#otto von diemeringen

[cuties-in-codices]

queer sex and more!

in an illustrated medieval travelogue (a german translation of "mandeville's travels"), bavaria/swabia, ca. 1476

source: Vienna, ÖNB, Cod. 2838, fol. 102v

#i feel like this hasn't really been posted on the internet before?? 👀 #and none of the existing catalogue descriptions mention the queer imagery at all (disappointed but not surprised) #nor does any of the secondary literature on the manuscript!! (judging by the titles) #you need to understand my approach for this blog is just to browse through hundreds of pages of random digitized manuscripts #ummm anyways #15th century #medieval art #illuminated manuscript #blemmyes #queer #gender stuff #otto von diemeringen #mandeville's travels #jean de mandeville #The Travels of Sir John Mandeville #nudity #medieval studies #gender

[yiddishlore]

Lion man of the Far East, from the Travels of Sir John Mandeville, translated into German by Otto von Diemeringen. Woodblock print with hand painted colors. This edition is from 1484, although the original text is from the 14th century.

#medieval books #incunabula #medieval art #woodblock print #woodcut #medieval german #john mandeville

[cuties-in-codices]

wild people

illustrated page from a copy of otto von diemeringen's german translation of "mandeville's travels", bavaria/swabia, c. 1476

source: Vienna, ÖNB, Cod. 2838, fol. 149r

#15th century #mandeville's travels #john mandeville #jean de mandeville #otto von diemeringen #wild people #wild men #wild women #fish #medieval art

[cuties-in-codices]

people with beaks

in "the travels of sir john mandeville", translated into german by otto von diemeringen, ca. 1470

source: Stuttgart, Landesbibliothek, Cod. theol. et phil. 2° 195, fol. 175v

#theyre supposedly living in libya if i understand it correctly #john mandeville #medieval myths #otto von diemeringen #medieval art #illumination #illuminated manuscript #medieval creatures #medievalism #bird people

[cuties-in-codices]

some funky people

in "the travels of sir john mandeville", translated into german by otto von diemeringen, ca. 1470

source: Stuttgart, Landesbibliothek, Cod. theol. et phil. 2° 195, fol. 161 recto and 160 verso (details).

#illumination #illustration #john mandeville #medieval art #medieval illustrations #blemmyes #mythical people

[cuties-in-codices]

lion and dog fighting

in "the travels of sir john mandeville", translated into german by otto von diemeringen, ca. 1470

source: Stuttgart, Landesbibliothek, Cod. theol. et phil. 2° 195, fol. 149r

#medieval manuscript #illumination #illuminated manuscript #lion #dog #medieval illumination #the travels of sir john mandeville #medieval