Characterizing Rural Settlement and Landscape: Whittlewood Forest in the Early Middle Ages
Characterizing Rural Settlement and Landscape: Whittlewood Forest in the Early Middle Ages By Richard Jones and Mark Page Medieval Archaeology, Vol.47 (2003) Introduction:…
Christopher Columbus was the son of a Polish king, historian says
Christopher Columbus was a royal prince, son of a Portuguese noble lady and exiled Polish King Władysław III, according to Columbus’ new biography,…
Call for Papers – The Language of Maps: Communicating through cartography during the Middle Ages and Renaissance
The Language of Maps: Communicating through Cartography during the Middle Ages and Renaissance A colloquium and exhibition at the Bodleian Library, University of…
How One Fourteenth-Century Venetian Remembered the Crusades: The Maps and Memories of Marino Sanuto
Crusade revivalists in the fourteenth century, such as the Venetian merchant Marino Sanuto and his cartographer, Pietro Vesconte, employed these popular sentiments to stir up support for another crusade after the fall of Acre in 1291.
Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and the Supporting Travel Network
I would like to consider here how a Roman hamlet such as Santiago de Compostela turned into one of three major holy places in Middle Ages, what historical significance the legends of Santo Jacob had, what motives moved many pilgrims to travel to Santiago de Compostela, what were ages, sexes, jobs and classes of pilgrims, and what communicative means and what travel network were used by medieval pilgrims.
Worlds Upon Worlds: An Illustrated Talk by Toby Lester
Worlds Upon Worlds: An Illustrated Talk By Toby Lester Google Tech Talk given on August 23, 2010 Toby Lester — a longtime editor…
Hereford Mappa Mundi gets £50,000
Hereford Cathedral’s internationally renowned Mappa Mundi and Chained Library exhibition is to get a ‘make-over’ following the award of a £50,000 grant by…
The Lost Village of Andreschurch
The Lost Village of Andreschurch By A.E. Brown Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol.77 (2003) Abstract: Reasons are given for…
Hakluyt Society books to be available as Print on Demand and ebooks
Ashgate Publishing has announced that hundreds of books from the Hakluyt Society Publications series will soon be available again, including many important translations…
Rural settlement and cultural identity in Gaelic Ireland, 1000-1500
Rural settlement and cultural identity in Gaelic Ireland, 1000-1500 By Tadhg O’Keeffe Ruralia, Vol.1 (1996) Abstract: This paper is an exploration of the…
A Layered Landscape: How the Family Sagas Mapped Medieval Iceland
In this paper I discuss three ways in which the family sagas inscribed cognitive maps over Iceland: firstly, sagas explain how places received their names through the people who lived and acted there; secondly, saga narratives traversing the named landscape act to imprint it further with human meaning; and finally, Íslendingasögur refer us to physical evidence of saga action in the landscape, asserting it can ‘still be seen today’.
The Krakus’ and Wanda’s Burial Mounds of Cracow
The Krakus’ and Wanda’s Burial Mounds of Cracow By Leszek Pawel Slupecki Studia Mythologica Slavica vol.2 (1999) Abstract: The author presents the Krakus’…
L’Anse aux Meadows site celebrates 50 years since discovery
Last week the government of Canada marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Viking remains at the L’Anse aux Meadows in…
Traveling Around the Empire: Iberian Voyages, the Sphere, and the Atlantic Origins of the Scientific Revolution
Traveling Around the Empire: Iberian Voyages, the Sphere, and the Atlantic Origins of the Scientific Revolution By Lino Camprubí Eä – Journal of…
The Odyssey of Ibn Battuta
The Odyssey of Ibn Battuta: Uncommon Tales of a Medieval Adventurer By David Waines I.B. Tauris, 2010 ISBN: 978 184511 805 1 Summary:…
The Maps of Matthew Paris
The Maps of Matthew Paris: Medieval Journeys through Space, Time and Liturgy By Daniel K. Connolly Boydell and Brewer, 2009 ISBN: 9781843834786 The illustrations…
Coastal landscapes and early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
Coastal landscapes and early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria By David Petts Estonian Journal of Archaeology,Vol.13:2 (2009) Abstract: This paper explores the ways in…
International Medieval Congress to focus on Travel and Exploration
The International Medieval Congress (IMC), the largest academic conference in Great Britain, will be featuring some of the world’s finest medieval minds as they…
A Chinese in the Nubian and Abyssinian Kingdoms (8th Century): The visit of Du Huan to Molin-guo and Laobosa
A Chinese in the Nubian and Abyssinian Kingdoms (8th Century): The visit of Du Huan to Molin-guo and Laobosa By Wolbert Smidt Chroniques…
Piri Reis’ Book on Navigation (Kitab-i Bahriyye) as a Geography Handbook
Piri Reis’ Book on Navigation (Kitab-i Bahriyye) as a Geography Handbook By Dimitris Loupis Tetradia Ergasias Vol.25/26 (2004) Abstract: The Ottoman Admiral Piri…
Changing the Face of Landscape: Reflections on Deserted Medieval Villages, the Founding of Cities and Early Industrialization in the German Low Mountain Ranges
Changing the Face of Landscape: Reflections on Deserted Medieval Villages, the Founding of Cities and Early Industrialization in the German Low Mountain Ranges…
Building with God: Anglo-Norman Durham, Bury St. Edmunds and Norwich
I shall argue that in the medieval period, the construction of churches and, to a considerable extent, urban planning, were deemed God-centred processes rather than human-centred activities.
The West Shall Shake the East Awake: Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), A Jesuit in China
The West Shall Shake the East Awake: Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), A Jesuit in China By Francesco Guardiani Limina : Thresholds and borders ;…
