Kerkhof, Debbie. “Transvestite Knights: Men And Women Cross-Dressing In Medieval Literature,” 2013.

loose sketches of some Pelagien outfits... travelling and sleeping

notes under readmore:

the travelling outfit is based on some c13th and 14th sources which describe large hoods and cloaks

i opted to not do a particularly priest-y look - he's not trying to draw attention while moving

i am so aware of the debate on whether medieval people slept naked. 95% of the sources of people doing this are either from warm climates (like portugal) or depict nobles with access to good bedding and servants to heat their chambers - other people would probably sleep in underwear or specific sleep clothes. i've opted for a c14th set of a mens short undertunic and braies

i am making wild extrapolations as to what a guy with a very specific set of experiences (ftm . clericus vagans . autistic . lower middle class in the 1300s) would wear . allow a guy some creative liberty

Everyone liked the color charts I test printed for Basilisk so much, I felt compelled made a nice version! Great for anyone that has an interest in Risograph printing, historical pigments, or weird medieval marginalia.

(buy it here)

In the Middle Ages, it was very common to wear a book case on the belt. Book of Hours, Bible, Breviary etc and they were thus at your fingertips.

This one is Italian, made between 1465 and 1485, in nicely worked leather.

Schroedel, Jenny. The book of saints: Inspirational stories and little known facts. New York, New York: Fall River Press, 2013.

master of the chronique scandaleuse from the poncher hours, depicts a woman kneeling with her prayer book before death. illuminated manuscript, artist jean pinchore, french, c. 1500

any good medieval butterflies?

I like these guys from Morgan Library MS M.358! this is also just a fun manuscript to look at because it is unfinished and you can see the artist's process making the borders by looking at the incomplete folios

[showing a medieval peasant radioactive by imagine dragons] so we have devices that can record sounds and music as if it were words upon a page

peasant: can we listen to something else

me [lying maliciously]: this is the only song we have.

Sancte Michael Memento Mei Ante Deum

Horae ad usum Trecensem dites Heures de Michel Berthier, 1415-1420

doing some studies of medieval helmets <3

hi I'm from your pseudo-medieval fantasy city. yeah. you forgot to put farms around us. we have very impressive walls and stuff but everyone here is starving. the hero showed up here as part of his quest and we killed and ate him