A medieval blogby the grace of the Queen.Tumblr (3.0; @gratia-regina)http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b944430700f0996cb3d9cd9f6f9f0793/tumblr_mo3k5xMYGb1rrjmgoo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c3d4427e92aa218f602441df170ab58c/tumblr_mo3k5xMYGb1rrjmgoo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/431c9ad482a66a6381f3e49a8b3398e9/tumblr_mo3k5xMYGb1rrjmgoo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://art-of-swords.tumblr.com/post/52612162599/sword-dated-14th-century-medieval-culture" class="tumblr_blog">art-of-swords</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Sword</strong></p> <ul><li><span>Dated: 14th century (Medieval)</span></li> <li><span>Culture: European</span></li> <li><span>Medium: Steel</span></li> <li><span>Measurements: 40 5/8 in. (103.19 cm)</span></li> </ul><p><span>This piece is undecorated. The grip would have been padded.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><em><span>Source: <a href="http://art.thewalters.org/">© 2013 The Walter Art Museum</a></span></em></p> </blockquote></blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/52612666750http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/52612666750Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:13:53 -0700medievalsword14th century1300ssimpleweaponsbl0dsvept<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb6jgqUUxS1rrp6elo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/50207126921http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/50207126921Sat, 11 May 2013 17:05:02 -0700artmedievalstatuehairstylesprettyprayercemeterychurchbl0dsvept<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b7de4052629169e5c79d1cc4f0a31181/tumblr_mlgw1fqPpn1qcjldlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blackpaint20.tumblr.com/post/50108028760/coat-of-arms-of-god-wernigerode-armorial-15th" class="tumblr_blog">blackpaint20</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><em><span>Coat of Arms of God.</span><span> </span><span>Wernigerode Armorial, 15th c. </span></em></p></blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/50124987945http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/50124987945Fri, 10 May 2013 17:13:02 -0700artmedievalmedieval historyilluminationgodChristianityreligionhistoryarmscoat of arms15th century1400sbl0dsvept<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7UvesKl8_W8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bl0dsvept.tumblr.com/post/48205349651" class="tumblr_blog">bl0dsvept</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><b>Miri It Is</b> - circa 1225, England. I’ve only heard Forefather’s version, which is really great.</p></blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/48205590425http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/48205590425Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:25:36 -0700musicmedievalmedieval musicengland1200s13th centuryforefatherfolk metalbl0dsvept<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ce1317a542ac3dabe8c7472e25ce3741/tumblr_mknpl1MaFL1qghk7bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.cavetocanvas.com/post/47022523012/giorgio-vasari-portrait-of-duke-alessandro-de">cavetocanvas</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/v/vasari/1/index.html">Giorgio Vasari</a>, <em>Portrait of Duke Alessandro de’ Medici</em>, 1534</p> </blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/47271000269http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/47271000269Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:43:26 -0700italyitalian artmedievalmedieval artpainting1500s16th centurybl0dsvept<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4bc02e2b5d0ed3da40f887055284fc34/tumblr_mken9xZ9TL1s6bdrio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://pixiedustparcels.tumblr.com/post/46568851530/coronation-of-henri-iv-protestant-he-became" class="tumblr_blog">pixiedustparcels</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Coronation of Henri IV (protestant—he became Catholic when he realized that the Parisians would not open the city doors and let him in to become King unless he converted). Love this era—it’s bloody, but it’s pretty dramatic history.</p> <p>Coronation of Henri IV, c 1470. By Jean Froissart</p></blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/46892450028http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/46892450028Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:09:33 -070015th century1400shistoryhenry ivparisfranceenglandmedievalmedieval historyroyaltytudorsbl0dsvept<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1743fd9e9e1dd463b9d03155e8c71f51/tumblr_mjtf7cVIY91rqxd5ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://victusinveritas.tumblr.com/post/45721853673/discardingimages-lion-playing-the-viella">victusinveritas</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/45598005226/lion-playing-the-viella-summer-volume-of-the">discardingimages</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>lion playing the viella</strong></p> <p>Summer volume of the Breviary of Renaud/Marguerite de Bar, Metz ca. 1302-1305.</p> <p>Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 107, fol. 26r</p> </blockquote> <p>This is delightful. Also enjoying the half-assed trees…</p> </blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/45740875201http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/45740875201Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:25:49 -0700Medievalartlionviolinbl0dsvept<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/316358ce196cd329b904a60b22c98861/tumblr_mjbuguKuii1rabmfpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://inacom.tumblr.com/post/45545925073/montrichard-chroniques-de-france-ou-de-st-denis" class="tumblr_blog">inacom</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span>Montrichard. Chroniques de France ou de St Denis. Origin: France, Central (Paris). Date: after 1332, before 1350. Medieval Imago & Dies Vitae Idade Media e Cotidiano</span></p></blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/45614460053http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/45614460053Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:45:24 -0700medievalartmedieval artfrancefrenchhistoryart historycool1300s14th cetury art14th centurybl0dsvept<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/32011e5f1d46b76cce51b1e0b75b2e8b/tumblr_mjba5bcU9u1riytygo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://news.danmccarthy.net/post/45559484484/medieval-stained-glass-english-style" class="tumblr_blog">dantmccarthy</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>medieval stained glass english style</p></blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/45613738823http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/45613738823Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:37:05 -0700bl0dsvept<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4e9651a0c642a7829c30f2fbceac64df/tumblr_mhjuqpcwPE1qdit1wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/44718101784http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/44718101784Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:31:03 -0800medievalartpoetryguineveregueneverebl0dsvept<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gwSxcNw3Vq0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Mediaeval Baebes</b> - Miseria Nomine<br/></p><blockquote><i>The Virgin Queen OST</i> <small>(BBC miniseries)</small></blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/44590970370http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/44590970370Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:58:04 -0800medievalmusicthe virgin queenqueen elizabethmedieaval baebesawesomechoirsoundtrackbl0dsvept<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2cacdb825f1a537706a7fcc28d61d49b/tumblr_mia4vm2nA01qemva8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/44006731427http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/44006731427Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:30:37 -0800medievalartanimalsfirefoxesbanditskingwoodcuttingbl0dsvept<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/14da056c3dabc6f6241a7d047292cc66/tumblr_mfnpyfIrpJ1rofulao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/42616817102http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/42616817102Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:29:58 -0800medievalswordsweaponshistoryworld historycoolbl0dsvept<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0982edb540b16c2c69f7a7f368b73e93/tumblr_mgl1x2hNik1rpri2zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://museumuesum.tumblr.com/post/40520567492/chi-rho-iota-page-from-the-book-of-kells">museumuesum</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://klimtlover.wordpress.com/11-early-medieval-europe/768-919-hiberno-saxon-and-carolingian-art/">Chi Rho Iota</a>, page from the <em>Book of Kells</em>, Ireland, late 8th/early 9th century.</p> </blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/41851024656http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/41851024656Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:32:04 -0800book of kellsmanuscriptartreligionchristianityancientirelandcelticmedievalbl0dsvept<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2h3jzzfaG1qe866ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://speciesbarocus.tumblr.com/post/21435154813/shield-of-antoine-bastard-of-burgundy-in-his">speciesbarocus</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Shield of Antoine Bastard of Burgundy in his capacity as knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1478).</p> </blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/37384145345http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/37384145345Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:23:57 -0800bl0dsvept<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma7ln7U4nN1r9owego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://reverseobsolescence.tumblr.com/post/31364466884/book-of-secrets-alchemy-and-the-european">reverseobsolescence</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Book of Secrets: Alchemy and the European Imagination, 1500-2000</p> </blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/31786649578http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/31786649578Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:52:07 -0700bl0dsvept<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly3r4wUxAP1rnfrbjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://lvnaesabbatvm.tumblr.com/post/16171730479/victa-iacet-virtus" class="tumblr_blog">lvnaesabbatvm</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><em>VICTA IACET VIRTUS</em></p></blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/26428435434http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/26428435434Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:16:48 -0700medievalartbl0dsvept<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1tr7bo8ep1qbwdm8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://aleyma.tumblr.com/post/20325156663/netherlands-nature-sets-her-hound-youth-after">aleyma</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Netherlands, “Nature Sets Her Hound Youth after the Stag”, from <em>The Hunt of the Frail Stag</em>, c.1495-1510 (<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/170008676?rpp=20&pg=1&ft=65.181.18&pos=1">source</a>).</p> </blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/23537868231http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/23537868231Tue, 22 May 2012 03:15:40 -0700medievalartnetherlandsnatureanimalsbl0dsvept<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0on2a1Zly1qhgs3ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/19091680162http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/19091680162Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:41:17 -0800medievalcastlesbl0dsvept<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0onezF6rd1rrtg4ko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nihtern.tumblr.com/post/19069866782/mandrake-mandragora-mandrakes-were-often" class="tumblr_blog">nihtern</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Mandrake (Mandragora). <em>“…Mandrakes were often dressed in miniature human clothes and kept in tiny coffins in the home.”</em></span></p></blockquote>http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/19091595192http://gratia-regina.tumblr.com/post/19091595192Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:39:42 -0800booksartnatureplantsmandrakemedievalmanuscriptsbl0dsvept