Pretty medieval manuscript of the day made me laugh! Stewf on Flickr posted it with the title “Disco medieval” and the caption “David’s friends were appalled at his new attire and dance moves.”

Genius :)

Image source: The Tickhill Psalter, a book from the collections of the New York Public library. Image by Stewf and Creative Commons licensed via Flickr.

• 3 months ago

• medieval art
• middle ages
• illuminated manuscripts
• king david
• medieval manuscripts
• christian art

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    “And David danced before...David was girded with...linen...

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    I’ll disco your David, LOLOLOLOLOLOL

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