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.
Delivering stability: Primogeniture and autocratic survival in European monarchies 1000-1800
March 27, 2013 By
Transylvanian Identities in the Middle Ages
November 25, 2012 By
Identity has become a subject of historical exploration as it is also one of the themes examined from the perspectives of various disciplines belonging to the social sciences such as sociology, psychology or anthropology.
Martin Bylica at the Court of Matthias Corvinus: Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Hungary
July 22, 2012 By
Late in the spring 1468, Matthias Corvinus convened the Hungarian diet in the city of Pozsony. Holding the diet in Pozsony enabled him to impress the Hungarian nobles with the local intellectual community that had begun to form at his fledgling Academia Istropolitana, which he had founded the previous year.
Transylvania in Hungarian History: An Introduction
June 3, 2012 By
From their Balkan homeland the Vlachs began their migrations north in the thirteenth century, migrations that were accelerated no doubt by the beginning of Ottoman Turkish expansion into the Balkans.
Braşov (Kronstadt) in the Defence against the Turks (1438–1479)
June 3, 2012 By
Confrontation with Ottoman expansion began for Braşov at the end of the 14th century with the treaty with Mircea the Elder in the year 1395 which was part of King Sigismund of Luxembourg’s anti-Ottoman policy and was signed in Braşov.
Salt trade and warfare in early medieval Transylvania
November 25, 2011 By
For medieval man, salt was a strategic resource as important as iron and gold.
Vlad Dracula and Coeval Armatura
October 30, 2011 By
The famous/infamous European hero, crusader and voivod, Vlad “Tepes” Dracula III (1431-1476), was actually (for better or for worse) one of knightly peers of European Chivalry.
The Black Dragon – Music from the Time of Vlad Dracula
May 13, 2011 By
The Black Dragon – Music from the Time of Vlad Dracula Annette Bauer – recorders, voice, percussion, citole, bells Phoebe Jevtovic – voice, bells Shira Kammen – vielle, harp, voice Tim Rayborn – psaltery, percussion ‘ud, citole Tonight, we were delighted that we had a fantastic opportunity to attend a concert by Cançonièr. Cançonièr, “songbook” […]
The spirit of the transilvanian fortified churches…The people have left, their buildings remain
March 14, 2011 By
The spirit of the transilvanian fortified churches…The people have left, their buildings remain Szaktilla, Sebastian Paper give at the 16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’, 29 sept – 4 oct 2008, Quebec, Canada Abstract The fortified churches of the ́Transilvanian Saxons ́ in Romania are unique […]
The Lost Libraries of Transylvania: Some Examples from the 15th and 16th Centuries
March 6, 2011 By
The Lost Libraries of Transylvania: Some Examples from the 15th and 16th Centuries By Adinel Dinca Paper given at the 75th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (2009) Abstract: Although books in Latin were used in Transylvania during the Late Middle Ages (c.13 ‐ 15), the collections of the province (all in dire need of […]
Dracula: From Historical Voievod To Vampire Prince
October 31, 2010 By
Vlad Dracula was a fifteenth century historical prince in Wallachia, a part of modern day Romania.
Magic in the House Functions of Images on Medieval Stoves Tiles from Transylvania, Moldavia and Walachia
May 18, 2009 By
Magic in the House Functions of Images on Medieval Stoves Tiles from Transylvania, Moldavia and Walachia Gruia, Ana Maria Studia Patzinaka, 5, 2007, pp. 7-46 Abstract The idea for this project was inspired by two different observations. First, during my work with stove tiles1 I always had the impression that something remained unsaid, that the […]
An Early XIVth Century Depiction of the Transylvanian Saxon Hospites in the Heidelberger and Dresdener Sachsenspiegel ?
May 17, 2009 By
An Early XIVth Century Depiction of the Transylvanian Saxon Hospites in the Heidelberger and Dresdener Sachsenspiegel ? Agrigoroaei, Vladimir and Gruia, Ana-Maria Studia Patzinaka, 4/2007, pp. 123-144 Abstract When picking up Beryl Smalley’s 1974 “Historians in the Middle Ages”, one may carelessly look only at its illustrations. Still, when enjoying not only the fruits of […]
Saint George on Medieval Stove Tiles from Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia: An Iconographical Approach
May 17, 2009 By
Saint George on Medieval Stove Tiles from Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia: An Iconographical Approach Gruia, Ana Maria Studia Patzinaka, 3, 2006, pp. 7-48 Abstract If there is one preferred hero on medieval stove tiles, than that is definitely Saint George. Out of all the hundreds images depicted on stove tiles throughout Central and Eastern Europe, […]
Nations and Denominations in Transylvania (13th – 16th Century)
December 14, 2008 By
Nations and Denominations in Transylvania (13th – 16th Century) By Ioan-Aurel Pop Tolerance and Intolerance in Historical Perspective, edited by Csaba Lévai and Vasile Vese (University of Pisa, 2003) Introduction: As a voivodat of the Hungarian Kingdom, Transylvania followed the denominational and political rules of the state. Officially, Hungary was a Western Christian state, Marianic (under the protection of St. […]
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