Misrule, Mockery & Monstrosity in Marginal Medieval Art
Besides the weird fun of the topic, Rima Staine's thesis Misrule, Mockery & Monstrosity in Marginal Medieval Art is a great source for illustrations of secular medieval life. "The Profane and the Rude" section goes to show that mores don't make a straight line in history. (tangent: cool definition of mores.)
This 14th-century illustration from the Luttrell Psalter is like the tarot card, The Fool. The image of an itinerate worker with staff and pack being harried by a dog survived for centuries. The court jester pursued by the dog, as on the tarot card, came later, around the 17th century. The court jester worked his way into the deck before that, sometimes with kids or small adults, but without the dog.
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jeanhuets) wrote,
The court jester worked his way into the deck before that, sometimes with kids or small adults, but without the dog. 
