Medievalists.net » 2011 Books http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 How did medieval people dance? http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/25/how-did-medieval-people-dance/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/25/how-did-medieval-people-dance/#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:07:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43838 A book by Robert Mullally is answering a part of this question, detailing one of the most popular dances of the Middle Ages.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/25/how-did-medieval-people-dance/feed/ 0 A History of Everyday Life in Medieval Scotland, 1000 to 1600 http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/18/a-history-of-everyday-life-in-medieval-scotland-1000-to-1600/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/18/a-history-of-everyday-life-in-medieval-scotland-1000-to-1600/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:37:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39290 This book examines the ordinary, routine, daily behaviour, experiences and beliefs of people in Scotland from the earliest times to 1600.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/18/a-history-of-everyday-life-in-medieval-scotland-1000-to-1600/feed/ 0 The Cosmography of Aethicus Ister http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/16/the-cosmography-of-aethicus-ister/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/16/the-cosmography-of-aethicus-ister/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:02:01 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=34860 One of the most skilful forgeries of the Middle Ages, the Cosmography of Aethicus Ister has puzzled scholars for over 150 years, not least because of its challenging Latinity.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/16/the-cosmography-of-aethicus-ister/feed/ 0 Erectile dysfunction in the Middle Ages – historian examines medieval impotence cases http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/03/erectile-dysfunction-in-the-middle-ages-historian-examines-medieval-impotence-cases/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/03/erectile-dysfunction-in-the-middle-ages-historian-examines-medieval-impotence-cases/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:28:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=34413 Like today, the problem of male impotence in the Middle Ages was often serious, and had important consequences for marriages and families.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/03/erectile-dysfunction-in-the-middle-ages-historian-examines-medieval-impotence-cases/feed/ 0 Jews and Magic in Medici Florence http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/13/jews-and-magic-in-medici-florence/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/13/jews-and-magic-in-medici-florence/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:21:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=33751 Between 1615 and 1620, Benedetto Blanis (c.1580-c.1647), a Jewish scholar and businessman in the Florentine ghetto, sent 196 letters to Don Giovanni dei Medici (1567-1621), an influential member of the ruling family.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/13/jews-and-magic-in-medici-florence/feed/ 0 What Happened to Aged Priests in the Late Middle Ages? http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/09/what-happened-to-aged-priests-in-the-late-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/09/what-happened-to-aged-priests-in-the-late-middle-ages/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:58:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=32568 While it might seem that disease and war made it unlikely that someone would survive to old age in ancient and medieval times, many men and women did live on into their 60s, 70s and even older. A new book, On Old Age: Approaching Death in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, explores some aspects of being elderly hundreds of years ago.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/09/what-happened-to-aged-priests-in-the-late-middle-ages/feed/ 0 The Methods of Medieval Translators: A Comparison of the Latin Text of Virgil’s Aeneid with its Old French Adaptations http://www.medievalists.net/2012/04/25/the-methods-of-medieval-translators-a-comparison-of-the-latin-text-of-virgils-aeneid-with-its-old-french-adaptations/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/04/25/the-methods-of-medieval-translators-a-comparison-of-the-latin-text-of-virgils-aeneid-with-its-old-french-adaptations/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:55:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=31311 This monograph examines the medieval French translation/adaptation of Virgil’s Aeneid. The work employs Relevance Theory, second language pedagogy and hermeneutics in its analysis.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/12/21/book-review-royal-manuscripts-the-genius-of-illumination/feed/ 0 The Top 11 of 2011: Our Medievalicious Wish List! http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/24/the-top-11-of-2011-our-medievalicious-wish-list/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/24/the-top-11-of-2011-our-medievalicious-wish-list/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:59:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=27397 We have compiled a list of 11 books published this year which our readers might to be great reads about the Middle Ages

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