Experiencing Space Through Women’s Convent Rules: the Rich Clares in Medieval Ghent (Thirteenth to Fourteenth Centuries)
The order of the Clares is generally regarded as the Second Order of Saint Francis of Assisi and was founded by Francis of Assisi himself in 1212 CE at San Damiano near Assisi, and headed by Saint Clare of Assisi (1193/94-1253 CE)
Women’s Christian Heritage: Challenges of an Alternative Story
Women’s own Christian history through the ages exists mostly in remnants and fragments, not enough to permit a comprehensive picture to emerge.
‘In the beginning was the Word’: books and faith in the age of Bede
‘In the beginning was the Word’: books and faith in the age of Bede Brown, Michelle P. The Heroic Age, Issue 4, Winter…
Working women and guildsmen in an era of economic change: Discourses on labour and gender identity (Flanders, 13th and 14th century)
Working women and guildsmen in an era of economic change: Discourses on labour and gender identity (Flanders, 13th and 14th century) By Peter…
Appropriating the Other on the Edge of the World: Representations of the Western Middle Ages in Modern Japanese Culture
This article explores how the Western Middle Ages is represented in contemporary Japanese popular culture.
Looking Beyond: Globalization in the Catalan Atlas of the Fourteenth Century
The Catalan Atlas is a large scale map, dated 1375, that is made up of six leaves of vellum originally folded in half but later cut and mounted on wooden boards measuring approximately 65 by 50 centimeters each
Costumes fit for a King…and a Queen, go on display in York
If you’ve ever fancied yourself as the next dashing Mr Darcy or Elizabeth Bennett, Barley Hall in York is the place for you. The…
The Edictum Theoderici: A Study of a Roman Legal Document from Ostrogothic Italy
The Edictum Theoderici: A Study of a Roman Legal Document from Ostrogothic Italy By Sean D.W. Lafferty PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto, 2010…
North: The Significance of a Compass Point in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and some other Medieval English Literature
In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight the hero, like many another knight, sets out on a quest. In a couple of interesting ways, however, this quest journey is different from others in medieval romance: we know with some precision in which direction the hero is going — North
More archaeological finds being report in UK, British Museum reports
Over 90 000 archaeological finds were reported to British authorities in 2010, the British Museum reports, which marks a significant increase over previous…
The Iconography of the Gothic Ciborium in Rome, c. 1285-1370
The Iconography of the Gothic Ciborium in Rome, c. 1285-1370 By Ragnhild Marthine Bø Medievalista Online, Vol.4:4 (2008) Introduction: There are four Gothic…
Scandinavians and settlement in the eastern Irish sea region during the Viking age
Scandinavians and settlement in the eastern Irish sea region during the Viking age By Russell Goodrich PhD Dissertation, University of Missouri, 2010 Abstract:…
New book examines the influence of medieval Welsh on Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote: “I love Wales…and especially the Welsh language”. Now, a Cardiff University academic has explored Wales’ influence on Tolkien in…
Jews and Christians in Almoravid Seville as Portrayed by the Islamic Jurist Ibn ʿAbdūn
Jews and Christians in Almoravid Seville as Portrayed by the Islamic Jurist Ibn ʿAbdūn By Alejandro García-Sanjuán Medieval Encounters, Vol. 14 (2008) Abstract:…
Monastery and Monarchy: The Foundation and Patronage of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas and Santa María la Real de Sigena
Monastery and Monarchy: The Foundation and Patronage of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas and Santa María la Real de Sigena By…
Public invited to tour archaeological dig in Cambridgeshire
A team of archaeologists from the University of Birmingham are set to share their work at the largest open area excavation to be…
The Leech and the Physician: Biology, Etymology, and Medical Practice with Hirudinea medicinalis
The Leech and the Physician: Biology, Etymology, and Medical Practice with Hirudinea medicinalis By Robert N. Mory, David Mindell and David A. Bloom…
The great crusader hero: Louis IX or Joinville?
Joinville’s Vie de Saint Louis is, in the least, a touching account of a hard campaign in the East, and the humanity and sanctity of a king.
Alice of Antioch and the rebellion against Fulk of Anjou
Alice of Antioch is a woman of bad reputation. She is mostly known as a capricious and overly ambitious woman, a tyrant, or just a bad mother.
The Trumpet and the Wolf: Noises of Battle in Old English Poetry
The Trumpet and the Wolf: Noises of Battle in Old English Poetry By Alice Jorgensen Oral Tradition, Vol.24:2 (2009) Introduction: Battle and warfare…
The Baltic Sea and the Sea of Japan: History of Cooperation
The Baltic Sea and the Sea of Japan: History of Cooperation By Yulia Lamasheva The journal of the study of modern society and…
Sailing Directions of the North Atlantic Viking Age
Sailing Directions of the North Atlantic Viking Age (from about the year 860 to 1400) By Soren Thirslund Journal of Navigation, Vol.50 (1997)…
An Egyptian doctor at the Comnenian court
An Egyptian doctor at the Comnenian court By Krijnie N. Ciggaar Nea Rhome Vol. 2 (2005) Introduction: One of the attractions of studying…
Stolen 14th-century Italian painting found in the United States
A 14th-century triptych painting, which was stolen from an Italian villa nearly 40 years ago, has been found in a museum in Kentucky.…
THE BORGIAS: “THE ART OF WAR” – SE01 EP08
“THE ART OF WAR” In this week’s episode…. “I had a dream, my son…or, a nightmare. I dreamed that all of Italy had…