THE BORGIAS: “NESSUNO (NOBODY)” – SE01 EP09
“NESSUNO (NOBODY)” In this week’s episode…. “Does the Pope of Rome disappoint Your Highness? Had you hoped for gold and silvervestments? Display has…
Italian Renaissance Food-Fashioning or The Triumph of Greens
Conceptions of food in the Renaissance were also still influenced by the humoral-Galenic theory, which said that to keep the different ‘humors’ of the body in balance, a good diet had to be the result of foods balancing the moist/water and the dry/air, the warm/fire and the cold/earth, recalling again the four Aristotelian elements.
Concepts of Childhood: What We Know and Where We Might Go
They have explored such issues, among others, as the varieties of European household structure; definitions of the stages of life; childbirth, wetnursing, and the role of the midwife; child abandonment and the foundling home; infanticide and its prosecution; apprenticeship, servitude, and fostering; the evolution of schooling; the consequences of religious diversification; and the impact of gender
“Inside that fortress sat a few peasant men, and it was half-made”: a study of ‘Viking’ fortifications in the British Isles, AD 793-1066
The study of Viking fortifications is a neglected subject which could reveal much to archaeologists about the Viking way of life.
‘í litklæðum’ – Coloured Clothes in Medieval Scandinavian Literature and Archaeology
What do we mean by ‘coloured clothes’? Or rather, what did the saga writers mean by their term litklæði?
Nautical and Marine Imagery in the Panegyrics of Eustathios of Thessaloniki
Nautical and Marine Imagery in the Panegyrics of Eustathios of Thessaloniki By Andrew F. Stone Scholia, Vol. 12 (2003) Abstract: The panegyrics of…
Learning by Doing: Coping with Inquisitors in Medieval Languedoc
Among these is the rich mass of documentation relating to the inquisition of heretical depravity in Languedoc in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
Hellenistic Residue in Central Asia under Islamic Regimes
Hellenistic Residue in Central Asia under Islamic Regimes By Xinru Liu Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in History and Archaeology, Vol. 1, No. 2…
The Ecology of Crusading project: new research on medieval Baltic landscapes
The Ecology of Crusading project is a new programme of research investigating the environmental impact of the Baltic Crusades.
Fashion in the Middle Ages exhibition begins at the Getty
The J. Paul Getty Museum unveils a new medieval exhibition tomorrow, which will examine what people wore during this period. Fashion in the…
Faces of medieval people revealed at Stirling Castle
A new exhibition at Stirling Castle in Scotland will bring visitors face to face with knight and lady excavated from its lost royal…
John Cabot and Christopher Columbus Revisited
John Cabot and Christopher Columbus Revisited By Francesc Albardaner i Llorens The Northern Mariner, Vol.10, No. 2 (2000) Introduction: The Iberian peninsula is…
Dyeing with Tannic Acid and Iron: Walnut Husks
This paper discusses the use of walnut to dye fabric.
Gallows in Late Medieval Frisia
Gallows in Late Medieval Frisia By Johannes A. Mol Advances in Old Frisian Philology, edited by Rolf H. Bremmer Jr., Stephen Laker and…
Sharing Sacred Space: Holy Places in Jerusalem Between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
One of the most intriguing phenomena in the study of sacred space and pilgrimage to holy places is how believers of different faiths may share sanctity.
Some Characteristics of the Medieval Hungarian Noble Family
Some Characteristics of the Medieval Hungarian Noble Family By Erik Fügedi Journal of Family History, Vol.7:1 (1982) Introduction: This article should be considered…
Jeanne d’Arc: Morale, Spiritual Authority, and Gunpowder
Few people in history have had more written about them than Jeanne d’Arc. This young woman has been claimed by French Nationalists, the Catholic church, and radical feminists alike; she has been portrayed variously as saint, heretic, schizophrenic, war heroine, virgin, and tart.
A Catalan Contribution to the Converso Controversy
A Catalan Contribution to the Converso Controversy Aronson-Friedman, Amy Mediterranean Studies, Volume 14 (2005) Abstract THE MARGINALIZATION OF CATALAN LITERARY WORKS from the…
COUNT IVAN ANŽ FRANKOPAN, THE ROYAL STEWARD OF THE ESTATE IN SWEDEN 1426 – 1434
COUNT IVAN ANŽ FRANKOPAN, THE ROYAL STEWARD OF THE ESTATE IN SWEDEN1426 – 1434 Ibler, Malden Croatian History (2005) Abstract Within the framework of…
Recent Research on Canons Regular in the German Empire of the 11th and 12th Centuries
For decades the reform movement of the canons of the 11th and 12th centuries remained to a great degree unnoticed by historians. The Premonstratensians, who in this report are treated only in passing, have to be regarded as a certain exception.
The Resolution of Commercial Conflicts in Bruges, Antwerp, and Amsterdam (1250-1650)
The Resolution of Commercial Conflicts in Bruges, Antwerp, and Amsterdam (1250-1650) Gelderblom, Oscar (Utrecht University) Merchants in the Low Countries: The Organization of Long-Distance Trade…
Michelangelo’s Moses of the Julius Tomb: The Definitive Michelangelo Sculpture
Michelangelo’s Moses of the Julius Tomb is one of the most powerful works from one of the most important artists of all time. Michelangelo is perhaps best known for the David.
Early medieval Wales: an updated framework for archaeological research
Early medieval Wales: an updated framework for archaeological research By Nancy Edwards, Alan Lane and Mark Redknap Paper given at the RENEWING THE…
Household Men, Mercenaries and Vikings in Anglo-Saxon England
Mercenary soldiers played a crucial role in both the birth and death of Anglo-Saxon England.
Crusades on the Water: A New (Integrated) View
Crusades on the Water: A New (Integrated) View By Dana Cushing Paper given at the 46th International Congress on Medieval Studies (2011) Introduction: My…