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…
The Politics of Body Parts: Contested Topographies in Late-Medieval Avignon
The Politics of Body Parts: Contested Topographies in Late-Medieval Avignon By Joëlle Rollo-Koster Speculum, Vol. 78, No. 1 (2003) Introduction: When urban archaeologists discuss topography,…
Taxation Mechanisms and Growth in Medieval Paris
We model the mechanism used by the city of Paris to collect the taille and show it was efficient and effective.
A la guise de Gales l’atorna: Maternal Inf luence in Chrétien’s Conte du Graal
A la guise de Gales l’atorna: Maternal Inf luence in Chrétien’s Conte du Graal Schwartz, Debora B. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 12…
Fearful Villainy
Fearful Villainy Moffat, Douglas Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract It is true that medieval writers never seem to tire of…
Reading the Body in Le Livre de Seyntz Medecines
Reading the Body in Le Livre de Seyntz Medecines Taylor, Andrew Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract A body, unless it…
Imaginary History and Burgundian State-building: The Translation of the Annals of Hainault
Imaginary History and Burgundian State-building: The Translation of the Annals of Hainault Rigoutlot, Robert B. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 9 (1992) Abstract…
Interpolating the Musical Text of the Lyric Interpolations: Guillaume de Dole the Trouvere Manuscript Tradition
Interpolating the Musical Text of the Lyric Interpolations:Guillaume de Dole the Trouvere Manuscript Tradition Callahan, Christopher Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 8 (1991)…
Organizing The Bibliothèque Nationale The First Time, c. 1530
Organizing The Bibliothèque Nationale The First Time, c. 1530 Salda, Michael N. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 8 (1991) Abstract The way we…
Scholastic Imagery in The Florence Manuscript
Scholastic Imagery in The Florence Manuscript Catalano, George Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 7 (1990) Abstract The Florence manuscript was produced in Paris…
The evolution of the Lyric Insertion in Thirteenth-Century Narrative
The evolution of the Lyric Insertion in Thirteenth-Century Narrative Callahan, Christopher Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 7 (1990) Abstract The early thirteenth century…
The Commemoration of Jeanne d’Evreux’s Coronation in the Ordo ad Consecrandum at the University of Illinois
The Commemoration of Jeanne d’Evreux’s Coronation in the Ordo ad Consecrandum at the University of Illinois Hedeman, Anne D. Essays in Medieval Studies,…
The French Woman Writer in the Middle Ages: Staying Up Late
The French Woman Writer in the Middle Ages: Staying Up Late Sankovitch, Tilde Essays in Medieval Studies, vol 7. (1990) Abstract According to…
Identity and Disguise in a Late French Epic: Hervis de Mes
Identity and Disguise in a Late French Epic: Hervis de Mes Jones, Catherine M. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 4 (1987) Abstract Hervis…
The Use of Courtly Language in Le Mirouer des simples ames anienties
The Use of Courtly Language in Le Mirouer des simples ames anienties Babinsky, Ellen Louise Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 4 (1987) Abstract…
Socializing the Sorceress: The Fairy Mistress in Lanval, Le Bel Inconnu, and Partonopeu de Blois
Socializing the Sorceress: The Fairy Mistress in Lanval, Le Bel Inconnu, and Partonopeu de Blois Donagher, Colleen P. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol.…
Wishing Upon A Star: King John, the Order of the Star, and Politics
Wishing Upon A Star: King John, the Order of the Star, and Politics Bessen, David M. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 3 (1986)…
Constructing a Vantage Point from which to regard Women and History: Christine de Pizan and the Querelle de Femmes
Constructing a Vantage Point from which to regard Women and History: Christine de Pizan and the Querelle de Femmes By Reghina Dascal Didactica,…
Killing or Clemency? Ransom, Chivalry and Changing Attitudes to Defeated Opponents in Britain and Northern France, 7-12th centuries
In the British Isles before 1066, the general fate of those defeated in battle or taken in war was either death or enslavement. The Norman Conquest, however, was to mark the importation into England of a differing military ethos, which placed an increasing stress on ransom and the sparing of knightly captives, and which eschewed the enslavement of prisoners of war as a token of barbarism.
Richard I and the Science of Warfare
My own strategy will be twofold. First, to take Richard I’s military carer as a model of medieval generalship. Second, to use vernacular sources wherever possible, in the belief that the vernacular brings us close than Latin to the thoughts and actions of soldiers.
Pseudo-Dionysius’ Metaphysics of Darkness and Chartres
Pseudo-Dionysius’ Metaphysics of Darkness and Chartres James, Laurence J. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 2 (1985) Abstract It is a given among art…
The Ambiguous Greek in Old French and Middle English Literature
The Ambiguous Greek in Old French and Middle English Literature By Emily Reiner PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto, 2008 Abstract: This dissertation investigates how…
From God’s Peace to the King’s Order: Late Medieval Limitations on Non-Royal Warfare
One of the fundamental tasks of medieval kings was to be a peacemaker, that is, to settle disputes and to prevent new ones from arising.
Syntax and Style in some Medieval French Poems
Syntax and Style in some Medieval French Poems By Lars Lindvall Nordic Journal of English Studies, Vol. 6:1 (2007) Introduction: One such interesting case concerns…
Multi-Use Management of the Medieval Anglo-Norman Forest
Despite the commonly held view that medieval man consumed his resources without control, the Middle Ages were in fact a time of balancing the multiple uses of the forest to obtain the highest feasible short and long-term economic benefit.