It's #Candlemas today, so the #marginalmusician is a detail from a page showing the Presentation at the Temple in a #15thCentury #bookofhours. A creature (half man, half something else?) playing the #trumpet.
BNF NAL 3110
#earlymusic #MarginaliaMonday #ManuscriptMonday
BNF NAL 3110
#earlymusic #MarginaliaMonday #ManuscriptMonday
February 2, 2026 at 9:28 AM
It's #Candlemas today, so the #marginalmusician is a detail from a page showing the Presentation at the Temple in a #15thCentury #bookofhours. A creature (half man, half something else?) playing the #trumpet.
BNF NAL 3110
#earlymusic #MarginaliaMonday #ManuscriptMonday
BNF NAL 3110
#earlymusic #MarginaliaMonday #ManuscriptMonday
🎨 Portrait of a Young Scribe at Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, 1480 #15thcentury
January 31, 2026 at 9:43 PM
🎨 Portrait of a Young Scribe at Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, 1480 #15thcentury
Why not both? "The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot" (1973) #15thCentury #allegedly #France #GreatHairpinShortage #BadAppliques #WeirdHats #BrigitteBardot #SnarkWeek buff.ly/y4Zq2OD
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Why not both? "The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot" (1973) #15thCentury #allegedly #France #GreatHairpinShortage #BadAppliques #WeirdHats #BrigitteBardot #SnarkWeek buff.ly/y4Zq2OD
The eastern end of St Peter Mancroft, central Norwich, lit up an otherwise wet and grey day today #norwich #churches #medieval #architecture #history #heritage #15thcentury #shelter #light #wellbeing #wellcome
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The eastern end of St Peter Mancroft, central Norwich, lit up an otherwise wet and grey day today #norwich #churches #medieval #architecture #history #heritage #15thcentury #shelter #light #wellbeing #wellcome
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #malleusmaleficarum #malleus #sprenger #kramer #witch #witchhunt #religion #misogyny #women #genderroles #15thCentury #germany #europe
January 21, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Todays #marginalmusicians are #monkeys in flowers playing the #rebec.
From Heures de Jeanne de France, 1440-1460.
BNF NAL 3244
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #15thCentury #bookofhours #iconography #bowedstrings #marginalia
From Heures de Jeanne de France, 1440-1460.
BNF NAL 3244
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #15thCentury #bookofhours #iconography #bowedstrings #marginalia
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Todays #marginalmusicians are #monkeys in flowers playing the #rebec.
From Heures de Jeanne de France, 1440-1460.
BNF NAL 3244
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #15thCentury #bookofhours #iconography #bowedstrings #marginalia
From Heures de Jeanne de France, 1440-1460.
BNF NAL 3244
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #15thCentury #bookofhours #iconography #bowedstrings #marginalia
has though had numerous and varied uses over the year. Images Tim Green CC BY 2.0 (2013) 3/3 #15thcentury #heritage
January 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
has though had numerous and varied uses over the year. Images Tim Green CC BY 2.0 (2013) 3/3 #15thcentury #heritage
Today's #marginalmusicians are playing the #triangle and the #psaltery.
From Trésor de sapience, Bruges, c1470-80.
Walters Art Museum W307
#manuscriptmonday #marginaliamonday #earlymusic #illuminatedmanuscript #renaissance #15thCentury #iconography
From Trésor de sapience, Bruges, c1470-80.
Walters Art Museum W307
#manuscriptmonday #marginaliamonday #earlymusic #illuminatedmanuscript #renaissance #15thCentury #iconography
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Today's #marginalmusicians are playing the #triangle and the #psaltery.
From Trésor de sapience, Bruges, c1470-80.
Walters Art Museum W307
#manuscriptmonday #marginaliamonday #earlymusic #illuminatedmanuscript #renaissance #15thCentury #iconography
From Trésor de sapience, Bruges, c1470-80.
Walters Art Museum W307
#manuscriptmonday #marginaliamonday #earlymusic #illuminatedmanuscript #renaissance #15thCentury #iconography
Today's #marginalmusician is a #lutenist sitting on a branch.
From a #15thCentury German #Gradual, c1450
Free Library of Philadelphia Lewis E M 64:13
#marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #earlymusic #lute #illuminatedmanuscript #marginalia
From a #15thCentury German #Gradual, c1450
Free Library of Philadelphia Lewis E M 64:13
#marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #earlymusic #lute #illuminatedmanuscript #marginalia
January 5, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Today's #marginalmusician is a #lutenist sitting on a branch.
From a #15thCentury German #Gradual, c1450
Free Library of Philadelphia Lewis E M 64:13
#marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #earlymusic #lute #illuminatedmanuscript #marginalia
From a #15thCentury German #Gradual, c1450
Free Library of Philadelphia Lewis E M 64:13
#marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #earlymusic #lute #illuminatedmanuscript #marginalia
1 January is the #eighthdayofChristmas, and the Feast of the Circumcision.
Here is an #illuminated initial from a song for today, from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475.
#BostonPublicLIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #renaissancesky #otd
Here is an #illuminated initial from a song for today, from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475.
#BostonPublicLIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #renaissancesky #otd
January 1, 2026 at 11:40 AM
1 January is the #eighthdayofChristmas, and the Feast of the Circumcision.
Here is an #illuminated initial from a song for today, from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475.
#BostonPublicLIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #renaissancesky #otd
Here is an #illuminated initial from a song for today, from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475.
#BostonPublicLIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #renaissancesky #otd
📜 Pages from the Childhood Notebook of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II (the Conqueror), c. 1440 (Ages 7–10)
The pages contain the Greek alphabet written by his tutor, alongside his own experimental imperial tughra designs, the Arabic alphabet, as well as various human and animal portraits. #15thCentury
The pages contain the Greek alphabet written by his tutor, alongside his own experimental imperial tughra designs, the Arabic alphabet, as well as various human and animal portraits. #15thCentury
December 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
📜 Pages from the Childhood Notebook of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II (the Conqueror), c. 1440 (Ages 7–10)
The pages contain the Greek alphabet written by his tutor, alongside his own experimental imperial tughra designs, the Arabic alphabet, as well as various human and animal portraits. #15thCentury
The pages contain the Greek alphabet written by his tutor, alongside his own experimental imperial tughra designs, the Arabic alphabet, as well as various human and animal portraits. #15thCentury
28 December is the #fourthdayofChristmas, and the Feast of the #HolyInnocents.
Here is an #illuminated initial from a #song for #InnocentsDay, from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475.
#BostonPublicLIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #otd
Here is an #illuminated initial from a #song for #InnocentsDay, from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475.
#BostonPublicLIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #otd
December 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
28 December is the #fourthdayofChristmas, and the Feast of the #HolyInnocents.
Here is an #illuminated initial from a #song for #InnocentsDay, from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475.
#BostonPublicLIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #otd
Here is an #illuminated initial from a #song for #InnocentsDay, from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475.
#BostonPublicLIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #otd
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #1492book #Fernández-Armesto #spain #jews #inquisition #expulsion #conversion #conversos #baptism #15thCentury #religion #judaism #Christianity #europe
December 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
26 December is the #seconddayofChristmas, and the Feast of #StStephen.
This detail from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475, shows a song for #StStephensDay.
Boston Public LIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #renaissancesky #otd #onthisday
This detail from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475, shows a song for #StStephensDay.
Boston Public LIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #renaissancesky #otd #onthisday
December 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
26 December is the #seconddayofChristmas, and the Feast of #StStephen.
This detail from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475, shows a song for #StStephensDay.
Boston Public LIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #renaissancesky #otd #onthisday
This detail from a #15thCentury #Antiphonal commissioned for the monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza in 1475, shows a song for #StStephensDay.
Boston Public LIbrary
#earlymusic #renaissance #renaissancesky #otd #onthisday
Passamezzo #AdventCalendar: Day 22
A marginal musician playing the #shawm.
Detail from a page from a #15thCentury #Gradual, showing the #AdorationoftheMagi.
Florence, #BibliotecaMediceaLaurenziana, Edili 150
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #renaissance
A marginal musician playing the #shawm.
Detail from a page from a #15thCentury #Gradual, showing the #AdorationoftheMagi.
Florence, #BibliotecaMediceaLaurenziana, Edili 150
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #renaissance
December 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Passamezzo #AdventCalendar: Day 22
A marginal musician playing the #shawm.
Detail from a page from a #15thCentury #Gradual, showing the #AdorationoftheMagi.
Florence, #BibliotecaMediceaLaurenziana, Edili 150
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #renaissance
A marginal musician playing the #shawm.
Detail from a page from a #15thCentury #Gradual, showing the #AdorationoftheMagi.
Florence, #BibliotecaMediceaLaurenziana, Edili 150
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #renaissance
Passamezzo #AdventCalendar: Day 15
Today's #marginal musician is playing #bagpipes.
Detail from a page showing the Annunciation to the Shepherds in a #15thCentury #bookofhours.
MS Lat 253. Houghton Library, Harvard University, c1490
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #bagpipe
Today's #marginal musician is playing #bagpipes.
Detail from a page showing the Annunciation to the Shepherds in a #15thCentury #bookofhours.
MS Lat 253. Houghton Library, Harvard University, c1490
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #bagpipe
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Passamezzo #AdventCalendar: Day 15
Today's #marginal musician is playing #bagpipes.
Detail from a page showing the Annunciation to the Shepherds in a #15thCentury #bookofhours.
MS Lat 253. Houghton Library, Harvard University, c1490
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #bagpipe
Today's #marginal musician is playing #bagpipes.
Detail from a page showing the Annunciation to the Shepherds in a #15thCentury #bookofhours.
MS Lat 253. Houghton Library, Harvard University, c1490
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #bagpipe
#65YearsAgoToday #SuperChief debuted in @dc.com #AllStarWestern #comics #117 #FlyingStag of #15thCentury #iroquois prays to #TheGreatSpiritManitou & #AMeteorFellFromTheSky #heWoreAFragmentAroundHisNeck gaining #superStrengthSpeedAndProlongedLife & alsoWears #ABisonHeadAsADisguise to #defendHisPeople
December 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
#65YearsAgoToday #SuperChief debuted in @dc.com #AllStarWestern #comics #117 #FlyingStag of #15thCentury #iroquois prays to #TheGreatSpiritManitou & #AMeteorFellFromTheSky #heWoreAFragmentAroundHisNeck gaining #superStrengthSpeedAndProlongedLife & alsoWears #ABisonHeadAsADisguise to #defendHisPeople
Passamezzo #AdventCalendar: Day 8
Marginal #musician playing #pipeandtabor. Detail from a page showing the #Nativity, in a #15thCentury French #BookofHours.
From the Spitz Hours, c1420.
#GettyMuseum ms 57 (94.ML.26)
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday
Marginal #musician playing #pipeandtabor. Detail from a page showing the #Nativity, in a #15thCentury French #BookofHours.
From the Spitz Hours, c1420.
#GettyMuseum ms 57 (94.ML.26)
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday
December 8, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Passamezzo #AdventCalendar: Day 8
Marginal #musician playing #pipeandtabor. Detail from a page showing the #Nativity, in a #15thCentury French #BookofHours.
From the Spitz Hours, c1420.
#GettyMuseum ms 57 (94.ML.26)
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday
Marginal #musician playing #pipeandtabor. Detail from a page showing the #Nativity, in a #15thCentury French #BookofHours.
From the Spitz Hours, c1420.
#GettyMuseum ms 57 (94.ML.26)
#earlymusic #marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday
Suggestion for a new themed week on #Strictly: medieval dancing! We’re lucky to have this fragile dance manual from the late 15th century in our archives. It contains dance instructions, manes of dances, numbers of dancers required, and even some of the music.
#EYAMedieval #15thCentury #dance
#EYAMedieval #15thCentury #dance
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Suggestion for a new themed week on #Strictly: medieval dancing! We’re lucky to have this fragile dance manual from the late 15th century in our archives. It contains dance instructions, manes of dances, numbers of dancers required, and even some of the music.
#EYAMedieval #15thCentury #dance
#EYAMedieval #15thCentury #dance
Some rather bizarre #marginalmusicians. Creatures playing a #broom, #bellows, and a hunting #horn. Also an #ape playing the #harp.
From the Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464
@gettymuseum.bsky.social
#marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #earlymusic #iconography #marginalia #15thCentury
From the Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464
@gettymuseum.bsky.social
#marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #earlymusic #iconography #marginalia #15thCentury
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Some rather bizarre #marginalmusicians. Creatures playing a #broom, #bellows, and a hunting #horn. Also an #ape playing the #harp.
From the Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464
@gettymuseum.bsky.social
#marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #earlymusic #iconography #marginalia #15thCentury
From the Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464
@gettymuseum.bsky.social
#marginaliamonday #manuscriptmonday #earlymusic #iconography #marginalia #15thCentury
A new @historyofnl.bsky.social art.
In the 15th century, while most of Europe was tightening the grip of feudal lords, the Frisians were out here living their best “no lord but the Emperor” life. ✊ …and how it ended.
A follow-up to Episode 15 👀
#cartoon #history #characterillustration #15thcentury
In the 15th century, while most of Europe was tightening the grip of feudal lords, the Frisians were out here living their best “no lord but the Emperor” life. ✊ …and how it ended.
A follow-up to Episode 15 👀
#cartoon #history #characterillustration #15thcentury
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A new @historyofnl.bsky.social art.
In the 15th century, while most of Europe was tightening the grip of feudal lords, the Frisians were out here living their best “no lord but the Emperor” life. ✊ …and how it ended.
A follow-up to Episode 15 👀
#cartoon #history #characterillustration #15thcentury
In the 15th century, while most of Europe was tightening the grip of feudal lords, the Frisians were out here living their best “no lord but the Emperor” life. ✊ …and how it ended.
A follow-up to Episode 15 👀
#cartoon #history #characterillustration #15thcentury
Today's #marginalmusicians are a #mermaid playing the #harp and a #merman playing the #trumpet.
From #Boccaccio's Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, c 1413-1415
#GettyMuseum
#earlymusic #manuscriptmonday #marginaliamonday #15thCentury #illuminatedmanuscript #medievalmanuscript
From #Boccaccio's Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, c 1413-1415
#GettyMuseum
#earlymusic #manuscriptmonday #marginaliamonday #15thCentury #illuminatedmanuscript #medievalmanuscript
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Today's #marginalmusicians are a #mermaid playing the #harp and a #merman playing the #trumpet.
From #Boccaccio's Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, c 1413-1415
#GettyMuseum
#earlymusic #manuscriptmonday #marginaliamonday #15thCentury #illuminatedmanuscript #medievalmanuscript
From #Boccaccio's Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, c 1413-1415
#GettyMuseum
#earlymusic #manuscriptmonday #marginaliamonday #15thCentury #illuminatedmanuscript #medievalmanuscript
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #malleusmaleficarum #malleus #sprenger #kramer #witch #witchhunt #religion #belief #faith #christianity #15thCentury #heresy #court #judge #bishop #trial
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #malleusmaleficarum #malleus #sprenger #kramer #witch #witchhunt #religion #misogyny #women #god #intercourse #sexism #christianity #15thCentury
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Playing with some light kit ideas
#medieval #reenactment #larp #armor #hema #fakesteel #gothicarmor #sallet #gambeson #15thcentury
#medieval #reenactment #larp #armor #hema #fakesteel #gothicarmor #sallet #gambeson #15thcentury
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Playing with some light kit ideas
#medieval #reenactment #larp #armor #hema #fakesteel #gothicarmor #sallet #gambeson #15thcentury
#medieval #reenactment #larp #armor #hema #fakesteel #gothicarmor #sallet #gambeson #15thcentury