Searching for comets in Late Medieval manuscripts
The observation and representation of comets has intertwined the history of art and science since ancient times.
The 9 herb charm – an archaeological approach
By focusing and reassessing the plants that form the 9 charm herb and comparing to archaeological evidence can new conclusions be made about early medieval herbal remedies?
What did Gutenberg invent?
But what exactly did Gutenberg invent, and what was it good for?
Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England
The Norman Conquest is one of the most momentous events in English history and its consequences changed England forever. Indeed, the Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wiped out the leading families of Anglo-Saxon England – so what happened to the children this conflict left behind?
The Gift of Narrative in Medieval England
This book places medieval narratives in dialogue with theories and practices of gift and gift exchange.
Communities of the living, communities of the dead: hospitals in medieval social life
This paper discussed the nature of medical practice and care in the medieval hospitals of England and Wales, and in particular set out the way that archaeology can help us understand how these sites approached health and treatment.
Secret Code, Lost Language, Nonsense, or Hoax: The Voynich Manuscript’s Enduring Mysteries
Lisa Fagin Davis gives a tour of the ‘world’s most mysterious manuscript.’
Revisiting the Cloisters Cross: A One-Day Colloquium
The Cloisters Cross is widely recognised as a masterpiece of late Romanesque art. Carved of walrus ivory, it appeared after World War II in a private collection and was subsequently acquired by the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Fashion for Fighting: Fabric Armor in the Latter Middle Ages
In this talk, we will discuss some of the types of defensive garments that existed in the 15th century through discussion and analysis of five different extant examples.
“Tempera in questa aqua”: Experimenting with Impact of Medieval Quenching Recipes on Steel Hardness
We used two medieval recipes–one from Caterina Sforza’s ca. 1490 recipe collection and one from the pseudo-Dohbringer German commonplace book — to prepare two different quenching liquids.
Pilgrimages, Pandemics and the Past
Tom Holland will draw on experiences of reading Chaucer and undertaking pilgrimages during and after the pandemic.
St Olaf: An International Norwegian Saint
Seven papers from the Dublin Festival of History, International Viking Seminar 2023
How to Live in Cairo in the Year 1000 and Why You Should Try
A day in the life of someone living in Cario in the year 1000. From baking bread in the courtyard to carving rock crystal to watching a shadow play, Professor Rustow enlightens us with a social history from medieval Egypt.
Medieval History in Ōtautahi
Can studying medieval Europe in New Zealand, with a New Zealand context, ever really be relevant?
Stolen Sheep and Wandering Cows: Reclaiming Lost and Stolen Property in Early Medieval Ireland and Britain
Professor Eska offers a comparative analysis of early Irish and British legal texts and contextualizes them within broader legal traditions.
Intersections: Entanglements with Medieval and Renaissance Textiles, 1100-1550
Twelve papers from the 28th Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium at The Courtauld
Time Pressure and Boredom in Medieval Japan
The diverse ways in which time was perceived, experienced, and negotiated in Medieval Japan.
Medieval Horror, Epistemic Fear, and the Cloud of Unknowing
Examines ideas about the horror genre through the late 14th-century Middle English work, The Cloud of Unknowing.
The Invention of Homicide: Crime, Honor, and Spectacular Justice in Late Medieval Flanders
How people thought about homicide in fifteenth-century Flanders, and how changes in the perception of killing over time impacted judicial practice.
Phantomology: from soul to brain. Medieval Studies meets Neuroscience
This joint lecture investigates what the speakers are calling ‘phantomology’, ranging from medieval theology to modern neuroscience.
Do Manuscripts Burn? Royal Diplomas in Late Pre-Norman England (871–1066)
The presentation addressed the problem of the geographical and chronological representativeness of the surviving corpus of English pre-Norman royal diplomas of 871–1066 AD.
Beyond the chessboard: Adventures in Abbasid literature and historiography
An exploration of the ways in which the Abbasid court made sense of the past and, in general, of what ‘historiography’ means in a medieval Arabic context.
Inks and Skins: Investigations into the Materiality of the late-medieval Gaelic Manuscript
A series of papers dealing with medieval manuscripts from Ireland.
The Vegetable Saint
My talk today explores the relationship between the True Cross, its legendary history and the category of miraculous carved crucifixes made from trees growing in a German countryside in the 14th century.
The Norse and the Sea: the Maritime Cultural Landscape of Scandinavian Scotland
This paper presents early results of the ongoing research project The Norse and the Sea with particular emphasis on the fieldwork carried out on the Isle of Eigg in September 2022.