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1300Medicine: examining urine
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1300The medieval Church
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1300Medieval Surgery
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1300Rural life: the lazy ploughman
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1301Friar playing music
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1308Dante's Divine Comedy
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1310Harvesting acorns
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1315Living and dead Princes
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1320Noah in the Holkham Bible
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1325Apothecary shop
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1325City walls
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1330Lord at supper
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1330Peasants work the land
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1335The Last Judgement
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1337Hundred Years War
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1348Demons fall into Hell
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1348Chronicle of the Black Death
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1350Genesis picture book
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1360Medieval encyclopedia
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1375Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
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1381Peasants' Revolt
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1385Scottish freedom
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1390English cookery manuscript
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Intro
Medieval towns were normally enclosed by protective walls, and outsiders could only access them through guarded gates. Successful towns were often located on major roads or waterways, helping the flow of trade and transport. This image is based on an English town, although it is meant to represent Constantinople. Surrounded with a curtain wall dotted with towers and arrow slits, the city is crowded with buildings. The glamour of the town is suggested by the dancers emerging from one of its gates, watched by admiring ladies.
The image is from the Luttrell Psalter which, due to its rich illustrations of everyday life in the 14th century, is one of the most famous medieval manuscripts in the British Library.
Shelfmark: Add. 42130 f.164v
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