Simplifying Access: Metadata for Medieval Disability Studies
Simplifying Access: Metadata for Medieval Disability Studies Guerra, Francesca (University of California, Santa Cruz) PNLA Quarterly, Volume 74, no. 2 (Winter 2010) Abstract…
‘Privies and Other Filthiness…’ The Environment of Late Medieval Aberdeen c.1399-1650
This talk will look at aspects of public hygiene in medieval Aberdeen with specific focus on the streets.
Anglo-Saxon Magico-Medicine
A mass of folly and credulity?
A catastrophe remembered: a meteorite impact of the fifth century AD in the Abruzzo, central Italy
A catastrophe remembered: a meteorite impact of the fifth century AD in the Abruzzo, central Italy Roberto Santilli, , Jens Ormo, Angelo P. Rossi,…
At the Borders of Medicine and Magic: A New Work by Ælfric?
At the Borders of Medicine and Magic: A New Work by Ælfric? By Richard Shaw (University of Toronto) Paper given at the Anglo-Saxon Studies…
The Double Perspective: Arab Mathematics and Renaissance Art
The Double Perspective: Arab Mathematics and Renaissance Art By Hans Belting Third Text, Vol. 24:5 (2010) Abstract: This article deals with the transferof…
Lincoln: Evidence for Glassworking on Flaxengate and Other Sites in the City
Lincoln: Evidence for Glassworking on Flaxengate and Other Sites in the City Bayley, Justine Research Department Report Series, no. 68 (2008) Abstract The evidence…
Graeco-Egyptian Alchemy in Byzantium
The main concern of this paper will be with the problems raised by the reception of ancient alchemy in Byzantium.
Pharmacy in medieval Islam and the history of drug addiction
Drug addiction, especially through the use of poppy (Papaver somniferum Linn.) and hemp (Cannabis sativa Linn.), is the main concern of this paper. Although the use of these two plants in medieval Islam was extensive, yet little has been written on this timely subject by historians of medicine and pharmacology.
Hugues Libergier and his Instruments
Hugues Libergier and his Instruments By Nancy Wu Nexus Network Journal, vol. 2, no. 4 (2000) Introduction: One of the most frequently illustrated…
Documents and interpretation: UNITS OF MEASUREMENT IN THE EARLY MEDIEVAL ECONOMY: THE EXAMPLE OF CAROLINGIAN FOOD RATIONS
Documents and interpretation: UNITS OF MEASUREMENT IN THE EARLY MEDIEVAL ECONOMY: THE EXAMPLE OF CAROLINGIAN FOOD RATIONS DEVROEY, JEAN-PIERRE History, Vol.1 (1987) Abstract It…
Oaks, Wolves and Love: Celtic Monks and Northern Forests
Oaks, Wolves and Love: Celtic Monks and Northern Forests Powen Bratton, Susan Journal of Forest History, V.33:1 (1989) Abstract In 1967 Lynn White,…
A Previously Unidentified Fragment of ‘Pearce the Black Monke Upon the Elixir’ in MS. Mellon 43
A Previously Unidentified Fragment of ‘Pearce the Black Monke Upon the Elixir’ in MS. Mellon 43 Timmermann, Anke Marginalia, Vol.1 (2005) Abstract Among…
The ‘mad’ Egyptian scholar who proved Aristotle wrong
Ibn al-Haytham’s 11th-century Book of Optics, which was published exactly 1000 years ago, is often cited alongside Newton’s Principia as one of the…
Simultaneous auroral observations described in the historical records of China, Japan and Korea from ancient times to AD 1700
Simultaneous auroral observations described in the historical records of China, Japan and Korea from ancient times to AD 1700 Willis, D. M., Stephenson,…
The Studies of Exact and Natural Sciences in the History of the Dubrovnik Dominicans
The Studies of Exact and Natural Sciences in the History of the Dubrovnik Dominicans Šanjek, Franjo Dubrovnik Annals 1 (1997) Abstract As their…
The Persian-Toledan Astronomical Connection and the European Renaissance
The Persian-Toledan Astronomical Connection and the European Renaissance By M. Heydari-Malayeri Paper given at the Academia Europaea 19th Annual Conference (2007) Abstract: This…
Journey to the Antipodes. Cosmological and Mythological Themes in Alexanders Saga
Journey to the Antipodes. Cosmological and Mythological Themes in Alexanders Saga By David Ashurst Paper given at the 11th International Saga Conference (2000)…
Quadrant Constructions and Applications in Western Europe During the Early Renaissance
During the Middle Ages and the Early renaissance in the Latin West the quadrant in its many guises was an important scientific and mathematical instrument for a number of scientific disciplines.
The Beauty of Reasoning: A Reexamination of Hypatia of Alexandra
The Beauty of Reasoning: A Reexamination of Hypatia of Alexandra By Bryan J. Whitfield The Mathematics Educator, Vol.6:1 (1995) No handiwork of Callimachus,…
The Late Birth of a Flat Earth
In his chronologies, Bede sought to order the events of Christian history, but the primary motive and purpose of his calculations centered on a different, and persistently vexatious, problem in ecclesiastical timing—the reckoning of Easter.
Medieval Observatory discovered in Iran
Iranian archaeologists have discovered a 13th century observatory at the Ismailis stronghold of Alamut. It is believed this was used by the famous…
The Relevance of the Middle Ages to the History of Science and Technology
Prior to the late nineteenth century, few scholars assigned much importance to the Middle Ages when discussing the development of modern science and technology.
Book on medieval astrology wins award
Dr. Scott Hendrix, assistant professor of history at Carroll University, has published a new book that has been awarded the D. Simon Evans…
A Mathematical Look at a Medieval Cathedral
Our focus here will be on the mathematics known and used by medieval stonemasons, in particular in the construction of Durham Cathedral in Northeast England.