There are various stories present in the European folklore telling how women are capable of defeating even the satan himself. A popular tale about the devil getting married and subsequently running away from his horrible wife was used in the sixteenth century by Niccolò Machiavelli in his novella “Belfagor arcidiavolo”;…
It is a great pleasure for me to present a detailed report of the results of my research on the paintings in York Art Gallery completed as a part of project National Inventory of Continental European Paintings. The entries on 231 paintings I have researched are now available here: vads.co.uk. The…
On Thursday 10th March I will have an honour to give the lecture for the students of the Third Age University in Wieliczka. The lecture’s topic is “Women in Middle Ages”. The lecture will take place in the High School in Wieliczka, at 5.30 p.m.
The users of the Internet love animals – especially cats, but not exclusively. Today I invite you to have a look at the subject of the animals in the illuminated manuscripts. Medieval books describing animals were called Bestiaries – they were created often as compilations of ancient and medieval texts…