The Protector of Mount Athos
The Moldavian rulers, and in particular Prince Stephen III (r. 1457–1504), took an increasingly active interest in the monastic communities on the Holy Mountain.
Dreaming of Constantinople after the Failed Ottoman Siege of Vienna
The failure of the Ottoman campaign against Vienna in 1529 had further consequences beyond the center of the conflict. This event seems to have given new hope to traumatized Christian rulers and their subjects that perhaps the Ottoman armies could be halted from their steady advances into Europe.
The Romanian Countries in the Middle Ages: between Byzantium and the West
The 14th century represents an exceptional period for the Romanian Principalities. This time witnessed the creation of the medieval Romanian state with its two representatives: Walachia (situated to the south of the Carpathians) and, to the east, Moldavia.
Delivering stability: Primogeniture and autocratic survival in European monarchies 1000-1800
Although the dominating position of primogeniture at the end of the period might seem natural given primogeniture’s many advantages for the monarch and the ruling elite it was first rather late in history that the principle came to dominate Europe.
The Uses of Pragmatic Literacy in the Medieval Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (from the State Foundation to the End of the Sixteenth Century)
The aim of my thesis is to reveal and understand processes behind the appearance and dissemination of literacy in the medieval principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. I will focus on the social and cultural factors that contributed to the adoption and use of writing from the appearance of the state until the end of the sixteenth century.
The relationships between the State and the Church in the Romanian Countries (14th-18th centuries)
The relationships between the State and the Church in the Romanian Countries (14th-18th centuries) Flaut, Daniel Revista Romana de Studii Eurasiatice, Vol.4 (2008) Abstract…
The Black Dragon – Music from the Time of Vlad Dracula
The Black Dragon – Music from the Time of Vlad Dracula Annette Bauer – recorders, voice, percussion, citole, bells Phoebe Jevtovic – voice,…
Holy Murals of Blue: Churches of Moldavia
Church walls entirely covered with colourful fresco paintings – a feature unique to the region of Moldavia in Romania. Moldavia has long been…
Iconographie et liturgie Le programme de l’abside de l’autel dans cinq monuments moldaves
Iconographie et liturgie Le programme de l’abside de l’autel dans cinq monuments moldaves Bedros, Vlad Studia Patzinaka, 5, 2007, pp. 91-120 Abstract Cette…
Magic in the House Functions of Images on Medieval Stoves Tiles from Transylvania, Moldavia and Walachia
Magic in the House Functions of Images on Medieval Stoves Tiles from Transylvania, Moldavia and Walachia Gruia, Ana Maria Studia Patzinaka, 5, 2007,…
Saint George on Medieval Stove Tiles from Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia: An Iconographical Approach
Saint George on Medieval Stove Tiles from Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia: An Iconographical Approach Gruia, Ana Maria Studia Patzinaka, 3, 2006, pp. 7-48…
Saint Ladislas on Stove Tiles
Saint Ladislas on Stove Tiles By Ana Maria Gruia Studia Patzinaka, 2, 2006 Abstract: Religious images and especially the saints are very frequent…
Royal Sainthood Revisited. New Dimensions of the Cult of Saint Ladislas (14th-15th centuries)
The saintly prince, Ladislas, then, espied a Pagan carrying on the back of his horse a beautiful Hungarian maiden.
Rolul ideologiei politice în apariţia şi fixarea tipului de necropolă voievodală în Moldova în secolele al XV-lea şi al XVI-lea
Rolul ideologiei politice în apariţia şi fixarea tipului de necropolă voievodală în Moldova în secolele al XV-lea şi al XVI-lea By Vlad Bedros…
The Painted Churches of Northern Moldavia
The Painted Churches of Northern Moldavia By Vlad Bedros European Architectural History Network Newsletter, No.3 (2008) Introduction: When Moldavia joined the Byzantine Commonwealth at the…