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fromianVisits
1 week ago

A medieval Persian allegory takes flight in a London gallery

The poem itself is an allegory: a gathering of birds set out on a spiritual quest, each one embodying a particular human flaw or attachment. Passing through seven symbolic valleys, they face trials and moments of revelation, before realising that the divine presence they seek lies within themselves. That sense of pilgrimage carries into the gallery. You are invited to take your own quiet journey through a wide range of avian-themed artworks inspired by the poem, each offering a different response to its ideas.
Arts
fromOpen Culture
6 months ago

Hundreds of Medieval Medical Manuscripts with Strange Cures Get Digitized & Put Online: From Leeches to Crushed Weasel Testicles

A Wellcome Research Resources Award-funded project of the University of Cambridge Libraries has recently finished conserving, digitizing, and making available online 190 manuscripts containing more than 7,000 pages of medieval medical recipes.
Medicine
History
fromMedievalists.net
7 months ago

Medieval Islamic Maps on Display at Dublin's Chester Beatty - Medievalists.net

The exhibition showcases a unique thirteenth-century Arabic manuscript featuring early Islamic world maps.
It highlights cultural identity through historical trade, borders, and contemporary art.
History
fromMedievalists.net
9 months ago

Magna Carta at Harvard dates to the Year 1300, historians find - Medievalists.net

The Harvard manuscript is a rare 1300 version of Magna Carta, highlighting the importance of historical document verification.
Writing
fromTheartnewspaper
9 months ago

The Voynich Manuscript revealed: five things you probably did not know about the Medieval masterpiece

The Voynich Manuscript is written in an unknown script, dating back to the early 15th century, raising debates about its true nature and origin.
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