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I think my favorite depictions of Mary are the ones in which she’s laying into demons like nobody’s business

Like yes queen, kick his ass

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medieval heart-shaped prayer book in a medieval painting and in real life

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bring back escoffions

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Gilt bronze fragment from "the Temple Pyx", Germany, mid 12th century

from The Burrell Collection, Glasgow

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Gold and sapphire ring, England, 15th century

from The British Museum

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The Book of Kells, Ireland, circa 800 AD

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Detail from "Hours of Catherine of Cleves" (est. ca. 1440) and illuminated by the Master of Catherine of Cleves

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Mosaic floor tile excavated at Byland Abbey in Yorkshire, England, 13th century

from The British Museum

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Kneeling Knight, Westminster Psalter British Library, MS Royal 2 A XXII 13th Century

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New “Leda and the Swan” fresco uncovered @ Pompeii. 

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Fifteenth century tarot cards, possibly the oldest known deck. Look how beautiful they are! These are from way back before they were used for cartomancy.

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Medieval Scooby

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Not a mermaid or a merman but a secret third thing (mermusician)

(Cambridge UL MS Add. 4085)

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