{"id":62,"date":"2015-02-24T20:59:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T15:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:09:28","slug":"the-medieval","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/the-medieval\/","title":{"rendered":"The Medieval"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"has-text-color has-black-color is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-9d59fe93 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"A Sub header menu\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container  has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color: #ff85ae;background-color: #ff85ae\" id=\"modal-1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\"\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\"\n\t\t\t id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__container has-text-color has-black-color is-responsive wp-block-navigation\"><li style=\"font-size: 1rem; 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font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;\" class=\" wp-block-navigation-item  menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/bibliography\/\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Bibliography<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 1rem; font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;\" class=\" wp-block-navigation-item  menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/panel-discussionexhibit-opening\/\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Events<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 1rem; font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;\" class=\" wp-block-navigation-item  menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/unicorns-in-residence-providence\/\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Unicorns in Residence : Providence<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 1rem; font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;\" class=\" wp-block-navigation-item  menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/home-page-image-credits\/\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Credits<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Medieval<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Bridging the scholarly and symbolic, medieval representations of the unicorn come from natural philosophers in the Middle Ages who compiled encyclopedic volumes on the animal kingdom, believing the study of nature to be the gateway to religious understanding. The <em>bestiary<\/em>, a popular form of anecdotal treatise on both real and mythical animals, dates back to documentary traditions from ancient Greece. Unicorns, in all of their forms, were regularly featured in these tomes, and discussions of their magical powers often trumped reports on natural evidence. These myths included the curative properties of the unicorn\u2019s horn, or <em>alicorn<\/em>, from detecting and counteracting poisons to curing fevers, delaying signs of aging, and serving as an aphrodisiac. Additionally, these stories described the fabled unicorn hunt. It was believed that the mysterious creature could only be lured into captivity by a virgin. Illuminated in all their majestic glory by medieval scribes, the imagery and understanding of unicorns from the natural histories of the Middle Ages greatly influenced the designs of early heraldic emblems and the prevalence of certain motifs. <em>The Hunt of the Unicorn<\/em> and <em>The Lady and the Unicorn<\/em>, two series of tapestries that were fabricated in Northern Europe around 1500, exemplify the use of these myths and motifs in visual art.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column callout is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-0ab540ad wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f8d2f9b180071868e5e231698a34243f\">\u2026the body of an unicorn, which is entirely free from poison, repels every poisonous thing. Place a live spider inside a circle formed by a strip of the skin of an unicorn, and you will observe that the spider will not be able to pass. But if the circle be composed of some envenomed substance, the spider will have no difficulty in crossing the line\u2026<br> -The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony Basilius Valentinus, 1685<br> London: James Elliott &amp; Co, 1893<br> Damon Collection of Occult and Visionary Literature, John Hay Library<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exhibit items<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-298 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-medieval-add\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/de-quadrupedibus-solidipedibus\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Aldrovandi_olio00000003471md.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"De Quadrupedibus Solidipedibus\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Aldrovandi_olio00000003471md.jpg 600w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Aldrovandi_olio00000003471md-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Aldrovandi_olio00000003471md-100x156.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Aldrovandi_olio00000003471md-150x234.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Aldrovandi_olio00000003471md-200x312.jpg 200w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Aldrovandi_olio00000003471md-300x468.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Aldrovandi_olio00000003471md-450x702.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/de-quadrupedibus-solidipedibus\/\" target=\"_self\" >De Quadrupedibus Solidipedibus<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-192 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-medieval\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/sight-and-hearing\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/olio00000003502-UnicornTapestries-cover-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8220;Sight&#8221; and &#8220;Hearing&#8221;\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/olio00000003502-UnicornTapestries-cover-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/olio00000003502-UnicornTapestries-cover-1-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/olio00000003502-UnicornTapestries-cover-1-100x131.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/olio00000003502-UnicornTapestries-cover-1-150x197.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/olio00000003502-UnicornTapestries-cover-1-200x262.jpg 200w, 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wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/liber-bestiarum\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/olio00000003500-LiberBestiarum-cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Liber Bestiarum\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/olio00000003500-LiberBestiarum-cover.jpg 600w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/olio00000003500-LiberBestiarum-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/olio00000003500-LiberBestiarum-cover-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/olio00000003500-LiberBestiarum-cover-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/olio00000003500-LiberBestiarum-cover-300x451.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/olio00000003500-LiberBestiarum-cover-450x676.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/liber-bestiarum\/\" target=\"_self\" >Liber Bestiarum<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-187 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-medieval\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/the-unicorn-purifying-a-source\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/IndividualPrint_RISDM_DuvetPrint_RISDM-20-251.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Unicorn Purifying a Source\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/IndividualPrint_RISDM_DuvetPrint_RISDM-20-251.jpg 600w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/IndividualPrint_RISDM_DuvetPrint_RISDM-20-251-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/IndividualPrint_RISDM_DuvetPrint_RISDM-20-251-100x57.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/IndividualPrint_RISDM_DuvetPrint_RISDM-20-251-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/IndividualPrint_RISDM_DuvetPrint_RISDM-20-251-200x114.jpg 200w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/IndividualPrint_RISDM_DuvetPrint_RISDM-20-251-450x256.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/the-unicorn-purifying-a-source\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Unicorn Purifying a Source<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-182 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-medieval\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/monoceron-unicornus-and-rinocephalus\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Copy-of-Ortus_Unicorn_olio00000003474md.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8220;Monoceron&#8221;, &#8220;Unicornus&#8221;, and &#8220;Rinocephalus&#8221;\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Copy-of-Ortus_Unicorn_olio00000003474md.jpg 600w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Copy-of-Ortus_Unicorn_olio00000003474md-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Copy-of-Ortus_Unicorn_olio00000003474md-100x117.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Copy-of-Ortus_Unicorn_olio00000003474md-150x176.jpg 150w, 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format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-medieval-add\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/detail-from-li-corntorni-delle-pitture-antiche-dercolano\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/LiCorntorni_olio00000003490m.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Detail from Li corntorni delle pitture antiche d&#8217;Ercolano\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" 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600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/detail-from-li-corntorni-delle-pitture-antiche-dercolano\/\" target=\"_self\" >Detail from Li corntorni delle pitture antiche d&#8217;Ercolano<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-176 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-medieval-add\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a 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