Jingle Bells! The margins of the Aspremont Psalter look merry with a critter ringing bells and a cleric in a festive hat carrying candles 🔔 @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Douce 118, f. 124v

Meet me under the mistletoe! A fun depiction of this holiday plant in the early 16th-century Tudor Pattern Book, now @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Ashmole 1504, f. 23r 😘🎄

I’m delighted I gave it a go, yay! 🤗

Pleased to report it’s actually tasty and quite a hit of spice! If you want to give the recipe a go, check out the Gode Cookery website: www.godecookery.com/ginger/ginge...

My attempt this evening at medieval gingerbread (gyngerebrede) from a fantastic early 15th-century collection of culinary recipes in Middle English! 👩‍🍳📜🎄 @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Ashmole 1439, f. 31v

Most manuscripts don’t come gift-wrapped, but this sermon collection from the Mainz Charterhouse has lovely bow ties! 📖🎁 @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Laud Misc. 187

Our assets are frozen! A medieval Kermit and group of rats from the Tudor Pattern Book for the fantastic Muppet Christmas Carol crew 🐸🐀🎄 @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Ashmole 1504, f. 41v

Yes! This recipe collection is likely dishes for high status feasts! 🤤👑

Don’t tell Rudolph! Here’s a recipe for venison with frumenty (a flavoured porridge) from an early 15th-century cookery book in Middle English, now @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Ashmole 1439, f. 9r 👩‍🍳🦌

We had a festive Christmas Jumper party at work yesterday, so naturally I decorated a bauble with musical angels from a #nuntastic@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Lat. liturg. f. 4, f. 20r