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.
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…
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…
Land Administration in Medieval Japan: Ito no shô in Chikuzen Province, 1131–1336
Land Administration in Medieval Japan: Ito no shô in Chikuzen Province, 1131–1336 By Judith Fröhlich History: The Journal of the Historical Association, Vol.…
The People of the Orient as Seen by the Chroniclers of King Manuel I
The People of the Orient as Seen by the Chroniclers of King Manuel I By Anabela Miranda Soares Sights and insights: interactive images of…
Migrant Society to Island Nation: Sicily
Migrant Society to Island Nation: Sicily By Charles Dalli Immigration and emigration in historical perspective, edited by Ann Katherine Isaacs (Pisa University Press, 2007)…
“A knight from Flanders”. Noble migration and integration in the North in the late Middle Ages
“A knight from Flanders”. Noble migration and integration in the North in the late Middle Ages By Anu Lahtinen Immigration and emigration in historical…
Seeing the World with the Eyes of God: The Vision Implied by the Medieval Icon
Seeing the World with the Eyes of God: The Vision Implied by the Medieval Icon By Clemena Antonova Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate…
The Battlefield Taunt: Violence and Humor in the Chansons de Geste
The Battlefield Taunt: Violence and Humor in the Chansons de Geste By Gerald Herman Annuale mediaevale, Vol. 13 (1972) Synopsis: Examines verbal exchanges and…
The Early Development of Astrology in al-Andalus
The Early Development of Astrology in al-Andalus By Julio Samso Journal of the History of Arabic Science, Vol. 3 (1979) Synopsis: Examines the…
Islamic Alchemy and the Birth of Chemistry
Examines the development of the science of chemistry in the Arabic world, from its religious and philosophical background, and focusing on two famous Islamic scholars – Jabir ibn Hayyan and Muhammad ibn Zakariyaa Razi.
Exile as evidence of civic identity in Florence in the time of Dante: some examples
Exile as evidence of civic identity in Florence in the time of Dante: some examples By Fabrizio Ricciardelli Reti Medievali – Rivista, Vol, 5…