Medievalists.net » Paris 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 Angels in Art: Angels Through the Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/14/angels-in-art-angels-through-the-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/14/angels-in-art-angels-through-the-ages/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2015 12:04:30 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58940 A look at cool and fun facts about angels and how they were depicted in some of the most beautiful works of Medieval and Renaissance art.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/feed/ 0 Medieval Mass Grave discovered in Paris http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/02/medieval-mass-grave-discovered-paris/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/02/medieval-mass-grave-discovered-paris/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:38:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56555 Archaeologists in the French capital have discovered more than 200 skeletons on what was once the site of a medieval hospital. It is believed that the remains date between the 14th and 16th centuries.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/02/medieval-mass-grave-discovered-paris/feed/ 0 How a 13th-century royal chapel influenced the history of France http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/20/13th-century-royal-chapel-influenced-history-france/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/20/13th-century-royal-chapel-influenced-history-france/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:14:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56314 UCLA art historian Meredith Cohen and her fascination with the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/20/13th-century-royal-chapel-influenced-history-france/feed/ 0 10 Creepy Things to See at the Louvre That Are Better Than the Mona Lisa http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/10/10-creepy-things-see-louvre-better-mona-lisa/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/10/10-creepy-things-see-louvre-better-mona-lisa/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:14:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56035 If you're an ancient historian, a medievalist, or early modernist, there are so many other amazing pieces and works of art a the Louvre other than these two tourist staples. Here is my list of cool, creepy, unusual and better than the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/05/10-cool-things-see-musee-de-cluny/feed/ 0 The Louvre: Highlights for Medievalists http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/21/louvre-highlights-medievalists/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/21/louvre-highlights-medievalists/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:48:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54926 Despite offering exemplary samples of almost every type of art, the Louvre showcases some great examples of medieval art. The Richelieu Wing is where it’s at!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/19/marital-affection-expectations-14th-century-parisian-court/feed/ 0 Change in Northern Winds: A Modern Review of the Viking Siege of Paris 845 http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/11/change-northern-winds-modern-review-viking-siege-paris-845/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/11/change-northern-winds-modern-review-viking-siege-paris-845/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:28:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54727 Paris has been besieged many times throughout history, yet the Siege of Paris by the Vikings in 845 remains a significant episode in this larger chronology.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/11/change-northern-winds-modern-review-viking-siege-paris-845/feed/ 0 Working women in thirteenth-century Paris http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/04/working-women-thirteenth-century-paris/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/04/working-women-thirteenth-century-paris/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:33:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53899 This thesis examines the role of women in the Parisian economy in the late thirteenth century.

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