New Medieval Books: Onomantic Divination in Late Medieval Britain
Onomancy is a type of divination to learn a person’s future based on their name. This book looks at how this magic became popular in the later Middle Ages.
Where the Middle Ages Begin
Onomancy is a type of divination to learn a person’s future based on their name. This book looks at how this magic became popular in the later Middle Ages.
Want to live like a medieval Florentine noble? If you have 12,000,000 €, then you can buy a villa which dates back to the 14th century.
Will Noel, a leading librarian of medieval manuscripts, has passed away after being injured by a vehicle in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was 58 years old
Swedish archaeologists have discovered 170 silver coins dating to the 12th century. They were found in a grave on the island of Visingsö at Lake Vättern in the central part of the country.
Fleet Operations in the First Genoese-Venetian War, 1264-1266 By John Dotson Viator: Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Vol. 30 (1999) Introduction: This brief article is…
Co-operation and friendship among Byzantine scholars in the circle of Manuel II Palaeologus, as reflected in their autograph manuscripts By Charalambos Dendrinos Paper…
A Woman in the Mind’s Eye (and not): Narrators and Gazes in Chaucer’s Clerks’s Tale and in Two Analogues By Robin Waugh Philological…
The Canon Law of the Henry VIII Divorce Case By Phillip Campbell Senior Thesis, Madonna University, 2009 Abstract: This project is an attempt to take…
Changes in the Nature of War in Early Fourteenth Century Tuscany By Louis Green War and Society, Vol.1:1 (1983) Introduction: In northern and…
Warfare and Firearms in Fifteenth Century Morocco, 1400-1492 By Weston F. Cook Jr. War and Society, Vol.11 (1993) Introduction: Warfare in history is back…
The spirituality and mysticism of nature in the early Franciscan tradition By Mary E. Share PhD Dissertation, University of South Africa, 2004 Abstract:…
The notion that projected images greatly contributed towards the development of naturalism in medieval Italian painting replaces the previously weak supposition that the stimulation was classical or humanist theory, and shows that it was, in fact, far likely something more technical as well.
On Ragusan Libertas in the Late Middle Ages Kunčević, Lovro Anali Dubrovnik 46 (2008) Abstract The notion of libertas (libertà) is one of…
For medievalists, 2010 marked a year of new discoveries and research, and a controversy over where to hold a conference. Medievalists.net has chosen…
“Revertere ad ecclesiam meam!” Dreams, visions and exhortations to undertake a pilgrimage in the canonisation process of Nicholas of Tolentino Katajala-Peltomaa, Sari (University…
Unchaste Female Pilgrims in the Later Middle Ages: Literary Representations as Reflections of Urban Cultural Reality Peake, Rose-Marie MIRATOR 1 (2007) Abstract Despite…
Early medieval hagiography as a source for the history of ideas: attitudes to dreams as an example Keskiaho, Jesse (University of Helsinki) MIRATOR 1…
Gli stranieri nell’alto medioevo Parducci, Domenico MIRATOR 1 (2007) Abstract L’obiettivo di questo piccolo contributo è quello di approfondire la questione legata la…
Competing Voices from the Crusades Edited by Andrew Holt and James Muldoon ABC-CLIO/Greenwood, 2008 ISBN: 978-1-84645-011-2 A collection of eye-witness accounts and contemporary…
In this article, I will examine the affective elements of Love’s Mirror in an effort to re-evaluate its connections to late-medieval devotional culture.
Fables of King Arthur. Aelred of Rievaulx and Secular Pastimes Tahkokallio, Jaakko (University of Helsinki) Mirator, Vol. 9:1 (2008) Abstract: This article examines the puzzling reference…
Inculcating the Idea of the Inner Heart into the Laity of Pre-Conquest England Cooper, Tracey-Anne Mirator, Vol. 9:1 (2008) Introduction: The largely illiterate laity…
Although Scottish during much of the medieval era, the Isle of Man was under British control during the late medieval and early modern historical period.
The dissertation investigates the increasing number and complexity of towns between c. 850 and c. 1100, through the detailed study of Lincoln in this period.
The Transition from Coptic to Arabic By Samuel Rubenson Égypte/Monde arabe, Première série, No.27-28 (1996) Introduction: The process in which the last stage…
Learned and Popular in Medieval Christianities? Keskiaho, Jesse MIRATOR 9:1 (2008) Abstract This issue of Mirator is devoted to investigating the concepts ‘learned’…
In this paper, I want to examine this contested boundary by discussing my analysis of a medieval woman’s experience of both madness and mysticism.
My cardinal objective is to introduce a comprehensive and up-to-date document covering the most important aspects of the historiography of Arabic Medicine.
This article explores various layers of meaning in a tale from the Cent nouvelles nouvelles, a collection of stories from the fifteenth century loosely modeled on Boccaccio’s Decameron
Onomancy is a type of divination to learn a person’s future based on their name. This book looks at how this magic became popular in the later Middle Ages.
For anyone who visits Örebro, it is hard to miss its castle – an ancient-looking fortress made of weathered grey stones that stands on an islet in the middle of the city centre.
On the 10th of August 1628, the Vasa sank in Stockholm harbour, thus ending the career of the most powerful warship that Sweden had ever seen.
This strategic location not only makes the castle a majestic sight, but also earns it the reputation as the most modern defence fortress in its time. But, as all ancient buildings, there is always more than meets the eye. Here are the five things that you may not know about Uppsala Castle.
How do you operate a business when you can’t read and your knowledge of math is extremely limited? Making your mark on the…
Narbonne is one of those European cities with evidence of its past on every street.
The V&A Museum opened its latest medieval exhibit exhibit on Saturday: Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery. I had the opportunity to see it opening day and it was spectacular.