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The Struggle is Real: Where are the Medieval Economists?!

Medievalists.net — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 02:02:21 +0000

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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Medieval Books for Christmas

Medievalists.net — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:16:54 +0000

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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Charlemagne’s Denarius, Constantine’s Edicule, and the Vera Crux

Medievalists.net — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:46:53 +0000

In 806 a much-discussed silver denarius bearing the likeness of Charlemagne was issued. This is called the “temple-type” coin due to the (as yet unidentified) architectural structure illustrated on the reverse side, and which is explicitly labeled as representing the epitome of “Christian Religion.”

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Dental and oral diseases in Medieval Persia, lessons from Hedayat Akhawayni

Medievalists.net — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:22:57 +0000

Persian physicians had a great role in assimilation and expansion of medical sciences during the medieval period and Islamic golden age.

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Knighthood in Le Morte D’Arthur: Recapitulation of Development of Medieval Chivalric Literature

Medievalists.net — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:30:12 +0000

Undoubtedly chivalry belongs among the most influential phenomena in medieval Europe. Since its emergence in the eleventh century chivalry with its concept of knighthood is adopted by various European countries in the era as one of the principal codes applied not only in military campaigns but also in the sphere of morality as well as the social stratification of the monarchies.

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10 Medieval and Renaissance Things to See at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Medievalists.net — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:49:20 +0000

My latest visit to the Victoria and Albert Musuem: 10 Medieval and Renaissance Things to See at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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INTERVIEW: A Conversation with SD Sykes about Plague Land

Medievalists.net — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 11:20:52 +0000

My interview with fiction author, SD Sykes about her fantastic medieval crime novel, Plague Land.

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A First Escape from Poverty in Late Medieval Japan: Evidence from Real Wages in Kyoto (1360-1860)

Medievalists.net — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 01:04:00 +0000

This paper offers a first investigation of long-term trends in Japanese living standards from the mid-14th to the mid-19th century using urban daily wages and price data for a number of basic commodities.

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Characteristics of Medieval Artillery in the Light of Written Sources from Bohemia and Poland

Medievalists.net — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:16:07 +0000

Artillery appears in Central Europe at the end of the 14th c. and it starts playing a more significant role only in the next century.

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Guilt and Creativity in the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

Medievalists.net — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:50:55 +0000

I argue that as Chaucer develops his own expansive, questioning poetics in The House of Fame and The Canterbury Tales, he problematises the principle of allegory on which the legitimacy of literary discourse was primarily based in medieval culture and the final fragments of The Canterbury Tales see Chaucer struggling, increasingly, to reconcile the boldness and independence of his poetic vision with the demands of his faith.

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