Medievalists.net » University of Cambridge http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Over 1,000 People Discovered at Medieval Cemetery underneath the University of Cambridge http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/31/medieval-cemetery-discovered-underneath-the-university-of-cambridge/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/31/medieval-cemetery-discovered-underneath-the-university-of-cambridge/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2015 03:30:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57290 It is believed to be one of the largest graveyards of its kind found in Britain, with as many as 1500 people buried there.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/31/medieval-cemetery-discovered-underneath-the-university-of-cambridge/feed/ 0 15th-century copy of The Brus restored http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/23/15th-century-copy-brus-restored/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/23/15th-century-copy-brus-restored/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:39:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50616 One of the oldest copies of The Brus - the epic poem about Robert the Bruce and the Scottish Wars of Independence - has been restored by the University of Cambridge.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/25/story-battle-clontarf-fiction-fact/feed/ 0 The Rise of the French Language in Medieval Europe http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/23/the-rise-of-the-french-language-in-medieval-europe/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/23/the-rise-of-the-french-language-in-medieval-europe/#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:08:40 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46939 A free exhibition, The Moving Word: French Medieval Manuscripts in Cambridge, begins today at Cambridge University Library.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/23/the-rise-of-the-french-language-in-medieval-europe/feed/ 0 Cambridge University Library plans to buy Codex Zacynthius http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/16/cambridge-university-library-plans-to-buy-codex-zacynthius/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/16/cambridge-university-library-plans-to-buy-codex-zacynthius/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:51:46 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=45829 Cambridge University Library wants to raise £1.1m to purchase the Codex Zacynthius, a medieval manuscript that offers new insights early Christianity.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/16/cambridge-university-library-plans-to-buy-codex-zacynthius/feed/ 0 What did the Renaissance man wear? Historian recreates outfit from the 16th century http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/01/what-did-the-renaissance-man-wear-historian-recreates-outfit-from-the-16th-century/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/01/what-did-the-renaissance-man-wear-historian-recreates-outfit-from-the-16th-century/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 18:14:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=40885 In the sixteenth century an accountant in the German city of Augsburg named Matthäus Schwarz was busy moving up the social circles, and he did it in part by knowing the latest fashions and dressing well. By 1541 he succeeded in becoming a member of the nobility. Now his efforts are being recreated in an experimental research project at the University of Cambridge.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/01/what-did-the-renaissance-man-wear-historian-recreates-outfit-from-the-16th-century/feed/ 0 Reality and Truth in Thomas of York: Study and Text http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/10/reality-and-truth-in-thomas-of-york-study-and-text/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/10/reality-and-truth-in-thomas-of-york-study-and-text/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 06:36:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39692 The investigation is conducted through a study of opposites into which being is divided. These opposites are principally the one and the many, potency and act, truth and falsity.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/10/reality-and-truth-in-thomas-of-york-study-and-text/feed/ 0 How parasites went on Crusade http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/12/how-parasites-went-on-crusade/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/12/how-parasites-went-on-crusade/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:37:43 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39215 The contents of crusader latrines are helping researchers probe the history of parasite infections in humans.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/12/how-parasites-went-on-crusade/feed/ 0 Of Monks, Medieval Scribes, and Middlemen http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/03/of-monks-medieval-scribes-and-middlemen/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/03/of-monks-medieval-scribes-and-middlemen/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:04:40 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39041 The copying of books was also slow, tedious, and very time-consuming; it took years for a scribe to complete 'a particularly fine manuscript with colored initials and miniature art work.'

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/03/of-monks-medieval-scribes-and-middlemen/feed/ 0 Secret histories of illuminated manuscripts: the MINIARE project http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/20/secret-histories-of-illuminated-manuscripts-the-miniare-project/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/20/secret-histories-of-illuminated-manuscripts-the-miniare-project/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:06:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38817 Secret histories of illuminated manuscripts: the MINIARE project From the University of Cambridge An innovative project at the University of Cambridge will uncover some of the hidden histories of illuminated manuscripts, thanks to the application of techniques more commonly found in scientific laboratories. The MINIARE project will help conservators repair priceless works of art and […]

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