Basic Elements of Islamic Portugal: A Survey
Basic Elements of Islamic Portugal: A Survey By Geoffrey Luiz Gomes The Journal of the American Portuguese Cultural Society, Vol. 5 (1971) Introduction:…
Some Monte Cassino Scribes in the Eleventh Century
Some Monte Cassino Scribes in the Eleventh Century By Francis Newton Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Vol. 7 (1975) Introduction: The revival of the…
The Medieval Marriage Market
In the medieval world, as in most human societies, the terms of marriage normally included conveyances of property between the bride and groom, or their respective families.
The Treaties of the Carolingians
The Treaties of the Carolingians By Francois L. Ganshof Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Proceedings of the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Vol.…
1367: The Founding of the Spanish College at Bologna
1367: The Founding of the Spanish College at Bologna By Berthe M. Marti Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Proceedings of the Southeastern Institute of…
The Uniqueness of Florence’s Renaissance Experience
Examines writing of Florentines about how they viewed their city, its arts and culture and its people.
Interview with Julian Luxford
In March 2009, Julian Luxford of the University of St. Andrews made international headlines with a discovery of a passage in a 15th-century…
An English chronicle entry on Robin Hood
An English chronicle entry on Robin Hood By Julian M. Luxford Journal of Medieval History, Vol. 35:1 (2009) Abstract: This short article introduces…
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight By R.E. Kaske Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Proceedings of the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies,…
The Saxon Statement: Code in the Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry is thus often largely take at face value, and no serious attemtp seems to have been made to look beyond the work’s representation of the Norman point of view to the possibility that the Saxons who designed and stitched it might have employed covert devices in order to reveal occurences closer to the truth, which the Designer sought to articulare even the some of the facts were suppressed by the Norman conquerors.
Monotheism between Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity
Monotheism between Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity By Stephen Mitchell and Peter Van Nuffelen Peeters, 2009 ISBN: 978-90-429-2242-6 The fourth century was…
William of Saint-Amour, De periculis novissimorum temporum
De periculis novissimorum temporum, by William of Saint-Amour Edited and translated by Guy Geltner Peeters Publishing, 2008 ISBN: 978-90-429-2010-1 Vowing to lead a…
Books about Medieval England
Here is a listing of recent books about medieval England: Tributes to Kathleen L. Scott: English Medieval Manuscripts and their Readers Edward the…
Books about the Crusades
Here is a listing of new books that deal with the Crusades: Jerusalem in the North: Denmark and the Baltic Crusades, 1100-1522 The…
Seljuk Architecture and Urbanism in Anatolia
Seljuk Architecture and Urbanism in Anatolia By Ali Uzay Peker European Architectural History Network Newsletter, No. 1 (2008) Introduction: This essay provides a guide to…
The Painted Churches of Northern Moldavia
The Painted Churches of Northern Moldavia By Vlad Bedros European Architectural History Network Newsletter, No.3 (2008) Introduction: When Moldavia joined the Byzantine Commonwealth at the…
Before the Welfare State: the City and Welfare in the Veneto, 13th to 15th Centuries
From the 12th century on parts of northern and central Italy developed welfare systems that would characterize social life during the age of the Communes and throughout the following centuries.
Reading Theology to the Brothers: The Background to St. Anthony’s Opus Dominicale
Reading Theology to the Brothers: The Background to St. Anthony’s Opus Dominicale By Paul Spilsbury Commercium: An Electronic Journal of Franciscan Studies, Vol. 1 (2008)…
Volcanoes and the Climate Forcing of Carolingian Europe, A.D. 750-950
In the reign of Pippin III, the severe winter of 763–64 provoked famine, and that surely explains the suspension of the major effort by the king to conquer Aquitaine the following summer.
Historical Dictionary of Medieval China
Historical Dictionary of Medieval China By Victor Cunrui Xiong Scarecrow Press, 2009 ISBN: 9780810860537 The crucial period of Chinese history, 220-960, falls naturally…
The Idea of a Middle Ages
The name itself was, of course, coined first by Renaissance humanists to characterize what they saw as a long stagnant, barbaric period between the cultural flowering of Antiquity and its rebirth in fourteenth-century Italy.
Towards a Social History of Byzantium
Towards a Social History of Byzantium By John Haldon A Social History of Byzantium, edited by John Haldon (Wiley, 2009) Introduction: To a greater…
City Painters in the Burgundian Netherlands
City Painters in the Burgundian Netherlands By Jacob Wisse Brepols, 2009 ISBN: 978-2-503-51231-0 Around 1400 a new official position was created for artists in several…
A ‘very curious Almanack’: the gift of Sir Robert Moray FRS, 1668
A ‘very curious Almanack’: the gift of Sir Robert Moray FRS, 1668 By Pamela Robinson Notes and Records of the Royal Society, Vol. 62:3…
Tributes to Kathleen L. Scott: English Medieval Manuscripts and their Readers
Tributes to Kathleen L. Scott: English Medieval Manuscripts and their Readers Edited by Marlene Villalobos Hennessy Brepols, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-872501-08-6 Articles include: Jonathan J.G. Alexander, ‘Two…