Quia nolunt dimittere credere pro credere, sed credere per intelligere: Ramon Llull and his Jewish Contemporaries
Quia nolunt dimittere credere pro credere, sed credere per intelligere: Ramon Llull and his Jewish Contemporaries By Harvey Hames Revista Mirabilia, vol.5 (2005)…
Practice versus Theory: Medieval Materia Medica according to the Cairo Genizah
Practice versus Theory: Medieval Materia Medica according to the Cairo Genizah By Efraim Lev and Zohar Amar Medical History, Vol. 51 (2007) Synopsis: The…
Light in the Dark Ages
A strong emphasis on patient-centered and interdisciplinary care was evident in many of the areas of Islamic medicine during the Dark Ages. The achievements of Islamic physicians during the Dark Ages also demonstrates the importance of strong communication within the global medical field, as the presence of avenues for global academic communication could have eliminated much of the disparity in medical care in different parts of the world over subsequent centuries.
A Foundation of Western Ophthalmology in Medieval Islamic Medicine
The prevalence of eye diseases in the Islamic lands resulted in particular interest in their skilful diagnosis and treatment. Using principles of clinical observation, many ocular diseases were described or classified for the first time. I
Kingship in Malory’s Morte Darthur and the Scots Lancelot of the Laik
Kingship in Malory’s Morte Darthur and the Scots Lancelot of the Laik By Kylie Murray Medieval Forum Vol. 6 (2007) Abstract King Arthur’s…
Clothing Bodies, Dressing Rooms: Fashioning Fecundity in The Lisle Letters
Clothing Bodies, Dressing Rooms: Fashioning Fecundity in The Lisle Letters By Catherine Mann Parergon Vol. 22:1 (2005) Abstract One of the preparations for…
Philosophy and Metaphor: The Significance of Christine’s ‘Blunders’
Philosophy and Metaphor: The Significance of Christine’s ‘Blunders’ By Green, Karen Parergon Vol. 22:1 (2005) Abstract Three cases where Christine de Pizan seems…
The Proverbial Heart of Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða: Mér þykkir þar heimskum manni at duga, sem þú ert
The Proverbial Heart of Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða: Mér þykkir þar heimskum manni at duga, sem þú ert By Richard L. Harris Scandinavian-Canadian Studies,…
A charter of William the Conqueror and two of his sons
A charter of William the Conqueror and two of his sons By David Bates Tabularia, No.5 (2005) Abstract: I omitted a document from my…
Five charters concerning the early history of the chapter at Avranches
Five charters concerning the early history of the chapter at Avranches By Richard Allen Tabularia, No.8 (2008) Abstract: The cartulary of Avranches cathedral, known…
Matilda, countess of the Perche (1171-1210): the expression of authority in name, style and seal
Matilda, countess of the Perche (1171-1210): the expression of authority in name, style and seal By Kathleen Thompson Tabularia, No. 3 (2003) Abstract: The…
The Rise and Decline of Italian city-states
Communes, as they became known by the thirteenth century, developed into municipal bodies engaged in local government, which depended on external seigneurial or monarchial authority for fiscal, military and trade relations and matters of high justice…
Regional fairs, institutional innovation and economic growth in late medieval Europe
Regional fairs, institutional innovation and economic growth in late medieval Europe By Stephan Epstein Economic history review, 2nd ser., 47 (1994) Synopsis: Examines…
The textile industry and the foreign cloth trade in late medieval Sicily (1300-1500): a “colonial relationship”?’
The textile industry and the foreign cloth trade in late medieval Sicily (1300-1500): a “colonial relationship”? By Stephen Epstein Journal of Medieval History,…
Megastructures of the Middle Ages: The Construction of Religious Buildings in Europe and Asia, c.1000-1500
Megastructures of the Middle Ages: The Construction of Religious Buildings in Europe and Asia, c.1000-1500 By Maarten Prak Paper from Epstein Memorial Conference, ‘Technologies and…
Moving machine-makers. The circulation of knowledge on machine-building in China and Europe between c.1400 and the early 19th century
Moving machine-makers. The circulation of knowledge on machine-building in China and Europe between c.1400 and the early 19th century By Karel Davids Paper…
Bede’s Mapping of England
Modern historians of mapping have assumed a wide understanding of what ‘map’ might mean. With regard to medieval texts, the idea is understood to embrace a range of genres that includes, for example, world maps, zonal diagrams, land surveys, itineraries, street plans, and architectural drawings.
Some observations on mid-to-late medieval domestic planning in England
Some observations on mid-to-late medieval domestic planning in England By Maija R. Bismanis Transactions of the Third Canadian Conference of Medieval Art Historians…
“Necessity the Mother of Invention” in early medieval enamel
“Necessity the Mother of Invention” in early medieval enamel By David Buckton Transactions of the Third Canadian Conference of Medieval Art Historians (University of…
Were the Roman catacombs abandoned in the ninth century AD?
Were the Roman catacombs abandoned in the ninth century AD? By John Osborne Transactions of the Third Canadian Conference of Medieval Art Historians (University…
Figural representation in early Islamic Art
Figural representation in early Islamic Art By Mahmoud Sadek Transactions of the Third Canadian Conference of Medieval Art Historians (University of Western Ontario, 1985)…
Architectural representation in late medieval manuscript illumination
Architectural representation in late medieval manuscript illumination By Sarah McKinnon Transactions of the Third Canadian Conference of Medieval Art Historians (University of Western…
The Windmill: A Medieval ‘Steam Engine’?
Examines the invention and development of the Windmill in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, including how these machines worked. Further discussion is given on the use of windmills in England during the early fourteenth century.
Wu Zhao’s Remarkable Aviary
Despite these fertile pre-conditions, the biological fact that Wu Zhao was a woman presented serious problems in her effort to assume the dragon throne. Even in these open times, the Confucian bureaucracy held great political sway just as patriarchal values, which held to the principle that “the male is venerated and the female is denigrated” (nan zun nu bei 男尊女卑), still exerted tremendous social influence.