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Illustration Portfolio: Monks and the Medieval Church

Here is a small selection of educational illustrator Emma Metcalfe's medieval illustrations for children. 
Illustration showing monks  reading music from a book on a lectern and singing out of tune while a mouse covers its ears.
Humorous children's historical illustration of medieval monks singing
Simple hand drawn illustrations of medieval altarpiece, holy book, censer, chalice, pyx, situla, cruets, altar cross and christmatory.
Illustrations of medieval religious objects/sacred vessels/liturgical objects/church objects
Colourful historical cartoon illustration showing historical figures outside Peterborough Cathedral by Emma Metcalfe.
Illustration of Peterborough Cathedral, Henry VIII, Katherine of Aragon, Abbot Robert Kirkton, Old Scarlett
Illustration shows monk writing latin manuscript with stylus at lectern
Children's historical illustration of a medieval monk writing an illuminated manuscript
Illustration of golden reliquary and reliquary in shape of a foot by illustrator Emma Metcalfe
Humorous children's educational illustrations of medieval relics from a cathedral activity.
Medieval style illustration of pelican, a bird with religious symbolism in the medieval church.
Detail from a golden pelican lectern from a medieval church in Nottingham
Simple line illustration of detail from carved stone on wall of a church.
Carved symbols/emblems from a wall frieze at Peterborough Cathedral (crossed keys of Saint Peter and Tudor rose)
Illustration shows the wealthy abbot sitting on a throne, guarding his treasure while angry people complain.
Humorous historical illustration of a rich, corrupt medieval abbot being confronted by parishioners
Black and white illustration of a detail from a stained glass window showing two dogs
Hand drawn ink outline illustration of medieval stained glass window from a historic church
Humorous illustration of lion gargoyle grotesque from medieval church by illustator Emma Metcalfe
Illustration of a grotesque medieval lion's face church carving
Pen and ink illustration of part of a medieval stained glass window in a cathedral.
Illustrated detail of a sheep from a medieval stained glass window
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