Das gemeine Wip
@das-gemeine-wip.bsky.social
A living history project focusing on sexuality, sex work and women's medicine, bodies and identities in late medieval middle Europe.
Instagram: @das.gemeine.wip
Mastodon: @das_gemeine_wip
and https://wh1350.at/en/category/womens-stuff/
Instagram: @das.gemeine.wip
Mastodon: @das_gemeine_wip
and https://wh1350.at/en/category/womens-stuff/
1/3 Capellanus, a medieval dating coach :-D He wrote a whole book on the art of courting women. In it, he explained all he knew about properly maneuvring the medieval dating world. He even had a shortlist of 31 “rules of love”, for his readers to memorise. Very social media oriented.
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
![For one time when we had a chance to speak to a certain nun we spoke so well on the art, [...] that we forced her to assent to our desire; we were smitten with what we may call mental blindness, and wholly forgetting what was seemly we straightway began to be violently attracted by her beauty and captured by her pleasant conversation.[...]. And although we consider ourselves very expert in the art of love and well instructed in its cure, we were barely able to avoid her pestilential snares and escape without contamination of the flesh. Be careful therefore, Walter, [...], for if one of them should think that the place was suitable for wanton dalliance, she would have no hesitation in granting you what you desire [...]. For if the charm of such women forced us, who are experienced in every trick and esteemed for our knowledge of the art of love, to waver, how can your inexperienced youth prevent it?”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bpiu7cv6qi5e2wbxuuxpr6tg/bafkreihx3fy3i4ioujqmsu5vsmeslblvsg2ndhy3i3bjopextdbkswtf4q@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
1/3 Capellanus, a medieval dating coach :-D He wrote a whole book on the art of courting women. In it, he explained all he knew about properly maneuvring the medieval dating world. He even had a shortlist of 31 “rules of love”, for his readers to memorise. Very social media oriented.
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
1/2 A recipe for an anaphrodisiac.
It was the opinion of medieval physicians that women didn't need aphrodisiacs, because they were always lustfull. On the contrary, they needed countermeasures to make them more chaste!
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky
It was the opinion of medieval physicians that women didn't need aphrodisiacs, because they were always lustfull. On the contrary, they needed countermeasures to make them more chaste!
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
1/2 A recipe for an anaphrodisiac.
It was the opinion of medieval physicians that women didn't need aphrodisiacs, because they were always lustfull. On the contrary, they needed countermeasures to make them more chaste!
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky
It was the opinion of medieval physicians that women didn't need aphrodisiacs, because they were always lustfull. On the contrary, they needed countermeasures to make them more chaste!
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Such a good metaphor for feminist struggles 😀
Women fighting amongst themselves for one available position of power (owning the men's underpants in the middle) instead of questioning, why being in power requires pant wearing in the first place.
#medievalsky #feminism #medievalwomen #womeninhistory
Women fighting amongst themselves for one available position of power (owning the men's underpants in the middle) instead of questioning, why being in power requires pant wearing in the first place.
#medievalsky #feminism #medievalwomen #womeninhistory
January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Such a good metaphor for feminist struggles 😀
Women fighting amongst themselves for one available position of power (owning the men's underpants in the middle) instead of questioning, why being in power requires pant wearing in the first place.
#medievalsky #feminism #medievalwomen #womeninhistory
Women fighting amongst themselves for one available position of power (owning the men's underpants in the middle) instead of questioning, why being in power requires pant wearing in the first place.
#medievalsky #feminism #medievalwomen #womeninhistory
A young man im the brothel, Meister mit den Bandrollen, 1469-1475, ALBERTINA, Wien, Public domain
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky #reenactment #livinghistory
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky #reenactment #livinghistory
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A young man im the brothel, Meister mit den Bandrollen, 1469-1475, ALBERTINA, Wien, Public domain
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky #reenactment #livinghistory
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky #reenactment #livinghistory
Syphilistractate of the Viennese physician Bartholomäus Steber, 1490s, currently on exhibition at Vienna's national library.
#medievalsexuality
#medievalsexuality
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Syphilistractate of the Viennese physician Bartholomäus Steber, 1490s, currently on exhibition at Vienna's national library.
#medievalsexuality
#medievalsexuality
1/3 An Illumination showing male masturbation (and a homosexual encounter), the first of which is rarely depicted, especially in the illustration of biblical stories.
This page in the Egerton Genesis picture book shows the scene of angels coming to Sodom. The picture book dates to around 1350.
This page in the Egerton Genesis picture book shows the scene of angels coming to Sodom. The picture book dates to around 1350.
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
1/3 An Illumination showing male masturbation (and a homosexual encounter), the first of which is rarely depicted, especially in the illustration of biblical stories.
This page in the Egerton Genesis picture book shows the scene of angels coming to Sodom. The picture book dates to around 1350.
This page in the Egerton Genesis picture book shows the scene of angels coming to Sodom. The picture book dates to around 1350.
1/2 Apropos liberal attitudes towards sex, with everything you can say about Luther, he was surprisingly sex positive compared to other christian opinion leaders who would have prefered abstinence even to having joyless sex only for procreation.
December 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
1/2 Apropos liberal attitudes towards sex, with everything you can say about Luther, he was surprisingly sex positive compared to other christian opinion leaders who would have prefered abstinence even to having joyless sex only for procreation.
1/5 Free spirits in the middle ages?
Medieval people were not a monolith. In fact, we find lots of examples of people questioning the church and its moral teachings.
#medievalsky #medievalsexuality #livinghistory #reenactment
Medieval people were not a monolith. In fact, we find lots of examples of people questioning the church and its moral teachings.
#medievalsky #medievalsexuality #livinghistory #reenactment
December 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
1/5 Free spirits in the middle ages?
Medieval people were not a monolith. In fact, we find lots of examples of people questioning the church and its moral teachings.
#medievalsky #medievalsexuality #livinghistory #reenactment
Medieval people were not a monolith. In fact, we find lots of examples of people questioning the church and its moral teachings.
#medievalsky #medievalsexuality #livinghistory #reenactment
December 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Female masturbation as a grotesque on the townhall of Saint Quentin, France, likely 15th century
#medievalsexuality #medievalart #medieval #middleages #15thcentury #14thcentury #mittelalter #livinghistory #reenactment #medievalsky
#medievalsexuality #medievalart #medieval #middleages #15thcentury #14thcentury #mittelalter #livinghistory #reenactment #medievalsky
September 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Female masturbation as a grotesque on the townhall of Saint Quentin, France, likely 15th century
#medievalsexuality #medievalart #medieval #middleages #15thcentury #14thcentury #mittelalter #livinghistory #reenactment #medievalsky
#medievalsexuality #medievalart #medieval #middleages #15thcentury #14thcentury #mittelalter #livinghistory #reenactment #medievalsky
1/4 I just had to show you this incredible poem/ballad in full length.
Now, if you have not heard of Francois Villon yet, you have been missing out. At least take some time for his Wikipedia Entry. The guy has an insane vita.
#medievalsky
Now, if you have not heard of Francois Villon yet, you have been missing out. At least take some time for his Wikipedia Entry. The guy has an insane vita.
#medievalsky
August 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
1/4 I just had to show you this incredible poem/ballad in full length.
Now, if you have not heard of Francois Villon yet, you have been missing out. At least take some time for his Wikipedia Entry. The guy has an insane vita.
#medievalsky
Now, if you have not heard of Francois Villon yet, you have been missing out. At least take some time for his Wikipedia Entry. The guy has an insane vita.
#medievalsky
Do you know what the riddle is talking about?
Answer in the first comment 😉
The exeter book of riddles offers a variety of spicy and fun riddles, we solved two of them in earlier posts. Wikisource offers a translation where you find all of them for your next party-conversations 😀
#medievalsky
Answer in the first comment 😉
The exeter book of riddles offers a variety of spicy and fun riddles, we solved two of them in earlier posts. Wikisource offers a translation where you find all of them for your next party-conversations 😀
#medievalsky
August 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Do you know what the riddle is talking about?
Answer in the first comment 😉
The exeter book of riddles offers a variety of spicy and fun riddles, we solved two of them in earlier posts. Wikisource offers a translation where you find all of them for your next party-conversations 😀
#medievalsky
Answer in the first comment 😉
The exeter book of riddles offers a variety of spicy and fun riddles, we solved two of them in earlier posts. Wikisource offers a translation where you find all of them for your next party-conversations 😀
#medievalsky
🧵 1/ CW: domestic violence
The old woman's lament/old woman's confession is a very common trope in late medieval poetry and tells us about marginalised women's experiences.
#medievalsky #medievalsexuality #womenshistory #livinghistory #reenactment
The old woman's lament/old woman's confession is a very common trope in late medieval poetry and tells us about marginalised women's experiences.
#medievalsky #medievalsexuality #womenshistory #livinghistory #reenactment
August 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🧵 1/ CW: domestic violence
The old woman's lament/old woman's confession is a very common trope in late medieval poetry and tells us about marginalised women's experiences.
#medievalsky #medievalsexuality #womenshistory #livinghistory #reenactment
The old woman's lament/old woman's confession is a very common trope in late medieval poetry and tells us about marginalised women's experiences.
#medievalsky #medievalsexuality #womenshistory #livinghistory #reenactment
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@skepticannika.bsky.social @berndharder.bsky.social @hummler.bsky.social und ich sprachen mit @das-gemeine-wip.bsky.social und @geschichtsfenster.bsky.social
www.wtf-leipzig.de/wtf-talk/
www.wtf-leipzig.de/wtf-talk/
July 22, 2025 at 5:33 AM
...And nowadays, they will send you a "wyd, 🍆💦🍑"...
#medievalsky #livinghistory #13thcentury #medievalsexuality
#medievalsky #livinghistory #13thcentury #medievalsexuality
July 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
...And nowadays, they will send you a "wyd, 🍆💦🍑"...
#medievalsky #livinghistory #13thcentury #medievalsexuality
#medievalsky #livinghistory #13thcentury #medievalsexuality
1/5 An impressive example of the request for sex work services among the population was the Council of Constance from 1414-1418.
The council is a terribly interesting story, which you should read up on, but it is too long to tell here.
#medievalsky #livinghistory #mittelalter #medievalwomen
The council is a terribly interesting story, which you should read up on, but it is too long to tell here.
#medievalsky #livinghistory #mittelalter #medievalwomen
July 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
1/5 An impressive example of the request for sex work services among the population was the Council of Constance from 1414-1418.
The council is a terribly interesting story, which you should read up on, but it is too long to tell here.
#medievalsky #livinghistory #mittelalter #medievalwomen
The council is a terribly interesting story, which you should read up on, but it is too long to tell here.
#medievalsky #livinghistory #mittelalter #medievalwomen
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👩⚔️Im 223. WildMics-Special ging es um die Legende der antiken Kriegerinnen.
Gab es Frauen in Rüstung mit Schwert, die in vorderster Front kämpften, oder nicht?
Mit @das-gemeine-wip.bsky.social , @geschichtsfenster.bsky.social & @tommykrappweis.de
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Gab es Frauen in Rüstung mit Schwert, die in vorderster Front kämpften, oder nicht?
Mit @das-gemeine-wip.bsky.social , @geschichtsfenster.bsky.social & @tommykrappweis.de
hoaxilla.com/wildmics-spe...
July 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
👩⚔️Im 223. WildMics-Special ging es um die Legende der antiken Kriegerinnen.
Gab es Frauen in Rüstung mit Schwert, die in vorderster Front kämpften, oder nicht?
Mit @das-gemeine-wip.bsky.social , @geschichtsfenster.bsky.social & @tommykrappweis.de
hoaxilla.com/wildmics-spe...
Gab es Frauen in Rüstung mit Schwert, die in vorderster Front kämpften, oder nicht?
Mit @das-gemeine-wip.bsky.social , @geschichtsfenster.bsky.social & @tommykrappweis.de
hoaxilla.com/wildmics-spe...
1/4 In medieval stories like the Decameron, we often hear about priests and monks who had a hard time sticking to their vow of celibacy.
#medievalsky
#medievalsexuality
#livinghistory
#reenactment
#medievalsky
#medievalsexuality
#livinghistory
#reenactment
July 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM
1/4 In medieval stories like the Decameron, we often hear about priests and monks who had a hard time sticking to their vow of celibacy.
#medievalsky
#medievalsexuality
#livinghistory
#reenactment
#medievalsky
#medievalsexuality
#livinghistory
#reenactment
The book of the civilised man is a collection of advice for young noble men.It goes from pratical advice via moral lessons to table-manners and personal grooming. The author also included advice on how to treat women and sexual urges. And spoiler alert, he is not a huge feminist. 😀
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
May 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The book of the civilised man is a collection of advice for young noble men.It goes from pratical advice via moral lessons to table-manners and personal grooming. The author also included advice on how to treat women and sexual urges. And spoiler alert, he is not a huge feminist. 😀
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
The humanist and later Pope Pius II visited Vienna in the 1450s and was apparently shocked at what he encountered.
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky #latemedieval #middleages #mittelalter #medievalwomen #14thcentury #15thcentury #livinghistory #reenactment
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky #latemedieval #middleages #mittelalter #medievalwomen #14thcentury #15thcentury #livinghistory #reenactment
May 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The humanist and later Pope Pius II visited Vienna in the 1450s and was apparently shocked at what he encountered.
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky #latemedieval #middleages #mittelalter #medievalwomen #14thcentury #15thcentury #livinghistory #reenactment
#medievalsexuality #medievalsky #latemedieval #middleages #mittelalter #medievalwomen #14thcentury #15thcentury #livinghistory #reenactment
1/4 Therapeutical masturbation is often known to modern people as a weird victorian practice, but it is actually much older, going back to the times of Hippokrates and Galen.
#medievalsky #medievalwomen #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth
#medievalsky #medievalwomen #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth
March 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1/4 Therapeutical masturbation is often known to modern people as a weird victorian practice, but it is actually much older, going back to the times of Hippokrates and Galen.
#medievalsky #medievalwomen #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth
#medievalsky #medievalwomen #womeninhistory #womenshistorymonth
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finally updated my computer, and now "æ" is long hold + 6 rather than long hold + 5. really slowing me down with this æthelwold research LOL #medievalsky
February 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
finally updated my computer, and now "æ" is long hold + 6 rather than long hold + 5. really slowing me down with this æthelwold research LOL #medievalsky