The Old English Charms and King Alfred’s Court
This article argues that one of the most important of the extant Old English charm texts, Bald’s Leechbook, was compiled during the Alfredian Renaissance, and very possibly at the request of Alfred himself.
Cooking Pots as Indicators of Cultural Change: A Petrographic Study of Byzantine and Frankish Cooking Wares from Corinth
Cooking Pots as Indicators of Cultural Change: A Petrographic Study of Byzantine and Frankish Cooking Wares from Corinth By Louise Joyner Hesperia, Vol.76:1…
The Implications of Exclusion: The Regulation of Churching in Medieval Northern France
The Implications of Exclusion: The Regulation of Churching in Medieval Northern France Rieder, Paula M. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract…
Narratives of a Nurturing Culture: Parents and Neighbors in Medieval England
Narratives of a Nurturing Culture:Parents and Neighbors in Medieval England Hanawalt, Barbara Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 12 (1995) Abstract A current trend…
Cooking up Fine Remedies: On the Culinary Aesthetic in a Sixteenth-Century Chinese Materia Medica
Cooking up Fine Remedies: On the Culinary Aesthetic in a Sixteenth-Century Chinese Materia Medica By Vivienne Lo and Penelope Barrett Medical History, Vol.…
Fishes and other aquatic species in the Byzantine literature: Classification, terminology and scientific names
Fish was a substantial food item during antiquity and the Middle Ages for the people living around the Mediterranean area, as it is considered of high nutritional value.
Fish and Fishermen In English Medieval Church Wall Paintings
Fish and Fishermen In English Medieval Church Wall Paintings By Frederick Buller Medlar Press, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-899600-98-4 Fred Buller is well respected as one…
Documentary evidence for domestic buildings in Ireland c.400-1200 in the light of archaeology
Documentary evidence for domestic buildings in Ireland c.400-1200 in the light of archaeology By Hilary Murray Medieval Archaeology, Vol.23 (1979) Introduction: Excluding archaeology…
Courtesy Books, Comedy, and the Merchant Masculinity of Oxford Balliol College MS 354
Courtesy Books, Comedy, and the Merchant Masculinity of Oxford Balliol College MS 354 Rogers, Janine Medieval Forum, vol. 1 (2002) Abstract This article…
The Opposition of the Literati to the Game of Weiqi in Ancient China
The Opposition of the Literati to the Game of Weiqi in Ancient China By Paolo Zanon Published Online (2000) Introduction: With the development of Neo-Confucianism…
The chalice and the cup : the changing role of wine in the High Middle Ages
In an interdisciplinary approach, this study integrates the historiographies of viticulture as well as of the Christian liturgy to answer the question: why did wine disappear from the Eucharist in the high Middle Ages?
La structuration de l’espace théâtral des mystères et la performance
La structuration de l’espace théâtral des mystères et la performance Dragomirescu, Corneliu Studia Patzinaka, 5, 2007, pp. 83-89 Abstract Le spectacle théâtral, dans…
Nunneries as an Alternative to Marriage
Nunneries as an Alternative to Marriage Oudenaarden , Cornelis The Endnote, vol. 2 (2005) Abstract During the middle Ages women were required to…
Medieval Conduct Literature: An Anthology of Vernacular Guides to Behaviour for Youths, with English Translations
Medieval Conduct Literature: An Anthology of Vernacular Guides to Behaviour for Youths, with English Translations Edited by Mark D. Johnston University of Toronto…
Fast Food in Medieval Europe
Already in the late 12th century, there was a ‘fast food’ area on the Thames in London, a medieval version of a ‘drive-in’, where hungry travelers could fill up; these shops provided a range of pricing and foods and were open around the clock.
The Medieval Cook
The Medieval Cook By Bridget Ann Henisch Boydell and Brewer, 2009 ISBN: 9781843834380 This book takes us into the world of the medieval…
Delizia! The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food
Delizia! The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food By John Dickie Free Press, 2008 ISBN: 978-0-7432-7799-0 From the bustle of medieval…
Daily Life in the Middle Ages – Iconography of Medieval Art and the Use of EDP
Daily Life in the Middle Ages – Iconography of Medieval Art and the Use of EDP By Gerhard Jaritz Historical Social Research / Historische…
Dogs, cats and horses in the Scottish medieval town
This paper is concerned with three domesticated species — the dog, cat and horse — and reviews the nature of their relationships with town dwellers.
A New Deal: Bruges Burghers and Venetian Merchants Invent Mercantile Gambling
A New Deal: Bruges Burghers and Venetian Merchants Invent Mercantile Gambling By David G. Schwartz XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: Today,…
Ornamental structures in the medieval gardens of Scotland
Ornamental structures in the medieval gardens of Scotland Cooper, Scott Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 129 (1999), 817-839 ABSTRACT: This…
Child-centered law in medieval Ireland
Fortunately, the historian of early medieval Ireland does not face such predicaments in the search for the child as a detailed body of legal discourse survives. This is the largest collection of legal material written in a vernacular for pre-1200 Europe, with the published edition running to 2,343 pages.
Medieval Tendirs of Baku
Medieval Tendirs of Baku By Kamil Ferhadoglu Azerbaijan Archeology, Vol.4:1-2 (2002) Synopsis: Archeological excavations at various sites in Icheri Sheher have opened plenty of tendirs…
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…
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…

