{"id":2592,"date":"2019-04-13T08:14:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T12:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2592"},"modified":"2019-04-13T11:36:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T15:36:37","slug":"weekender-killer-rabbits-in-medieval-manuscripts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/13\/weekender-killer-rabbits-in-medieval-manuscripts\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekender: Killer Rabbits in Medieval Manuscripts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"740\" data-attachment-id=\"2591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/smartselect_20190413-080821_facebook6763295698148201625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smartselect_20190413-080821_facebook6763295698148201625.jpg?fit=1044%2C740&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1044,740\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"smartselect_20190413-080821_facebook6763295698148201625.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smartselect_20190413-080821_facebook6763295698148201625.jpg?fit=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smartselect_20190413-080821_facebook6763295698148201625.jpg?resize=1044%2C740&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smartselect_20190413-080821_facebook6763295698148201625.jpg?w=1044&amp;ssl=1 1044w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smartselect_20190413-080821_facebook6763295698148201625.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smartselect_20190413-080821_facebook6763295698148201625.jpg?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smartselect_20190413-080821_facebook6763295698148201625.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>A Medieval illuminated <em>drollery<\/em> shows the rabbit on the right detaching a human&#8217;s foot &#8212; kind of a reverse good-luck charm, I presume!<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2019\/03\/killer-rabbits-in-medieval-manuscripts-why-so-many-drawings-in-the-margins-depict-bunnies-going-bad.html?fbclid=IwAR3H99_yE28XlSHu3q7uDbFoczMdFey_gpkXW9keQp-LwA3XejQx1ft0Gdk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why So Many Drawings in the Margins Depict Bunnies Going Bad<\/a>&#8221; &#8212; Open Culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:right\" class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Permalink: <a href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2592\">https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2592<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"6\" data-attachment-id=\"1999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/10\/around-boston-the-nearly-snowless-winter-continues\/seperator-short-grey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"104,6\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SEPERATOR short grey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?resize=104%2C6\" alt=\"[seperator]\" class=\"wp-image-1999\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"><strong>COMMENT \/ QUESTION<\/strong>  on <strong>THIS ITEM?<\/strong> <em>See the<\/em> <strong>Comment box<\/strong> <em>at bottom of this page!<\/em><br><b><em><br><\/em>NEW QUESTION? 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