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The Invisible Wall of St John. On Mental Centrality in Early Medieval Italy
Posted on December 5, 2012 | No CommentsThe spatial categories of this society provided the basis for the view of certain places as being associated with a sacral materiality which is foreign to modern conceptualizations. It is the aim of this study to elucidate some of these early medieval notions of space. -
Furor Teutonicus: The View of the ‘Germans’ in Italy during the Reign of Emperor Frederick I, ‘Barbarossa’ (1152-90)
Posted on November 19, 2012 | No Comments“Medieval Europe did not love the Germans. The Italians hated them, the French admitted their courage, but detested their manners, the English were jealous of them, the Slavs both feared and hated them, while the Germans despised and contemned the Slavs.”16 But it is the Italian side I would like to concentrate on in this paper. Further, I do not wish to examine the reasons for the conflicts between 'Germans' and 'Italians' in this era, nor the events surrounding them. I will try to focus strictly on the views that were expressed about Germans in mediaeval Italy in general and during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa in particular. -
Byzantines, Goths and Lombards in Italy: Jewellery, Dress and Cultural Interactions
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe temptation is naturally to seek differences or contrasts from one power to another, to reinforce the conflict and tension identified in contemporary historians. -
The Normans between Byzantium and the Islamic World
Posted on September 15, 2011 | No CommentsThe Normans between Byzantium and the Islamic World TRAVAINI, LUCIA Dumbarton Oaks Papers: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.(2001) Abstract When dealing with the subject of monetary transactions... -
Cultural syncretism and ethnic identity: The Norman ‘conquest’ of Southern Italy and Sicily
Posted on September 15, 2011 | No CommentsCultural syncretism and ethnic identity: The Norman ‘conquest’ of Southern Italy and Sicily Drell, Joanna H.(Department of History, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York) Journal of Medieval History, Vol. 25, No. 3,(1999)... -
Medieval Sites in Italy, Syria, Turkey and Vietnam added to World Heritage List
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsTwenty-five sites were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List last month, including four which date from the Middle Ages. The 35th session of the World Heritage Committee was held last... -
The Policies of Agilulf and the Iconography of the Val Di Nievole Visor
Posted on March 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe Policies of Agilulf and the Iconography of the Val Di Nievole Visor By Julia Bolotina The Future of History: An Undergraduate Journal, Vol.5 (2009-10) Introduction: The Val di Nievole... -
Perché Brescia non è Divenuta la Capitale del Regno Longobardo?
Posted on February 4, 2011 | No CommentsPerché Brescia non è Divenuta la Capitale del Regno Longobardo? Długosz, Dominika (Kraków) Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, vol.10, Kraków (2007) Abstract Visitando oggi la città italiana di Brescia si... -
Marriage and the Status of Women as Viewed through Early Medieval Law Codes
Posted on December 17, 2010 | No CommentsFamily and marriage is rightly detailed in the laws and adds considerable insight into the status of women in early medieval society. -
Settlement and defence of Byzantine and Longobard northern and central Italy
Posted on February 8, 2010 | No CommentsSettlement and defence of Byzantine and Longobard northern and central Italy By Neil John Christie PhD Dissertation, University of Newcastle, 1985 Abstract: This thesis considers the patterns of settlement in...