Under the Gables: Musicians of Medieval Marginalia
Medieval manuscript creatures combined animal anatomy, movement lines, botanical ornament, and controlled cross-hatching to create believable hybrid figures within the margins of illuminated pages. This lesson from the Scrollwork classroom explores historical marginalia design, creature construction, visual balance, and common drawing mistakes using illustrated instructional examples. https://schoolofevershade.squarespace.com/sw-u5-l20 #medievalart #marginalia #calligraphy #manuscriptart
The Marginalian Website
A murder of rabbits and a snail-falconer dog-rider Medieval marginalia are the strange and often whimsical drawings found in the margins of illuminated manuscripts. Created by scribes and artists between the 12th and 15th centuries, these illustrations range from playful doodles and bizarre creatures to satirical scenes and everyday life. Sometimes humorous, sometimes symbolic, they offer a fascinating glimpse into the imagination and culture of the Middle Ages beyond the formal text. #drolleries #medieval #marginalia #killerrabbit #medievalManuscript #rabbit #funnyanimals #falconer #dogrider
Book of Hours (Use of Liège), Marginalia, Walters Manuscript W.37, fol. 187v
The Marginalian By Maria Popova
20 Bizarre Examples Of Medieval Marginalia
The Marginal Obsession with Marginalia || Mark O'Connell for the New Yorker, January 2012
The Marginalian Little Prince Drawing
The Obscene and Grotesque Marginalia of Medieval Books | by Kamna Kirti | The Collector | Medium
Marginalia
Marginalia in the hand of grammarian and politician James Harris (1709-1780) by Penn Provenance Project, via Flickr