Medieval Coins with Rory Naismith
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Rory Naismith about the complex world of medieval coins.
Where the Middle Ages Begin
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Rory Naismith about the complex world of medieval coins.
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.
The Avars are one of the least understood peoples of the early medieval period. A new study reconstructs their social dynamics by using ancient DNA data with archaeological evidence.
A 16th-century tower house in northeastern Scotland has reopened to visitors after Historic Environment Scotland carried out necessary repairs to its masonry.
Governments of the Universitates: Urban Communities of Sicily in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries By Fabrizio Titone Brepols, 2009 ISBN: 978-2-503-52757-4 The volume examines urban…
The Medieval Translator – Traduire au Moyen Age: Lost in Translation? Actes du colloque de Lausanne, 17-21 juillet 2007 Edited by D. Renevey…
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 By Anabela Miranda Soares Sights and insights: interactive images of…
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 By Anu Lahtinen Immigration and emigration in historical…
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 By Gerald Herman Annuale mediaevale, Vol. 13 (1972) Synopsis: Examines verbal exchanges and…
The Early Development of Astrology in al-Andalus By Julio Samso Journal of the History of Arabic Science, Vol. 3 (1979) Synopsis: Examines the…
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 By Fabrizio Ricciardelli Reti Medievali – Rivista, Vol, 5…
When we talk about the ‘crisis of the fourteenth century’, we are generally referring to a series of phenomena that have almost always been viewed as negative, especially when attention has focused on the evolution of the European economy
Medieval Welsh Noblewomen: The Case of Margaret of Bromfield By Gwenyth Richards Eras, Vol. 3 (2002) Abstract: This paper presents the case of Margaret of…
The Music of Dante’s Purgatorio By Mimi Stillman Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate Students in Medieval Studies, Vol. 1 (2005) Abstract: Dante’s Inferno guides the reader…
‘Thanne Have I Gete of Yow Maistrie’: Power and the Subversive Body in Chaucer’s Wife of Bath By Laura Alexander Hortulus: The Online Community…
Reading the Future and Freeing the Will: Astrology of the Arabic World and Albertus Magnus By Scott Hendrix Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate…
Techniques for Preserving a Tradition: Incorporating Fortune and Faith in the Consolatio Philosophiae By Alexandra Cook Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate Students in…
The Platonic-Aristotelian Hybridity of Aquinas’s Aesthetic Theory By Daniel Gallagher Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate Students in Medieval Studies, Vol. 2 (2006) Abstract: Thomas…
‘Of Your Herte Up Casteth the Visage’: Turning Troilo/Troilus’s Eyes to God By Jenny Lee Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate Students in…
One Hundred Years of Sodomy: Courtliness and the Deployment of Sodomy in Twelfth-Century Histories of Britain By William Christopher Brown Hortulus: The Online…
The Origin of the Astrolabe According to the Medieval Islamic Sources By David A. King Journal of the History of Arabic Science, Vol. 5…
A Mediaeval Compendium of Arabic Medicine: Abu Sahl al-Masihi’s Book of the Hundred By Ghada Karmi Journal for the History of Arabic Science,…
On the Mediaeval Arabic Knowledge of the Star Alpha Eridani By Paul Kunitzsch Journal for the History of Arabic Science, Vol.1 (1977) Synopsis: Examines the…
Ibn Zuhr’s Contributions to Surgery By Farid Sami Haddad Journal for the History of Arabic Science, Vol.10 (1994) Introduction: Ibn Zuhr comes from a famous…
Ptolemy’s East Africa in Early Medieval Arab Geography By M.A. Tolmacheva Journal for the History of Arabic Science, Vol.9 (1991) Introduction: The well recognized debt…
Translations of three medieval texts: In Praise of Baldness, On Bald Men, and A Defense of Beards. It reveals that male grooming was indeed a thing in the 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.