The Witch's Cupboard

There’s a lot of #Caturday fodder in this 11th century manuscript of Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy! Boethius’ assertion that wicked men “sink to the level of being an animal” is illustrated in the first image using The Odyssey as an example, as an angel guides Odysseus back to the safety of his ship as his immoral crew is turned into cats by Circe. A lovely lion also features in the tangle of animals that forms an initial D.

This fascinating manuscript has unfortunately been heavily mutilated throughout the years, removing a number of other illuminations and a great deal of text. However, the repairs done over the manuscript’s long history are beautiful in their own way, and show the care that has been taken to maintain it even after it was mutilated.

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