‘The inordinate excess in apparel’: Sumptuary Legislation in Tudor England
Sumptuary legislation can be defined as a set of regulations, passed down by legislators through statutory law and parliamentary proclamations, that sought to regulate society by dictating what contemporaries could own or wear based on their position within society.
‘Stronger than men and braver than knights’: women and the pilgrimages to Jerusalem and Rome in the later middle ages
Pilgrimage, like any other form of travel in the later middle ages, was time-consuming, expensive, and dangerous.
Temptation and Redemption: A Monastic Life in Stone
The monks who wrote the legend of Eugenia and those of the other transvestite women/monks were explicitly including a female in an all male monastic milieu. Women, as a rule, were not allowed in male monastic enclosures; the Rule at Cluny strictly forbade any women to enter the grounds.
Walking in the Shadows of the Past: The Jewish Experience of Rome in the Twelfth Century
During this pivotal century and within the special microcosm of Rome, Jews and Christians experienced unusually robust cultural and social interactions, especially as the Jews increasingly aligned themselves with the protective power of the papacy.
The Myth of Parisian Scholars’ Opposition to the System of Papal Provision (1378–1418)
It is clear, however, that Parisian scholars did repeatedly and vehe- mently call for the suppression of Benedict XIII’s powers of papal provision. They advocated this policy as early as 1395.
Roman Architectural Spolia
My charge is to say something about spolia that illuminates the theme “Rome: The Tide of Influence.” “Influence” is another term requiring definition.
The Other Mary: The Absence of Mary Magdalene in the Santa Maria in Trastevere
My research examines the social context throughout Rome during the medieval era, the status of prostitution, spatial analysis of Trastevere, and the inevitable entrance of promiscuity through the Santa Maria Basilica in Trastevere.
Hierusalem in Laterano: Translation of Sacred Space in Fifth-Century Rome
Hierusalem in Laterano: Translation of Sacred Space in Fifth-Century Rome By Christian Sahner New Jerusalems: Hierotopy and Iconography of Sacred Spaces, edited by…
Lucrezia Borgia – A New Assessment
Lucrezia Borgia – A New Assessment
Land, Family, and Women in Medieval Rome: Reassessing a Mentor’s Classic Article
Land, Family, and Women in Medieval Rome: Reassessing a Mentor’s Classic Article Berman, Constance H. Medieval Feminist Forum, 41, no. 1 (2006) Abstract…
Fruits and Vegetables as Sexual Metaphor in Late Renaissance Rome
Fruits and Vegetables as Sexual Metaphor in Late Renaissance Rome By John Varriano Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture, Vol. 5:4 (2005)…
Michelangelo’s Moses of the Julius Tomb: The Definitive Michelangelo Sculpture
Michelangelo’s Moses of the Julius Tomb is one of the most powerful works from one of the most important artists of all time. Michelangelo is perhaps best known for the David.
The Iconography of the Gothic Ciborium in Rome, c. 1285-1370
The Iconography of the Gothic Ciborium in Rome, c. 1285-1370 By Ragnhild Marthine Bø Medievalista Online, Vol.4:4 (2008) Introduction: There are four Gothic…
Rituals on the Road: Two highways at Rome and Ravenna AD 400- 750
This study will analyse rituals on the Via Tiburtina, and their impact on the bid for power in late antique Rome.
Restoring the Ancient Water Supply System in Renaissance Rome: The Popes, the civic administration, and the Acqua Vergine
Restoring the Ancient Water Supply System in Renaissance Rome: The Popes, the civic administration, and the Acqua Vergine By David Karmon The Waters…
Saint Gildas and the Pestilent Dragon: A Meander through the Sixth-Century Landscape With a Most Notable Guru
The historical value of the pilgrimage episode in the Life of Gildas by the Monk of Ruys is defended by advancing solutions to the problems of composition-dating, integrity of tradition, motivation, and the appearance of a dragon. An approach is taken to delimiting the date of the pilgrimage in light of the Yellow Death pandemic and the geopolitics of the contemporary Mediterranean world.
