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1400Medieval Caesarean
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1400Illegal English Bible
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1400Chaucer, Canterbury Tales
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1407Monsters in hell
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1407Ptolemy's World Map
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1410Medieval woman poet
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1415Old Hall manuscript
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1423Bedford Hours
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1425Medicinal plants
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1430Chess playing
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1435Medical Treatise by John Aderne
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1440Recipe for 'custarde'
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1455Gutenberg Bible
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1455The Temptation of Eve
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1457Pregnancy
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1469The Legend of King Arthur
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1470Caxton's Chaucer
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1477Valentine's day love letter
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1486Medieval zodiac chart
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1487Heretics burned at the stake
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1490Royal feast
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1490Courtly love
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1492Columbus in America
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Deluxe manuscripts were often decorated with images of monsters. Twisting bodies with biting heads were placed into splendid initial letters and borders; strange creatures, made up of body parts from two or more creatures, were painted in the margins; and images in miniatures and margins often showed the defeat of a monster by a saint or hero. The presence of such monsters is often playful, and sometimes in stark contrast to the seriousness of the text. Often the text focuses on the moral teachings of the Church. So while medieval viewers might have taken delight in such images, they will also have recognized that the demons symbolised the dangers of going against the teachings of Christianity.
Shelfmark: Add. 29433 f.89
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