the Doctor and Ncuti Gatwa who watched David Tennant and was inspired to act, playing the Doctor opposite David’s Doctor is the most beautiful thing

[lady-wyrd]

I can't stop thinking about this medieval girl and her dog ❤️🥲

(Les Trés Riches Heures de Metz, 14th century)

[a-ravens-hoard]

Medieval Belт ✦ Source: The MET

[little-pup-pip]

Happy December!!

[lionofchaeronea]

Tristan and Iseult meet at the fountain, while King Mark, above, spies on them. Detail from an ivory casket panel, made by an unknown artist in Paris in the 1340s. Now in the Louvre.

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Helmet.

Culture: Northern Italy,Southern Germany, Austria

Date: ca. 1350 (helmet) and 15th century (helmet decoration)

Owner: Albert von Prankh

Medium: Helmet: Iron, forged, built from individual parts. Paint residue. Textile: felt. Helmet decoration: leather. Textile: linen. Chalk ground, gold leaf and silver plated. Glaze.

[memories-of-ancients]

Gilded silver reliquary cross decorated with enamel, red coral, rock crystal, and gold leaf, Italy, 14th century

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[medievalsnippets]

How a Common Soldier Shall be Armed ca. 1370s-1410s

Source

[city-of-ladies]

"Then I said to her: “My lady, these examples show that long ago, the wise were honored more than they are now and the sciences were held in greater esteem. But regarding your words about women who are expert in the art of painting, I know a woman right now by the name of Anastasia who is so talented and skilled in painting decorative borders on manuscripts and landscape backgrounds that one cannot find an artisan to equal her in the whole city of Paris, where the best in the world are found.

She so excels at painting flower motifs in the most exquisite detail and is so highly esteemed that she is entrusted with the richest and most valuable manuscripts. I know this from my own experience, because she has done work for me that is considered exceptional among the decorations created by other great artisans."

Christine de Pizan (1364-1430), The Book of the City of Ladies (finished c. 1405)

[useless-catalanfacts]

How did Medieval people know that a document wasn't fake?

To prove that a document was real, important documents would be copied two (sometimes more) times on the same parchment, with drawings or words between them, and then they were cut right between those drawings or word. If a document was suspicious of being a fake, they would bring the two copies together and, if the drawings or word matched, it proved that the documents were original.

In this video, you can see an example of this, the moment when two documents are put together and match. This document is the inheritance of Guillem Isarn from Barcelona, Catalonia, written on January 17th, 1330. It's kept in Catalonia's National Archive.

Video and information posted by Catalonia's National Archive on their Instagram.

[ltwilliammowett]

Cooking like a Sailor - Naples Biscuit

Something sweet again and also something that is easy to store and keep, which is why the Sailors also appreciated these biscuits.

They are called Naples biscuits and can be used either with a warm drink such as grog, tea or coffee or as a base for other dishes such as trifles or tiramisu.

Naples biscuits are said to have originated in the 14th century at the court of the County of Savoy and were created on the occasion of a visit by the King of France. Over time, they spread throughout Europe and were also known by the English name ladyfingers or sponge fingers, by the Italian name savoiardi or by the French name boudoirs or the German Löffelbiskuit.

For the recipe (in: Labscouse and Spotted Dog by Anne Chotzinoff Grossman and Lisa Grossman Thomas) for 30 portions you need:

3 eggs, separated

1/3 cup superfine sugar

1/8 teaspoon rose water

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup flour

Preheat the oven to 350° or 177°C. Beat the egg whites, gradually adding the sugar. The mixture should be smooth and glossy.

Now mix the egg yolks with the rose water and salt and gradually add to the egg whites. Now sieve the flour into the mixture and carefully fold in.

Finally, pour the mixture into a piping bag and pipe into finger-length shapes onto a baking tray lined with baking paper or lightly greased. Now place the biscuits in the oven and bake for about 10 minutes.

Enjoy snacking like this or in another dish.

[upennmanuscripts]

POV you're a woman living in Metz in the late 14th century, where you pray eight times a day from the Hours of the Virgin in your lovely little book of hours.

🔗:

[dunyun-rings]

The Forget-Me-Not Valley bachelorettes but medieval style 🗡🌾

[a-ravens-hoard]

Medieval Lockeт ✦ Source: The MET

[lionofchaeronea]

Scenes from the Life of Christ: 23. Pentecost, Giotto, between 1304 and 1306 (fresco in the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua)

[winglesswriter]

@mrbexwrites made me realize that I've never posted any photos of my medieval self so here you go. This is my biggest passion besides writing