Medievalists.net » Birds http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Knightly Bird Vows: A Case Study in Late Medieval Courtly Culture http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/07/knightly-bird-vows-case-study-late-medieval-courtly-culture/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/07/knightly-bird-vows-case-study-late-medieval-courtly-culture/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2014 21:57:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48851 In the late Middle Ages, there was a series of instances wherein knights vowed upon birds.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/07/knightly-bird-vows-case-study-late-medieval-courtly-culture/feed/ 0 What is an Australasian parrot doing in a 15th century Italian painting? http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/24/australasian-parrot-15th-century-italian-painting/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/24/australasian-parrot-15th-century-italian-painting/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:43:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48530 The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is a species of parrot native to Australia and eastern Indonesia. However, you can also see one in the Madonna della Vittoria, a painting made in 1496 by Andrea Mantegna.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/24/australasian-parrot-15th-century-italian-painting/feed/ 0 That Melodious Linguist: Eloquence and Piety in Christian and Islamic Songbirds http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/01/that-melodious-linguist-eloquence-and-piety-in-christian-and-islamic-songbirds/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/01/that-melodious-linguist-eloquence-and-piety-in-christian-and-islamic-songbirds/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:52:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42560 That Melodious Linguist: Eloquence and Piety in Christian and Islamic Songbirds Cam Lindley Cross University of Chicago, December 8 (2010) Abstract “Birds,” writes Albertus Magnus, “generally call more than other animals. This is due to the lightness of their spirits.” Although Albertus here employs “lightness” (levitas) as a technical term, the broader valences of the word […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/01/that-melodious-linguist-eloquence-and-piety-in-christian-and-islamic-songbirds/feed/ 0 They dined on crane: bird consumption, wild fowling and status in medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2010/10/07/they-dined-on-crane-bird-consumption-wild-fowling-and-status-in-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/10/07/they-dined-on-crane-bird-consumption-wild-fowling-and-status-in-medieval-england/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:02:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=11050 They dined on crane: bird consumption, wild fowling and status in medieval England By Umberto Albarella and Richard Thomas Acta zoologica cracoviensia, Vol. 45 (special issue) (2002) Abstract: In this paper the evidence for the use and consumption of wild birds in medieval England is reviewed. Wild bird bones are generally uncommon on medieval sites, […]

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