Aahh, I know. Karen Myers sent me this, from 14th Century France: a hare out hunting, riding his dragon- tongued saluki, hawking with a ... snail.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Another day's wait ...
Before regular traffic begins. A productive day, but at 8:21 PM I am unlikely to blog much after a day spent working and answering correspondence at this desk. I should leave you all with an image or two to hold you from... what? Something surreal? Poignant? Beautiful? Art or artifice or nature?
Aahh, I know. Karen Myers sent me this, from 14th Century France: a hare out hunting, riding his dragon- tongued saluki, hawking with a ... snail.
Aahh, I know. Karen Myers sent me this, from 14th Century France: a hare out hunting, riding his dragon- tongued saluki, hawking with a ... snail.
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This MUST be some sort of 14th century political cartoon, what?.....L. B.
It's a common trope in medieval manuscripts, a variant of "the world turned upside down". Rabbits hunt men, cats chase dogs, and so forth.
Yeah, politics--synonymous with "the world turned upside down" and anything else that varies considerably from reality! And thanks for the explanation--very interesting!....L.B.
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