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Angels on pinheads

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Oct 15, 2021
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An angel playing and dancing on top of a manuscript's marginal arabesque decoration, @medievalbecky

Why are angels circling the Heaven anticlockwise? Because they are left-wing.

One of the myths about the Middle Ages which still finds traction and detraction - sorry, detractors today is that medieval thinkers were obsessed with angels. Also with pins. And…

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