The Idea of a Middle Ages
The name itself was, of course, coined first by Renaissance humanists to characterize what they saw as a long stagnant, barbaric period between the cultural flowering of Antiquity and its rebirth in fourteenth-century Italy.
Towards a Social History of Byzantium
Towards a Social History of Byzantium By John Haldon A Social History of Byzantium, edited by John Haldon (Wiley, 2009) Introduction: To a greater…
City Painters in the Burgundian Netherlands
City Painters in the Burgundian Netherlands By Jacob Wisse Brepols, 2009 ISBN: 978-2-503-51231-0 Around 1400 a new official position was created for artists in several…
A ‘very curious Almanack’: the gift of Sir Robert Moray FRS, 1668
A ‘very curious Almanack’: the gift of Sir Robert Moray FRS, 1668 By Pamela Robinson Notes and Records of the Royal Society, Vol. 62:3…
Tributes to Kathleen L. Scott: English Medieval Manuscripts and their Readers
Tributes to Kathleen L. Scott: English Medieval Manuscripts and their Readers Edited by Marlene Villalobos Hennessy Brepols, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-872501-08-6 Articles include: Jonathan J.G. Alexander, ‘Two…
Jerusalem in the North: Denmark and the Baltic Crusades, 1100-1522
Jerusalem in the North: Denmark and the Baltic Crusades, 1100-1522 By Ane L. Bysted, Carsten Selch Jensen, Kurt Villads Jensen and John H. Lind Brepols,…
Governments of the Universitates: Urban Communities of Sicily in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
Governments of the Universitates: Urban Communities of Sicily in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries By Fabrizio Titone Brepols, 2009 ISBN: 978-2-503-52757-4 The volume examines urban…
The Medieval Translator – Traduire au Moyen Age
The Medieval Translator – Traduire au Moyen Age: Lost in Translation? Actes du colloque de Lausanne, 17-21 juillet 2007 Edited by D. Renevey…
Land Administration in Medieval Japan: Ito no shô in Chikuzen Province, 1131–1336
Land Administration in Medieval Japan: Ito no shô in Chikuzen Province, 1131–1336 By Judith Fröhlich History: The Journal of the Historical Association, Vol.…
The People of the Orient as Seen by the Chroniclers of King Manuel I
The People of the Orient as Seen by the Chroniclers of King Manuel I By Anabela Miranda Soares Sights and insights: interactive images of…
Migrant Society to Island Nation: Sicily
Migrant Society to Island Nation: Sicily By Charles Dalli Immigration and emigration in historical perspective, edited by Ann Katherine Isaacs (Pisa University Press, 2007)…
“A knight from Flanders”. Noble migration and integration in the North in the late Middle Ages
“A knight from Flanders”. Noble migration and integration in the North in the late Middle Ages By Anu Lahtinen Immigration and emigration in historical…
Seeing the World with the Eyes of God: The Vision Implied by the Medieval Icon
Seeing the World with the Eyes of God: The Vision Implied by the Medieval Icon By Clemena Antonova Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate…
The Battlefield Taunt: Violence and Humor in the Chansons de Geste
The Battlefield Taunt: Violence and Humor in the Chansons de Geste By Gerald Herman Annuale mediaevale, Vol. 13 (1972) Synopsis: Examines verbal exchanges and…
The Early Development of Astrology in al-Andalus
The Early Development of Astrology in al-Andalus By Julio Samso Journal of the History of Arabic Science, Vol. 3 (1979) Synopsis: Examines the…
Islamic Alchemy and the Birth of Chemistry
Examines the development of the science of chemistry in the Arabic world, from its religious and philosophical background, and focusing on two famous Islamic scholars – Jabir ibn Hayyan and Muhammad ibn Zakariyaa Razi.
Exile as evidence of civic identity in Florence in the time of Dante: some examples
Exile as evidence of civic identity in Florence in the time of Dante: some examples By Fabrizio Ricciardelli Reti Medievali – Rivista, Vol, 5…
The development of the Florentine silk industry: a positive response to the crisis of the fourteenth century
When we talk about the ‘crisis of the fourteenth century’, we are generally referring to a series of phenomena that have almost always been viewed as negative, especially when attention has focused on the evolution of the European economy
Medieval Welsh Noblewomen: The Case of Margaret of Bromfield
Medieval Welsh Noblewomen: The Case of Margaret of Bromfield By Gwenyth Richards Eras, Vol. 3 (2002) Abstract: This paper presents the case of Margaret of…
The Music of Dante’s Purgatorio
The Music of Dante’s Purgatorio By Mimi Stillman Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate Students in Medieval Studies, Vol. 1 (2005) Abstract: Dante’s Inferno guides the reader…
‘Thanne Have I Gete of Yow Maistrie’: Power and the Subversive Body in Chaucer’s Wife of Bath
‘Thanne Have I Gete of Yow Maistrie’: Power and the Subversive Body in Chaucer’s Wife of Bath By Laura Alexander Hortulus: The Online Community…
Reading the Future and Freeing the Will: Astrology of the Arabic World and Albertus Magnus
Reading the Future and Freeing the Will: Astrology of the Arabic World and Albertus Magnus By Scott Hendrix Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate…
Techniques for Preserving a Tradition: Incorporating Fortune and Faith in the Consolatio Philosophiae
Techniques for Preserving a Tradition: Incorporating Fortune and Faith in the Consolatio Philosophiae By Alexandra Cook Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate Students in…
The Platonic-Aristotelian Hybridity of Aquinas’s Aesthetic Theory
The Platonic-Aristotelian Hybridity of Aquinas’s Aesthetic Theory By Daniel Gallagher Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate Students in Medieval Studies, Vol. 2 (2006) Abstract: Thomas…
‘Of Your Herte Up Casteth the Visage’: Turning Troilo/Troilus’s Eyes to God
‘Of Your Herte Up Casteth the Visage’: Turning Troilo/Troilus’s Eyes to God By Jenny Lee Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate Students in…