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Medieval bats were thought to have medicinal uses. Their blood was supposed to be able to regrow hair, except when applied to eyelids when it was said to guarantee that hair would never grow there.
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If their blood was drawn using a thistle, it was supposed to be able to cure snakebite. This bat is from the Lutterell Psalter (c1325-1340). #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #bat #bats
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Medieval hedgehogs were said to harvest fruit (specifically grapes) by spearing fruit shaken off the tree/vine on their spines. This c1300 image shows one hedgehog in a tree doing the shaking and another hedgehog spearing the fruit. #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #hedgehog #hedgehogs
We are proud to announce that 1,000 manuscripts are now published on https://www.manuscripta.se, advancing our mission to make #medieval and #earlymodern manuscripts in Sweden accessible worldwide. #iiif#MedievalManuscripts
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