The Legal Stuff:

These materials are ©1997-2010 by J.T.Thorpe.

Permission to use the artwork found on this page is freely granted to official publications of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. and to artisans working on behalf of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.   Use outside of this context is prohibited without the express written permission of the artist (Eldred Ælfwald / J.T.Thorpe). You may reach Eldred here at Ealdercote.org

Labors of the Medieval Calendar Year Click on the image or text to enlarge the image.
January Inspired by a late 15th century English stained glass window that depicts a "Cheerful Old Man by the Fire"	February Inspired by a Flemish Book of Hours that dates to c.1500	March Inspired by an early sixteenth century French Book of Hours that depicts Ash Wednesday.
April Inspired by an early sixteenth century Flemish Book of Hours that depicts Lovers in a Garden.	May Inspired by an illumination from Queen Mary's Psalter (English, early 14th century).	June Based on a collection of 15th century woodcuts depicting medieval life.
July Inspired by "Haymaking", from the Spinola Hours, by Gerard Horenbout. Flemish, c. 1515-1520.	August Based on a collection of 15th century woodcuts depicting medieval life.	September Based on a collection of 15th century woodcuts depicting medieval life.
October Inspired by "Sowing and Plowing" from the Spinola Hours, by Gerard Horenbout. Flemish, c. 1515-1520.	November Inspired by page from a late 15th century Flemish Book of Hours that depicts a pig and cattle market.	December Inspired by a 13th century illumination of an abbey cellarer testing his brew. From Sloane Manuscript 2435, folio 44 verso.

Miscellaneous Artwork Click on the image or text to enlarge the image.
St. George and the Dragon This drawing is a simple rendering of a late period sculpture which now resides in the Birmingham museum of Art in Alabama.	Cartoons Humility Herald's Point Beladi! Light! The Recipe Picts Ink Spots Play Dead