The Garden of St. Francis: Plants, Landscape, and Economy in Thirteenth-Century Italy
Popularly associated with the environmental movement, St. Francis (ca. 1182–1226) has long been figured as having an intense devotion to nature
Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance Europe
This paper explores the possibility that the witchcraft trials are a large-scale example of violence and scapegoating prompted by a deterioration in economic conditions.
Sewerage in Ancient and Medieval Times
Sewerage in Ancient and Medieval Times By Harold Farnsworth Gray Sewage Works Journal, Vol. 12:5 (1940) Synopsis: Examines the sanitation efforts of various civilizations…
How Warm Was the Medieval Warm Period?
How Warm Was the Medieval Warm Period? By Thomas J. Crowley and Thomas S. Lowery AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, Vol. 29:1…
Public health problems in the medieval statutes of Vinodol, Vrbnik and Senj (West Croatia)
Public health problems in the medieval statutes of Vinodol, Vrbnik and Senj (West Croatia) By Jozip Azman et al., Journal of Public Health,…