Review: The Wild Hunt
The Wild Hunt (2009) Directed by Alexandre Franchi Starring Ricky Mabe, Mark Antony Krupa and Trevor Hayes Being a Canadian means that I…
Romanesque Redivivus: A Full-Scale 3D Computer Reconstruction of the Medieval Cathedral and Town of Santiago de Compostela (ca. 1211)
Romanesque Redivivus: A Full-Scale 3D Computer Reconstruction of the Medieval Cathedral and Town of Santiago de Compostela (ca. 1211) Presentation at the Metropolitan…
Medieval Military Logistics: An Agent-based Simulation of a Byzantine Army on the March
Medieval Military Logistics: An Agent-based Simulation of a Byzantine Army on the March By Bart Craenen, Georgios Theodoropoulos, Vincent Gaffney, Philip Murgatroyd and…
No-Woman’s Land? On Female Crime and Incarceration, Past, Present, and Future
No-Woman’s Land? On Female Crime and Incarceration, Past, Present, and Future By Guy Geltner Justice Policy Journal, Volume 7, No. 2 (2010) Abstract:…
The Economics of Monasticism
The Economics of Monasticism By Nathan Smith Published Online (2009) Abstract: Since their emergence in ancient times, Christian monasteries have proven to be…
Craft Guilds and Christianity in Late-Medieval England. A Rational-Choice Analysis
Craft Guilds and Christianity in Late-Medieval England. A Rational-Choice Analysis By Gary Richardson Rationality and Society, Vol. 17 (2005) Abstract: In late-medieval England,…
How the West ’Invented’ Fertility Restriction
How the West ’Invented’ Fertility Restriction By Nico Voigtländer and Hans-Joachim Voth Published Online (2010) Abstract: Europeans restricted their fertility long before other…
The Rebellion of 1483: A Study of Sources and Opinions
Who, then, rebelled against Richard in 1483, and why?
The psychology of emotion and study of the medieval period
The psychology of emotion and study of the medieval period By Carolyne Larrington Early Medieval Europe, Volume 10, Issue 2 (2001) Introduction: ‘What…
Cicero’s Biography in the Renaissance and the Rebirth of the Scholar-Citizen
Cicero’s Biography in the Renaissance and the Rebirth of the Scholar-Citizen By Brad Cook Paper given at the Annual Meeting of the American…
Cooperation, Compromise and Conflict Avoidance: Family Relationships in the House of Andechs, ca. 1100-1204
Cooperation, Compromise and Conflict Avoidance: Family Relationships in the House of Andechs, ca. 1100-1204 By Jonathan Reed Lyon PhD Dissertation, University of Notre…
The Naming Patterns of the Inhabitants of Frankish Acre
The Naming Patterns of the Inhabitants of Frankish Acre By Iris Shagrir Crusades, Vol.4 (2005) Introduction: The anthroponymic method and analyses that have…
A Novel Comparative Study of the Dating of Bulgarian Parchment Manuscripts
A Novel Comparative Study of the Dating of Bulgarian Parchment Manuscripts By Jordan Tabov, Svilena Hristova and Milena Dobreva Paper given at QQML2009:…
A modern medieval mystery play: taking the “mystery” out of the Middle Ages
A modern medieval mystery play: taking the “mystery” out of the Middle Ages By Robyn Lee Bernadette Gram Master’s Thesis: California State University,…
Balms and Perfumes at the Court of Byzantium
At the court of Byzantium, in the period of Justinian and Theodora, the most ostentatious elegance reigned and it was in this period that Metrodora compiled her recipe book.
Visitors from North-Western Europe to Byzantium. Vernacular Sources: Problems and Perspectives
Visitors from North-Western Europe to Byzantium. Vernacular Sources: Problems and Perspectives By Krijnie Ciggaar Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 132 (2007) Introduction:…
Carolingian Chant: Roman, Frankish-Roman, Frankish
Carolingian Chant: Roman, Frankish-Roman, Frankish By RICHARD L. CROCKER The Gentle Voice of Teachers: Aspects of Learning in the Carolingian Age, edited by…
Waiting for the Barbarians: the imagery, dynamics and functions of the Other in Northern German missionary chronicles, 11th-early 13th centuries
Waiting for the Barbarians: the imagery, dynamics and functions of the Other in Northern German missionary chronicles, 11th-early 13th centuries: the Gestae hammaburgensis…
Female Characters in Beowulf
They are neither passive nor powerless – they are actively struggling to define their place in the heroic world and their efforts are in many respects successful.
Medieval Arab Lesbians and Lesbian-Like Women
Foreshadowing the medicalization of homosexuality in nineteenth-century Europe, lesbianism in the medieval Islamicate medical tradition seems to have already been regarded as a medical category (though not a deviant one) requiring specific treatment, namely rubbing.
The Cloisters: Medieval Museum of Art
See the medieval art at The Cloisters in New York City
Queening: Chess and Women in Medieval and Renaissance France
This work explores the correlation between the game of chess and social conditions for women in both medieval and Renaissance France.
Early Catalan Agricultural Writing and the Libre o regla o ensanyament de plantar o senbrar vinyes e arbres…
Early Catalan Agricultural Writing and the Libre o regla o ensanyament de plantar o senbrar vinyes e arbres… By Thomas M. Capuano Published…
The Pilgrims’ Way Revisited: The use of the North Downs main trackway and the Medway crossings by medieval travellers
Popular notions that the trackway that skirts the southern edge of the North Downs once served as the principal thoroughfare for pilgrims travelling to Becket’s shrine at Canterbury are commonplace.
7th century plough discovery redraws map of rural England by 400 years
A unique discovery made by the University of Reading could mean that the shape of our countryside was forged 400 years earlier than…