Portrayals of the Later Abbasid Caliphs: The Role of the Caliphate in Buyid and Saljūq-era Chronicles, 936-1180
While the caliphs lacked military power during the Buyid and Saljūq eras, they were not mere hostages of the secular powers in the eyes of the chroniclers.
The Hand of the Master: Sexing Paleography in the Paston Letters
In this paper I want to explore one of the key assumptions we hold about medieval women’s texts in the early and mid-fifteenth centuries, why we hold it, and what we actually can find if we try to pierce the veil of such critical assumptions and get closer to the words these medieval women actually wrote.
Drunken Brawls in Brothels: Cheap wine, court records, and other disreputable aspects of the economic history of Constance and its region
In 1456, the records of the City Council of Constance memorialized a fight in a brothel. A certain Burk Brüd had drawn a knife (in itself a punishable offense within city limits) and wounded one Heinrich Appenzeller, for which he was fined four silver marks and sentenced to two months in jail.
$20 Million of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts donated to the University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries have received a major collection of 280 Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, valued at over $20 million, from long-time…
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Women in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: Woman as a Narrator, Woman in the Narrative
Women in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: Woman as a Narrator, Woman in the Narrative By Vladislava Vaněčková Master’s Thesis: Masaryk University, 2007 Introduction:…
Midlands Viking Symposium to explore the legacy of the Vikings in Ireland
This year’s Midlands Viking Symposium will be taking place outside the United Kingdom for the first time in its history as scholars focus on the…
Restoring the Ancient Water Supply System in Renaissance Rome: The Popes, the civic administration, and the Acqua Vergine
Restoring the Ancient Water Supply System in Renaissance Rome: The Popes, the civic administration, and the Acqua Vergine By David Karmon The Waters…
Changing Gender Relation in Medieval and Early Modern Iceland: The Role of Canon Law According to Court Case Narratives
In this paper I shall not primarily discuss this legal regulations rather give some ideas of how the law was used (and shaped on a textual level) at the local courts. Examples will be taken from several court case narrations.
Empress Agnes of Poitou (1043-1077). Reflections on the Legal Basis of Her Regency
Empress Agnes of Poitou (1043-1077). Reflections on the Legal Basis of Her Regency By Eva-Maria Butz Less Favored – More Favored: Proceedings from…
Kissing Kabbalists: Hierarchy, Reciprocity, and Equality
Kissing Kabbalists: Hierarchy, Reciprocity, and Equality By Joel Hecker Studies in Jewish Civilization, Vol.15: “Love – Ideal and Real – in Jewish Civilization”,…
Master John of Arderne: surgeon of Newark
Master John of Arderne: surgeon of Newark By J. Beynon and N. Carr Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Volume 81:1 (1988)…
Less Favored – More Favored: Queenship and the Special Case of Margrete of Denmark, 1353-1412
Less Favored – More Favored: Queenship and the Special Case of Margrete of Denmark, 1353-1412 By Grethe Jacobsen Less Favored – More Favored:…
Please Don’t Talk about Hildegard and Feminism in the Same Breath!
I would also suggest that without the rise of second wave feminism, Hildegard’s music may never have been brought to the attention of contemporary scholars.
Medieval Frontiers and Fortification: The Pale and its Evolution
Medieval Frontiers and Fortification: The Pale and its Evolution By Tadhg O’Keeffe Dublin City and County: From Prehistory to Present – Studies in…
Byzantine Astronomy from A.D. 1300
Byzantine Astronomy from A.D. 1300 By Emmanuel A. Paschos Paper given at the Ringberg Euroconference on New Trends in Neutrino Physics, Tegernsee, Germany,…
Face of Viking Woman Reconstructed
Researchers at the University of Dundee have helped recreate the face of a Viking woman who lived in medieval York. The reconstruction is…
Constantine’s Policy of Religious Tolerance: Was It Tolerant Or Not?
After exploring Constantine‘s sincerity of faith, influences upon him and questions concerning his policy, we will conclude whether or not he maintained a policy of tolerance.
Research uncovers connections between charcoal and the church in medieval Norway
Norway’s more than 1,000 year-old-city and historical capital, Trondheim, was a beehive of activity in medieval times. Recent archeological research in the city’s…
Immigration issues take forefront at the Medieval Academy of America meeting
The subjects of immigration, migration and borders will be the focus of the Medieval Academy of America when it begins it annual meeting…
Review: The Wild Hunt
The Wild Hunt (2009) Directed by Alexandre Franchi Starring Ricky Mabe, Mark Antony Krupa and Trevor Hayes Being a Canadian means that I…
Romanesque Redivivus: A Full-Scale 3D Computer Reconstruction of the Medieval Cathedral and Town of Santiago de Compostela (ca. 1211)
Romanesque Redivivus: A Full-Scale 3D Computer Reconstruction of the Medieval Cathedral and Town of Santiago de Compostela (ca. 1211) Presentation at the Metropolitan…
Medieval Military Logistics: An Agent-based Simulation of a Byzantine Army on the March
Medieval Military Logistics: An Agent-based Simulation of a Byzantine Army on the March By Bart Craenen, Georgios Theodoropoulos, Vincent Gaffney, Philip Murgatroyd and…
No-Woman’s Land? On Female Crime and Incarceration, Past, Present, and Future
No-Woman’s Land? On Female Crime and Incarceration, Past, Present, and Future By Guy Geltner Justice Policy Journal, Volume 7, No. 2 (2010) Abstract:…
The Economics of Monasticism
The Economics of Monasticism By Nathan Smith Published Online (2009) Abstract: Since their emergence in ancient times, Christian monasteries have proven to be…