Last time you visited the corner of curator Naomi Speakman, she walked you through the meaning and myths held in medieval bestiaries. The time before that she walked you through the meaning and myths held in medieval jewels and jewellery. In this episode, Naomi’s turns the tables, and walks you through the elaborate, Gothic ivory caskets that frequently held those same medieval manuscripts and items of jewellery. And much like those items, these caskets are also packed to the brim with medieval myths and stories. Many of the characters in these myths may be unfamiliar to you, but at least a couple will have familiar names and faces. However, the situations they find themselves in? not so much.

CONTENT WARNING:
Aristotle, will at some point, be saddled and ridden like a horse.