This week, my friend A.P. steered me towards one of the most absurdly delightful things I've seen in a long time: illuminated medieval manuscripts featuring knights doing battle with snails. Yes, literal snails. Flying snails, no less. There's a brief discussion in the British Library blog post about what the knight vs snail motif might mean. (There's also pedantry galore in the comments!) … [Read more...]
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