The Little Hours

<p>It's our second official NSFW Episode, and we're talking about The Little Hours! Join us for a discussion of penis trees, punishments for adultery, nuns and politics in the Middle Ages, and more!</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>Penis Trees:</p> <p>Massa Marittima Mural, available at <a href= "http://www.thehistoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/massa_marittima-mural.png" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><u>http://www.thehistoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/massa_marittima-mural.png</u></a></p> <p>Jeanne de Montbaston, "Nun Harvesting Phalluses from Phallus Tree and a Monk and Nun Embracing." Available at <a href= "https://inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/feminae/DetailsPage.aspx?Feminae_ID=31987" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><u>https://inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/feminae/DetailsPage.aspx?Feminae_ID=31987</u></a></p> <p>"Medieval Woman Artist Unmasked by Her Teeth," <em>National Geographic.</em> Available at <a href= "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/01/female-medieval-master-artist-revealed-dental-calculus/#close" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><u>https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/01/female-medieval-master-artist-revealed-dental-calculus/#close</u></a></p> <p>Johan Mattelaer, "The Phallus Tree: A Medieval and Renaissance Phenomenon," <em>Journal of Sexual Medicine</em> (2010)</p> <p>Moira Smith, "The Flying Phallus and the Laughing Inquisitor: Penis Theft in the "Malleus Mallificarum," <em>Journal of Folklore Research</em> 39, 1 (2002)</p> <p>THE TOAST <a href="https://the-toast.net/2015/10/06/two-monks/" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><u>https://the-toast.net/2015/10/06/two-monks/</u></a> </p> <p>Adrian S. Hoch, "Duocento Fertility Imagery for Females at Massa Marittima's Public Fountain," <em>Zeitschrift fur Kunstgeschichte</em> 69, 4 (2006)</p> <p>Guelphs and Ghibellines:</p> <p>"Guelf and Ghibelline," Encyclopedia Britannica, available at <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Guelf-and-Ghibelline" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><u>https://w