medieval life as the medievals saw it...

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medieval life as the medievals saw it...

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I just came across images of an illuminated manuscript found in the Bodleian Library (MS. Bodl. 264). There are high quality pictures hosted online here: http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=b ... =msbodl264

Here's a description from the site:
(fols. 3r-208r) The Romance of Alexander in French verse, with miniatures illustrating legends of Alexander the Great and with marginal scenes of everyday life, by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise and his workshop, 1338-44; with two sections added in England c. 1400, (fols. 209r-215v, with fol. 1r) Alexander and Dindimus (Alexander Fragment B) in Middle English verse, with coarser miniatures, and (fols. 218r- 71v, with fol. 2v) Marco Polo, Li Livres du Graunt Caam, in French prose, with miniatures by Johannes and his school.
I've looked at a few of the folios, and they are loaded with little vignettes that could serve as inspiration for building. It's worth taking a look at what medieval life looked like, as illustrated by a medieval illuminator.
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Wow. These are incredible -- thanks for posting the link. I've only glanced at a couple of pages yet. The black knight with the gold lion on page 21 would make a really neat minifig.
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very nice and I've got some more:

1. Sachsenspiegel: http://diglit.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpg164
2. Codex Manesse: http://www.manesse.de/Manesse.php?id=360
3. Maciejowski Bible: http://www.monacensis.de/galerie/sonsti ... bel&show=1
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My Brickshelf gallery: [url]http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.c ... urmogrande[/url]
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Post by H3LLB0Y3 »

Wow! I love looking at old stuff :D Thanx for posting this stuff guys!
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