Medieval bindings: stiff board structures in Slovenian manuscript collection

Old book bindings - photo by Tom Murphy VII

The paper aims to present the methodology of work used in the research as well as the process of formulating description form related to conservation bookbinding. The paper closes with observations and conclusions drawn from the analysis of the Slovenian collection of medieval codices.

Why There May Have Been Contacts between Slovenes and Jews before 1000 A.D.

Picture of Medieval Jews

The first documented evidence of a Jewish presence in Slovenia dates from the 13th century, when Yiddish- and Italian-speaking Jews migrated south from Austria to Maribor and Celje, and east from Italy into Ljubljana. This is a good three centuries after the first mention of Jews in the Austrian lands.

Mali Grad: High Medieval Castle in Kamnik

Kamnik Castle

The town of Kamnik is very old. In page times the area was inhabited by three castles, yet it lacked a town; the area upon which the town stands today was covered by a large lake that stretched from Kamnik all the way to the surrounding hills.

The Lord’s Prayer “Our Father” indicates Slovenians are West Slavs

Saints Cyril & Methodius

The Lord’s Prayer “Our Father” indicates Slovenians are West Slavs Jandáček, Petr Paper given at the Fifth International Topical Conference (2007) Abstract The currently held opinion of the political and academic communities is that Slovenians are South (Yugo) Slavs. While this concept is expedient and based on Slovenian proximity to, and recent communal history with and […]

Slovenian and Polish Religio-National Mythologies: A Comparative Analysis

Medieval Polish Castle

Slovenian and Polish Religio-National Mythologies: A Comparative Analysis Velikonja, Mitja Religion, State & Society, Vol. 31, No. 3, (2003) Abstract Religio-National Mythology: Some Theoretical Considerations Nation-building processes in Central and Eastern Europe differed considerably from those in the West: cultural, linguistic and religious elements were of vital importance. This text is intended to analyse, in […]

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