#scitalis

Series 2 of my Medieval Illuminated Manuscript Stickers are now in stock!

Featuring a snail stag, dog-headed man, siren, manicule, scitalis, bat, salamander and a rabbit (murderous) inspired by medieval bestiaries and marginalia, made with real laminated risograph prints!

Available both as individual stickers for $3 and as a packaged set of all eight designs for $20.

And yes, I have plenty of individual stickers and sets of the series 1 stickers for sale too! You could stick so many medieval beafts all over your things.

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Besides dinosaurs, other of my favorite topics are monsters, especially those from mythology

All of these are from different medieval illustrations, manuscripts, bestiaries, etc. I chose the strangest, least known or unusual depictions of known creatures; there are a couple that didn't had names, so I made them up

Vita Carnis is pretty cool from a horror standpoint, but what I particularily loved about this episode is how it uses a traditional folkloric motiv that I've never seen in pop culture before.

The giant engorged meatsnake is described as smelling pleasantly like scrambled eggs. It also has not moved for a long time and seems to have fed on a lot of people in that time.

In many folktales and mythological stories, there's the idea that some snakes or dragons are able to draw their prey into their mouth with their breath, though it's not always clear if they suck it in or if they are just particularily good smelling. In the case of the Scitalis from ancient natural history and medieval bestiaries, its good looks is enough to draw its prey near.

Three Wise Women (2021)

"Sole of all serpents Scytale to shed / In vernal frosts his slough..."

inktober day 30: slither!

Name: Scitalis, Scytale

Type: Folklore

Culture of Origin: Medieval Europe

Description: A serpent with a brilliant skin.

Myth: N/A

Facts:

The Scitalis has such brilliant markings that it can stun its viewer, making them easier to catch.

The Scitalis needs to stun their prey because they’re slow moving.