History of the Nuremberg Toy Trade and Industry
History of the Nuremberg Toy Trade and Industry By Helmut Schwarz Published Online (2003) Introduction: Nuremberg has more than 600 years of tradition…
The Political Theology of Maharam of Rothenburg
The Political Theology of Maharam of Rothenburg Isaac Lifshitz, Joseph (Institute for Philosophy, Politics, and Religion – Shalem Center) Hebraic Political Studies, VoL.…
Break a Leg: Animal Health and Welfare in Medieval, Emden, Germany
The presented study investigates the pathologically changed animal bones from medieval Emden, Germany.
Water, Public Hygiene and Fire Control in Medieval Towns: Facing Collective Goods Problems while Ensuring the Quality of Life
Why common waters in towns managed quite intensively were rather early in medieval history, but public hygiene and fire prevention even in the later Middle Ages were often not ensured sufficiently?
Ideas and narrative in Otto of Freising’s Gesta Frederici
Ideas and narrative in Otto of Freising’s Gesta Frederici By Sverre Bagge Journal of Medieval History, Vol.22:4 (1996) Abstract: This article discusses the…
Divine Needs, Divine Illusions: Preliminary Remarks Toward a Comparative Study of Meister Eckhart and Ibn AľArabi
Divine Needs, Divine Illusions: Preliminary Remarks Toward a Comparative Study of Meister Eckhart and Ibn AľArabi  Almond, Ian (Bosphorus University, Istanbul) Medieval Philosophy…
Traders, ties and tensions : the interactions of Lübeckers, Overijsslers and Hollanders in Late Medieval Bergen
Traders, ties and tensions : the interactions of Lübeckers, Overijsslers and Hollanders in Late Medieval Bergen By Justyna Joanna Wubs-Mrozewicz PhD Dissertation, Rijksuniversiteit…
Haskins Society Conference – Session 2: Historiography in the Salian Age
Haskins Society Conference – Session 2: Historiography in the Salian Age Fruitolf Michelsberg’s Chronicle, the Schools of Bamberg and the Preservation of Imperial…
Theophilus and the shrine of Vitus – A goldsmith’s technique in the mirror of ancient references
Theophilus and the shrine of Vitus- A goldsmith’s technique in the mirror of ancient references By H. Grieb Proceedings of Metal 2004 (National…
Germanic Poetry Surrounding the Third Crusade: The Role of Lyric in Portraying Crusade Attitude
Germanic Poetry Surrounding the Third Crusade: The Role of Lyric in Portraying Crusade Attitude By Ellie Kane Penn History Review, Vol.15:1 (2007) Introduction:…
Historical and Symbolic Meanings of Body and Gesture in Medieval Miracles, c. 1000- 1200
Historical and Symbolic Meanings of Body and Gesture in Medieval Miracles, c. 1000- 1200 By Uta Kleine Paper given at the International Medieval…
Purge or Remove: Persecutions for Jews in the Late Medieval Germany
Anti-Jewish violence in the Middle Ages related with a notion of Diaspora. It was accepted widely that Jews were forced to be a kind of rootless wanderers in the medieval Christendom.
The Codex Manesse and the Discovery of Love at Heidelberg University
It was in the Hohenstaufen era that European literature turned its attention to the subject of courtly love, thus sparking off one of…
Meister Eckhart and Jan Van Ruusbroec: A Comparison
Meister Eckhart and Jan Van Ruusbroec: A Comparison van Nieuwenhove, Rik (Trinity College, Dublin) Medieval Philosophy and Theology 7 (1998) Abstract Jan Van…
Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen Directed by Margarethe von Trotta Starring Barbara Sukowa, Hannah Herzsprung and Heino Ferch Released…
Karlsgrab: The Site and Significance of Charlemagne’s Sepulcher in Aachen
Karlsgrab: The Site and Significance of Charlemagne’s Sepulcher in Aachen By John F. Moffitt Quidditas, Vol. 30 (2009) Abstract: The intention of what…
The Economics of Feuding in Late Medieval Germany
The Economics of Feuding in Late Medieval Germany By Oliver Volckart Explorations in Economic History, Vol.41 (2004) Abstract: In this paper, the problem…
Medieval and early modern mining in the Northern Black Forest (SW-Germany): An integrated historico-archaeological approach and its synergetic effects
Medieval and early modern mining in the Northern Black Forest (SW-Germany): An integrated historico-archaeological approach and its synergetic effects By Ewe Meyerdirks Medieval…
The Monastic Island : The Island of Reichenau
Lake Boden is located in southern Germany close to the Swiss border. A long tree-lined road stretching from the lakeshore leads to the…
A German Romanesque Church : Speyer Cathedral
Located on the Rhine River in southwest Germany, the trading town of Speyer thrived between the 10th and 11th centuries. Conrad II, the…
Protecting Timber-Framed Buildings : Collegiate Church, Castle, and the Old Town of Quedlinburg
The city of Quedlinburg is located in a richly-wooded area of Central Germany. Wealthy town merchants in the 15th century exerted their influence…
Beneath the Wheel : The Maulbronn Monastery Complex
This 12th century monastery is in southern Germany. It was built by the Cistercian Order of monks. The Maulbronn Monastery complex is the…
The Legend of the Rose/St Marys Cathedral and St. Michaels Church in Hildesheim
Hildesheim in northwest Germany dates back over 1000 years. The town has a history dating back over 1000 years and has overcome the…
Harmony Within: The Hanseatic City of Lübeck
The port city of Lübeck in Northern Germany is located 20 kilometers inland and is connected to the Baltic Sea by canal. It…
The Mystery of the Octagon: Aachen Cathedral
Aachen is in Western Germany, near the border with the Netherlands and Belgium. Charles the Great, King of the Franks, began the construction…