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Category: Late medieval

9 Jan 20179 Jan 2017 thijsporck Late medieval

How to cook your dragon and a medieval cure for old age

Cooked dragon flesh as a remedy for old age. Read al about it in the ultimate medieval guide to prevent and cure old age by Roger Bacon (c.1214-c.1294).

8 Aug 201610 Dec 2018 thijsporck Animals, Breca the Pug, Late medieval

Paws, Pee and Pests: Cats among Medieval Manuscripts

Cats leaving paw-prints and pee-stains in medieval manuscripts. An old blog post and its aftermath.

24 Jun 201622 Jul 2021 thijsporck Late medieval

“Do not give your books to children!” and other medieval tips for taking care of books

This blog post calls attention to a late medieval text which provides some practical advice to preserve books so that they may 'last forever' -some of these rules remain topical today!

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