Issue 5 of Medieval World: Culture & Conflict looks at the connected and contested world of medieval Sicily!
Strategically situated at the heart of the Mediterranean and at the crossroads of distinct cultures and often competing traditions, Sicily emerged as a diverse, sophisticated, and powerful territory during the Middle Ages. Between the eighth and ninth centuries, the Byzantine Empire and the Arabs routinely clashed over control of this networked region. In the following centuries, the Normans further transformed the cultural complexity of the area.
This issue of the magazine highlights Sicily’s complex history and exquisite local visual culture indebted to Byzantine, Western medieval, and Islamic traditions. From key figures like Roger II to world-renowned monuments like the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, and from medieval coins to painted ceilings, the articles offer a rich picture of medieval Sicily. A few of the contributions also touch on the conflicts and natural disasters that transformed the landscape, the people, and the local heritage from the Middle Ages into the present.
The theme-related articles in the current issue include:
- Francesca Petrizzo, “‘Children of Normans’ in Medieval Sicily: Blended in a Complex Land”
- Nicola Bergamo, “Sicilian Battleground: The Arabs and Byzantines Clash (827-902)”
- Dawn Marie Hayes, “Roger II of Sicily: A Self-made Medieval Monarch”
- Mike Markowitz, “Medieval Coins of Sicily: Norman, Byzantine, and Islamic Models”
- Kristen Streahle, “From Soil to Scaffold: Medieval Painted Ceilings in Sicily”
- Caroline Bruzelius, “Sicily Through the Centuries: Destruction, Change, and Renewal”
The final article in the theme also features details about the Medieval Kingdom of Sicily Image Database, which was created in 2009 with the support of the technological services of Duke University and a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This is an online digital archive of low-resolution images that might help tourists, scholars, and local residents to understand the past.
In addition to the theme-related content, this issue features articles on the Battle of Northampton, the transformations of Saint Maurice, the cultural impact of gunpowder artillery, and the legend of Barlaam and Jsaphat, among other exciting new research.
- Luke Foddy, “The King at the Walls: The 1264 Battle of Northampton”
- Robert Jones, “A Brief History of Heraldry: Why is it everywhere?”
- Galen Ford, “The Colour of Chivalry: The Transformation of Maurice”
- Gabrielle Storey, “Eleanor of Aquitaine: Medieval Ruler, Rebel, and Renegade”
- Fabrizio Ansani, “The Bombard and the Book: The Cultural Impact of Gunpowder Artillery in Fifteenth-century Naples,”
- Manon Henzen, “The Best of Two Worlds: Medieval Sicily’s Culinary History”
- Kathryn Walton, “Barlaam and Josaphat: How Buddha Became a Christian Holy Man”
Finally, check out an update on the newly reopened Musée de Cluny in Paris and a review of the exhibition Toulouse 1300–1400: The Emergence of the Southern Gothic by Julia Faiers – “Crucible of Creativity: A Trip to Toulouse at the new Musée de Cluny.” The exhibition was on display in the newly renovated Musée de Cluny, which is housed in the largest extant Roman bath in France. The museum had undergone a decade-long renovation project, which has yielded greater accessibility, larger and brighter exhibition spaces, and theme rooms for its impressive medieval collection.
For more details about the magazine, and to subscribe, visit: https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/products/medieval-world-5
You can also subscribe to Medieval World through Medievalists.net’s Patreon.
Issue 5 of Medieval World: Culture & Conflict looks at the connected and contested world of medieval Sicily!
Strategically situated at the heart of the Mediterranean and at the crossroads of distinct cultures and often competing traditions, Sicily emerged as a diverse, sophisticated, and powerful territory during the Middle Ages. Between the eighth and ninth centuries, the Byzantine Empire and the Arabs routinely clashed over control of this networked region. In the following centuries, the Normans further transformed the cultural complexity of the area.
This issue of the magazine highlights Sicily’s complex history and exquisite local visual culture indebted to Byzantine, Western medieval, and Islamic traditions. From key figures like Roger II to world-renowned monuments like the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, and from medieval coins to painted ceilings, the articles offer a rich picture of medieval Sicily. A few of the contributions also touch on the conflicts and natural disasters that transformed the landscape, the people, and the local heritage from the Middle Ages into the present.
The theme-related articles in the current issue include:
The final article in the theme also features details about the Medieval Kingdom of Sicily Image Database, which was created in 2009 with the support of the technological services of Duke University and a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This is an online digital archive of low-resolution images that might help tourists, scholars, and local residents to understand the past.
In addition to the theme-related content, this issue features articles on the Battle of Northampton, the transformations of Saint Maurice, the cultural impact of gunpowder artillery, and the legend of Barlaam and Jsaphat, among other exciting new research.
Finally, check out an update on the newly reopened Musée de Cluny in Paris and a review of the exhibition Toulouse 1300–1400: The Emergence of the Southern Gothic by Julia Faiers – “Crucible of Creativity: A Trip to Toulouse at the new Musée de Cluny.” The exhibition was on display in the newly renovated Musée de Cluny, which is housed in the largest extant Roman bath in France. The museum had undergone a decade-long renovation project, which has yielded greater accessibility, larger and brighter exhibition spaces, and theme rooms for its impressive medieval collection.
For more details about the magazine, and to subscribe, visit: https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/products/medieval-world-5
You can also subscribe to Medieval World through Medievalists.net’s Patreon.
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