Miracles of Bodily Transformation, or How St. Francis Received the Stigmata
No brief discussion of stigmata can hope to take account of the many, and sometimes conflicting, dimensions of this historically datable, and relatively recent, religious phenomenon.
The Collapse of the Beauvais Cathedral in 1284: The Conjecture of the Creep Buckling Piers
The interior vaulting exceeded 48 m in height, making it the tallest cathedral in Europe. The collapse was quite inexplicable and many theories have been debated trying to understand the reasons of the failure.
The Mercian Connection, Harold Godwineson’s Ambitions, Diplomacy and Channel-crossing, 1056–1066
The Mercian Connection, Harold Godwineson’s Ambitions, Diplomacy and Channel-crossing, 1056–1066 By AD F. J. Van Kempen History, Vol. 94:313 (2009) Abstract: It is supposed…
Book – Richard Rolle and His Readers: Defining the Literary in the Fifteenth Century – receives fellowship
Katherine Zieman, an assistant professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a National Humanities Center Fellowship for work…
Dietary Recommendations in the Medieval Medical School of Salerno
Dietary Recommendations in the Medieval Medical School of Salerno By Maurizio Bifulco, Magda Marasco and Simona Pisanti American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol.35:6…
Fast or feast: reconstructing diet in later medieval England by stable isotope analysis
Fast or feast: reconstructing diet in later medieval England by stable isotope analysis By Gundula Muldner and Michael P. Richards Journal of Archaeological…
Changes in Diet in the Late Middle Ages: the Case of Harvest Workers
Changes in Diet in the Late Middle Ages: the Case of Harvest Workers By Christopher Dyer Agricultural Historical Review, Vol.36:1 (1988) Abstract: The…
Forging Art and Science: The Rise of Brass Instruments in Medieval Art Music as a Result of Advancing Metallurgy
While at first it may seem that a Medieval blacksmith might have little to do with a Medieval musician, there can be drawn connections between the two seemingly unrelated fields of study.
I was Sick and You Visited Me: The Hospital of Saint John in Brussels and its Patrons
Hospitals are at their simplest levels a microcosm of town life in the Middle Ages. They provide a snapshot of medieval life and demonstrate the everyday workings of medieval people.
Local churches and the conquest of the North: elite patronage and identity in Saxo-Norman Northumbria
Local churches and the conquest of the North: elite patronage and identity in Saxo-Norman Northumbria By A. McClain Early Medieval Northumbria: Kingdoms and…
The Terms used for the Priests and other clergy in the Anglo-Saxon Period
The Terms used for the Priests and other clergy in the Anglo-Saxon Period By Kerry Jane Elford M.Phil Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2009…
Anglo-Latin Bilingualism before 1066: Prospects and Limitations
Anglo-Latin Bilingualism before 1066: Prospects and Limitations By Olga Timofeeva Interfaces between Language and Culture in Medieval England: A Festschrift for Matti Kilpiö, edited…
The Culture of Force and Farce: Fourteenth-Century Japanese Warfare
The Culture of Force and Farce: Fourteenth-Century Japanese Warfare By Thomas Conlan Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies: Occasional Papers in Japanese…
The Hero in the Classroom
The Hero in the Classroom By John Ganim The Medieval Hero on Screen Representations from Beowulf to Buffy, Edited by Martha W. Driver…
Al-Gazali’s Concept of Prophecy: The Introduction of Avicennan Psychology into As’arite Theology
Al-Gazali’s Concept of Prophecy: The Introduction of Avicennan Psychology into As’arite Theology By Frank Griffel Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, vol. 14 (2004) Introduction:…
Who Ate All the Pigs in Medieval Denmark?
It’s fair to assume that Valdemar the Conqueror, while ruling over Denmark in the early 1200s, ate like a king. But, what was…
Alfred and his Biographers: Images and Imagination
Alfred and his Biographers: Images and Imagination By Richard Abels Writing Medieval Biography, 750-1250: Essays in Honour of Frank Barlow. eds. David Bates,…
Jan Hus: Religious Reform and Social Revolution in Bohemia
Jan Hus: Religious Reform and Social Revolution in Bohemia By Thomas A. Fudge I.B.Tauris, 2010 ISBN: 9781848851429 A century before Martin Luther and…
The Intellectual Infrastructures and Networks at Paris in 12th and in early 13th centuries
The Intellectual Infrastructures and Networks at Paris in 12th and in early 13th centuries By Hee-Man Lee Paper given at The Communications and Networks…
The Network of the Urban Revolts in Northern France
Among them, the urban revolts in Northern France such as the Revolt of Etienne Marcel, Maillotins, and Cabochiens, are noteworthy. Etienne Marcel tried to control the monarchy through the Estate General, Maillotins protest the tax, and Cabochiens demand the reform of monarchy.
The solidarity and the network system of the Genoesse merchant family in the Later Middle Ages: the case of the Lomellini
The solidarity and the network system of the Genoesse merchant family in the Later Middle Ages: the case of the Lomellini By Yoko…
The Women of Papal Avignon. A new Source: The Liber Divisionis of 1371
When the papal curia settled permanently in Avignon in 1316, a mass of immigrants flooded the city. The core of the Avignonese population, some five to six thousand natives, was augmented by thousands of newcomers.
Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen Directed by Margarethe von Trotta Starring Barbara Sukowa, Hannah Herzsprung and Heino Ferch Released…
Interview with Director Margarethe Von Trotta
Born in Berlin, Margarethe von Trotta is one of the leaders of the New German Cinema movement, as well as one of the…
Interview with Barbara Sukowa
Barbara Sukowa plays the lead role in Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen. She has starred in several movies, including…