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Who killed William, Archbishop of Philippi, in 1217?
The only working theatre that can claim Shakespeare performed there is celebrating the discovery of a medieval stage on which the famous Bard is believed to have trod.
You can now see what a medieval church looked like during the 9th century. Ribe VikingeCenter in Denmark has unveiled the interior of its Ansgar Church with 50 murals.
The just-released book ‘Ethiopia’ and the World, 330–1500 CE, by Yonatan Binyam and Verena Krebs is available for free download until May 28th.
Reading the Body in Le Livre de Seyntz Medecines Taylor, Andrew Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract A body, unless it…
The Virgin Above the Writing in the First Vita of Douce 114 Clouse, Rebecca Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract Elizabeth…
Confining the Daughter: Gower’s “Tale of Canace and Machaire” and the Politics of the Body Bullón-Fernández, María Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11…
Disrupting the Norm:Sodomy, Culture, and the Male Body in Peter Damian’s Liber Gomorrhianus Boyd, David Lorenzo Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994)…
Classical elements in the Serbian painting of the fourteenth century By Mirjana Gligorijević-Maksimović Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta, Issue 44 (2007) Abstract: In the early 14th…
Dividing the indivisible: The monastery space – secular and sacred By Svetlana Popović Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta, Issue 44 (2007) Abstract: The spatial dualism, secular…
More than decade and a half into the reign of Manuel Komnenos a mysterious conspiracy came to light, master-minded by a person from the emperor’s closest circle and one of the Empire’s most senior bureaucrats…
Prophets carrying texts by other authors in Byzantine painting: Mistakes or intentional substitutions? By Ljubica D. Popovich Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta, Issue 44 (2007)…
Orestes and Pylades in Byzantine historiography: Two examples By Korać Dušan and Radić Radivoj Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta, Issue 44 (2007) Abstract: This article analyzes…
Productive Destruction: Torture, Text, and the Body in the Old English Andreas Fee, Christopher Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract Writing…
Bodies, Buildings, and Boundaries: Metaphors of Liminality in Old English and Old Norse Literature Lionarons, Joyce Tally Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11…
A Response to Kathleen Biddick Aers, David Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract Kathleen Biddick’s paper is characteristically inventive. Ranging across…
Becoming Ethnographic: Reading Inquisitorial Authority in The Hammer of Witches Biddick, Kathleen Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract What kind of…
A Response to David Aers Biddick, Kathleen Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract David Aers’ paper cogently reminds us that the…
Figuring Forth the Body of Christ: Devotion and Politics Aers, David Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract In her important study,…
Harrowing Hell’s Halfacre: Langland’s Mediation of the “Descensus” from the Gospel of Nicodemus Taylor, Sean Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 10 (1993) Abstract…
Separating the Living from the Dead:Wessel Gansfort and the Death of Purgatory Koslofsky, Craig Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 10 (1993) Abstract This…
The Gate of Heaven and the Fountain of Life: Speech-Act Theory and Portal Inscriptions Kendall, Calvin B. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 10…
Tower and Tabernacle: The Architecture of Heaven and the Language of Dwelling with/in God in the B-Text of Piers Plowman Davlin, O.P., Mary…
Medieval Traditions about the Site of Judgment Hall, Thomas N. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 10 (1993) Abstract In his cryptic answer to…
Images of the Here-and-Now in Gonzalo de Bercero’s De los signos que aparecerán ante del juicio Capuano, Thomas M. Essays in Medieval Studies,…
The Peasants’ Revolt: Cock-crow in Gower and Chaucer Astell, Ann W. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 10 (1993) Abstract Geoffrey Chaucer and John…
O, why ne had y lerned for to die?:Lerne for to Dye and the Author’s Death in Thomas Hoccleve’s Series von Nolcken, Christina…
The End of Knowledge: The Argus Legend and Chaucer Yager, Susan Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 10 (1993) Abstract In the story of…
Famous Last Words: Ælfric’s Saints Facing Death Wilcox, Jonathon Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 10 (1993) Abstract Old English prose is underrated. Many…
A collection of fourteen essays that deal with pharmaceutical medicines in Arabic, Byzantine, European and Jewish cultures. It reveals a lot of cross-cultural connections when it came sharing cures.
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.