A rabbit, monkeys and snail jousting, from the Harley Froissart (c. 1470-1472). Courtesy of the British Library. Many of the doodles show a knight dropping their sword or kneeling submissively ...

The doodles found in the margins of very old manuscripts are often just as interesting as the content of the manuscripts themselves. One such example is the frequently recurring – and extremely odd – ...

The doodles found in the margins of very old manuscripts are often just as interesting as the content of the manuscripts themselves. ... Why Medieval Manuscripts Are Full Of Doodles Of Snail Fights.