EPISODE · Sep 5, 2023 · 54 MIN
The Creatures of Medieval Maps and Bestiaries - Animals 62
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Join us on a journey through the mystical world of medieval maps and bestiaries. We will cover a selection of creatures real and imagined, their portrayal in the medieval period and how they informed people’s perceptions of said creatures.TranscriptsFor rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/animals/62Links and Sources The Hereford Mappa Mundi The Medieval Bestiary: Animals in the Middle Ages The Worksop Bestiary Harvey, PDA (1991) Introducing Medieval Maps. British Library. Livingstone, J. (2018) Travel, trade and exploration in the Middle Ages. British Library. Morrison, E. (2019) Beastly Tales from the Medieval Bestiary. British Library. Nigg, J. (2014) Olaus Magnus' Sea Serpent. The Public Doman Review. Waters, H. (2013) The Enchanting Sea Monsters on Medieval Maps. Smithsonian Magazine.Contact Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaYAffiliates Motion: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion Motley FoolSave $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to https://zen.ai/apnfool and start your investing journey today!*$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price. Laird SuperfoodAre you ready to feel more energized, focused, and supported? Go to https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed1 and add nourishing, plant-based foods to fuel you from sunrise to sunset. Liquid I.V.Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed to save 20% off anything you order. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Join us on a journey through the mystical world of medieval maps and bestiaries. We will cover a selection of creatures real and imagined, their portrayal in the medieval period and how they informed people's perceptions of said creatures. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/animals/62 Links and Sources * The Hereford Mappa Mundi [https://www.themappamundi.co.uk/index.php] * The Medieval Bestiary: Animals in the Middle Ages [https://bestiary.ca/index.html] * The Worksop Bestiary [https://www.themorgan.org/collection/worksop-bestiary] * Harvey, PDA (1991) Introducing Medieval Maps. British Library. [https://www.bl.uk/picturing-places/articles/introducing-medieval-maps] * Livingstone, J. (2018) Travel, trade and exploration in the Middle Ages. British Library. [https://www.bl.uk/medieval-literature/articles/travel-trade-and-exploration-in-the-middle-ages] * Morrison, E. (2019) Beastly Tales from the Medieval Bestiary. British Library. [https://www.bl.uk/medieval-english-french-manuscripts/articles/beastly-tales-from-the-medieval-bestiary] * Nigg, J. (2014) Olaus Magnus' Sea Serpent. The Public Doman Review. [https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/olaus-magnus-sea-serpent] * Waters, H. (2013) The Enchanting Sea Monsters on Medieval Maps. Smithsonian Magazine. [https://ocean.si.edu/human-connections/history-cultures/enchanting-sea-monsters-medieval-maps] Contact * Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz [http://www.twitter.com/archaeologyfitz] * Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady [http://www.twitter.com/crazybonelady] * Alex's Blog: Animal Archaeology [https://animalarchaeology.com/] * Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion Motley Fool Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to https://zen.ai/apnfool and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price. * Laird Superfood Are you ready to feel more energized, focused, and supported? Go to https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed1 and add nourishing, plant-based foods to fuel you from sunrise to sunset. * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed to save 20% off anything you order.
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