Livres des Merveilles: Cabinets of Curiosities
Fabian de KerckhoveMedieval magic and medieval marvels, obscura, and essays on occult interest to inspire worldbuilders, writers, students, and curious readers. Informed by academic research and world-leading university study, as well as a love of writing.
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Reynard and the Fox’s Paradise
Foxy Reynard
This curio all about Reynard the Fox, a popular figure in medieval literature—often appearing in moralising tales. Reynard was a stock character, a bit like Robin Hood or Alexander the Great. He was also used to mock human...
Giants and Genres
Giants
Medieval and postmedieval lore about giants is super cool. It ties a lot to how historical people reflected on what was already historical in their own time—from classical ruins to elephant bones.
Some people put giants under t...
Oresme’s Medieval Multiverse
Universes
In my recent main post, I discussed cosmology. In that post, I referenced good old Nicole Oresme (1325-82) and used him to discuss the idea that the universe might be infinite in medieval thought (which was somewhat controver...
Unusual Medieval Universes
A Promise to the World
In my last mini-curio, I referenced the fact that I haven’t actually gone over the medieval universe. I promised to do so, but it’s a huge ask, so this is post will serve as a touch-stone.
Also, I don’t discuss...
Idiosyncratic Creation
Creation Myths & Cosmogony
I’ve been so caught up with dragons and magic schools that I neglected the most fundamental worldbuilding—what exactly is the world and where did it come from?
I have referenced models for the universe befor...
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Writer - Fantasy, History, Literary. Livres des Merveilles is essays about medieval magic & marvels, with weekly Monday posts & Thursday notes. The Back Catalogue is sporadic, unscheduled, unstructured ephemera & fiction.
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