medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Somewhere I have two postcards with illustrations from a "mediaeval
> MS". One shows Alexander (the Great) being towed underwater in a
> chariot drawn by fish and the other shows A the G being towed to the
> moon in a chariot drawn by birds. I don't have the MS citations and I
> CAN'T FIND THE POSTCARDS!!!
Perhaps it is the Romance of Alexander in the Bodleian Library (MS Bodley 264), from the
late 1330s or early 1340s. You can see the whole thing at:
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msbodl264
These scenes are also included in the splendid tapestry of Alexander the Great in the
collection of the Palazzo Doria Pamphili in Rome, of c.1459, attributed to the Tournai
workshop of Pasquier Grenier, and which I was unable to find images of on the Web.
Cheers,
Jim
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