Medievalists.net » Disease 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 MEDIEVAL BOOKS: Black Friday! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 02:11:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62774 Here are a few recent releases for medievalists hunting for Black Friday books and early Christmas gifts!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/feed/ 0 The Struggle is Real: Where are the Medieval Economists?! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/21/the-struggle-is-real-where-are-the-medieval-economists/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/21/the-struggle-is-real-where-are-the-medieval-economists/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2015 02:02:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62687 Another fascinating paper from "Making the Medieval Relevant" was given by Daniel Curtis, a specialist in Social and Economic History, and a professor at the University of Utrecht.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/21/the-struggle-is-real-where-are-the-medieval-economists/feed/ 0 Making the Medieval Relevant: Crossing Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Studies on Disease and Disability http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/20/making-the-medieval-relevant-crossing-boundaries-interdisciplinary-studies-on-disease-and-disability/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/20/making-the-medieval-relevant-crossing-boundaries-interdisciplinary-studies-on-disease-and-disability/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:44:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62643 A summary of a paper given by Professor Christina Lee at the University of Nottingham's "Making the Medieval Relevant" Conference.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/20/making-the-medieval-relevant-crossing-boundaries-interdisciplinary-studies-on-disease-and-disability/feed/ 0 Genoa: The cog in the new medieval economy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:07:59 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60453 Journalist and author Nicholas Walton writes about medieval Genoa's economy, trade and role in the Black Death. Walton recently published a book on Genoese history entitled, "Genoa: La Superba"

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/feed/ 0 Papers on Medieval Prosopography: Session #47 at KZOO 2015 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/29/session-47-medieval-prosopography-ii/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/29/session-47-medieval-prosopography-ii/#comments Sat, 30 May 2015 00:49:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58508 Three fantastic papers on Prosopography from #KZOO2015.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/13/make-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Medieval Books for Christmas http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/15/medieval-books-christmas/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/15/medieval-books-christmas/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:16:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54810 It's that time of year again - the mad scramble for the perfect Christmas gift for the historian, nerd, avid reader on your list. Here are a few suggestions for you - new releases for December and January!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/15/medieval-books-christmas/feed/ 0 INTERVIEW: A Conversation with SD Sykes about Plague Land http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/03/interview-conversation-sd-sykes-plague-land/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/03/interview-conversation-sd-sykes-plague-land/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2014 11:20:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53019 My interview with fiction author, SD Sykes about her fantastic medieval crime novel, Plague Land.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/03/interview-conversation-sd-sykes-plague-land/feed/ 0 Medicine and surgery in the Livre des Assises de la Cour des Bourgeois de Jérusalem http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/15/medicine-surgery-livre-des-assises-de-la-cour-des-bourgeois-de-jerusalem/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/15/medicine-surgery-livre-des-assises-de-la-cour-des-bourgeois-de-jerusalem/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 22:50:40 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52623 The Livre des Assises, written in the thirteenth century in Acre, not only provides insights into the practice of medicine and surgery in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, but also suggests that the licensing and regulation of doctors reflected contemporary Islamic practice.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/15/medicine-surgery-livre-des-assises-de-la-cour-des-bourgeois-de-jerusalem/feed/ 0 Turning Toward Death: The Medievals’ Terrestrial Treatment of Death in Art During the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/08/turning-toward-death-medievals-terrestrial-treatment-death-art-fourteenth-fifteenth-centuries/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/08/turning-toward-death-medievals-terrestrial-treatment-death-art-fourteenth-fifteenth-centuries/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 12:33:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52432 Throughout the Middle Ages, religious iconography was a main theme of art and the Church heavily patronized works that embodied virtuous ideals. Art was often used as a religious implement in which the Church instructed the illiterate masses. However, art can also represent pain and trauma acting as an outlet for the artist.

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