Water and wetlands in medieval estate management: Glastonbury Abbey, Meare and the Somerset Levels in South West England
Water and wetlands in medieval estate management: Glastonbury Abbey, Meare and the Somerset Levels in South West England By Stephen Rippon Ruralia, Vol.5…
Cartographic, Geophysical and Diver Surveys of the Medieval Town Site at Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Cartographic, Geophysical and Diver Surveys of the Medieval Town Site at Dunwich, Suffolk, England By D. A. Sear, S. R. Bacon, A. Murdock,…
Reality, Symbolism, Time, and Space in Medieval World Maps
Reality, Symbolism, Time, and Space in Medieval World Maps By David Woodward Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Volume 75, Issue 4…
Reclamation and regional economies of medieval marshland in Britain
Reclamation and regional economies of medieval marshland in Britain By Stephen Rippon Recent Developments in Wetland Research, edited by B. Raftery and J.…
Castles and castle building in town and country
Castles and castle building in town and country By O.H. Creighton Town and Country in the Middle Ages: Contrasts, Contacts and Interconnections, 1100-1500,…
The Availability of Mandeville’s Travels in England, 1356—1750
The Availability of Mandeville’s Travels in England, 1356—1750 By C.W.R.D. Moseley The Library, Vol.30 (1975) Introduction: The fourteenth-century Travels of Sir John Mandeville…
From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean: Medieval History in Geographic Perspective
From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean: Medieval History in Geographic Perspective By Andre Wink Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 44,…
“Rural Towns” and “In-Between” or “Third” Spaces. Settlement Patterns in Byzantine Epirus (7th-11th c.) from an interdisciplinary approach
“Rural Towns” and “In-Between” or “Third” Spaces. Settlement Patterns in Byzantine Epirus (7th-11th c.) from an interdisciplinary approach By Myrto Veikou Archaeologia Medievale,…
Map, Manuscript, and Memory: The Emergence of an Anglo-Saxon Identity Between Origins and Apocalypse
Map, Manuscript, and Memory: The Emergence of an Anglo-Saxon Identity Between Origins and Apocalypse By Juliana Marie Chapman Master’s Thesis, Brigham Young University, 2009…
Circular World Maps of the Joseon Dynasty: Their Characteristics and Worldview
Circular World Maps of the Joseon Dynasty: Their Characteristics and Worldview By Oh Sang-Hak Korea Journal, Vol.48: 1 (2008) Abstract: The introduction of…
The Men of Bristol and the Atlantic Discovery Voyages of the Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries
The Men of Bristol and the Atlantic Discovery Voyages of the Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries By Annabel Peacock MA Thesis, University of…
Viking and Medieval Settlement in the Faroes: People, Place and Environment
Viking and Medieval Settlement in the Faroes: People, Place and Environment By Símun V. Arge , Guðrún Sveinbjarnardóttir , Kevin J. Edwards and…
The Book of Curiosities: A Newly Discovered Series of Islamic Maps
The Book of Curiosities: A Newly Discovered Series of Islamic Maps By Jeremy Johns and Emilie Savage-Smith Imago Mundi, Vol.55 (2003) Abstract: A…
Norway in the Middle Ages: farms or hamlets – and villages too?
Norway in the Middle Ages: farms or hamlets – and villages too? By Ingvild Øye Ruralia, Vol.3 (1999) Abstract: Traditionally the separate farm…
Prester John: A Reexamination and Compendium of the Mythical Figure Who Helped Spark European Expansion
Prester John: A Reexamination and Compendium of the Mythical Figure Who Helped Spark European Expansion By Michael E. Brooks PhD Dissertation, University of Toledo,…
A social analysis of irrigation in Al-Andalus: Nazari Granada (13th-15th centuries)
A social analysis of irrigation in Al-Andalus: Nazari Granada (13th-15th centuries) By Carmen Trillo San Jose Journal of Medieval History, Vol. 31 (2005) Abstract:…
Characterizing Rural Settlement and Landscape: Whittlewood Forest in the Early Middle Ages
Characterizing Rural Settlement and Landscape: Whittlewood Forest in the Early Middle Ages By Richard Jones and Mark Page Medieval Archaeology, Vol.47 (2003) Introduction:…
Christopher Columbus was the son of a Polish king, historian says
Christopher Columbus was a royal prince, son of a Portuguese noble lady and exiled Polish King Władysław III, according to Columbus’ new biography,…
Call for Papers – The Language of Maps: Communicating through cartography during the Middle Ages and Renaissance
The Language of Maps: Communicating through Cartography during the Middle Ages and Renaissance A colloquium and exhibition at the Bodleian Library, University of…
How One Fourteenth-Century Venetian Remembered the Crusades: The Maps and Memories of Marino Sanuto
Crusade revivalists in the fourteenth century, such as the Venetian merchant Marino Sanuto and his cartographer, Pietro Vesconte, employed these popular sentiments to stir up support for another crusade after the fall of Acre in 1291.
Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and the Supporting Travel Network
I would like to consider here how a Roman hamlet such as Santiago de Compostela turned into one of three major holy places in Middle Ages, what historical significance the legends of Santo Jacob had, what motives moved many pilgrims to travel to Santiago de Compostela, what were ages, sexes, jobs and classes of pilgrims, and what communicative means and what travel network were used by medieval pilgrims.
Worlds Upon Worlds: An Illustrated Talk by Toby Lester
Worlds Upon Worlds: An Illustrated Talk By Toby Lester Google Tech Talk given on August 23, 2010 Toby Lester — a longtime editor…
Hereford Mappa Mundi gets £50,000
Hereford Cathedral’s internationally renowned Mappa Mundi and Chained Library exhibition is to get a ‘make-over’ following the award of a £50,000 grant by…
The Lost Village of Andreschurch
The Lost Village of Andreschurch By A.E. Brown Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol.77 (2003) Abstract: Reasons are given for…
Hakluyt Society books to be available as Print on Demand and ebooks
Ashgate Publishing has announced that hundreds of books from the Hakluyt Society Publications series will soon be available again, including many important translations…