Heresy and Sanctity at the Time of Boniface VIII
Heresy and Sanctity at the Time of Boniface VII By J.H. Denton Toleration and repression in the Middle Ages (2002) Introduction: Personal attacks…
A Companion to Clare of Assisi: Life, Writings, and Spirituality
A Companion to Clare of Assisi: Life, Writings, and Spirituality By Joan Mueller Brill, 2010 ISBN: 978 90 04 18216 5 Clare of…
The Decline of the Aristocracy in Eleventh and Twelfth Century Sardinia
Beginning in the eleventh century, Pisa and Genoa — both as communes and in the persons of individual Pisans and Genovese, — followed by Catalans and Aragonese, exhibited an increasing, and increasingly covetous, interest in Sardinia and (especially) its resources; and, already during the twelfth century, the island had fallen largely under continental domination.
Confraternities, Memoria, and Law in Late Medieval Italy
To view medieval brotherhoods or confraternities as associations of laymen or clerics with predominantly religious functions almost automatically leads to the conclusion that fraternity and memoria have much in common.
The Cult of ‘Maria Regina’ in Early Medieval Rome
The Cult of ‘Maria Regina’ in Early Medieval Rome By John Osborne Paper given at the Norwegian Institute in Rome (2004) Introduction: Few…
The Black Death and Property Rights
The Black Death visited unprecedented mortality rates on Europe, realigning relative values of factors of production, and in consequence the costs and benefits of defining and enforcing property rights.
Byzantine and Turkish glazed ceramics in southern Apulia, Italy
Byzantine and Turkish glazed ceramics in southern Apulia, Italy By Paul Arthur BYZAS, Vol.7 (2007) Abstract: The author presents an outline of the…
Renaissance Florence on Five Florins a Day
Renaissance Florence on Five Florins a Day By Charles FitzRoy Thames & Hudson, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-500-25162-1 This fact-packed guide provides all the practical…
Plato, Byzantium and the Italian Renaissance
Plato, Byzantium and the Italian Renaissance By Jonathan Harris History Teaching Review Year Book, Vol.19 (2006) Introduction: The ideas of the Athenian philosopher,…
Liberty and advocacy in Ennodius of Pavia: the significance of rhetorical education in late antique Italy
Liberty and advocacy in Ennodius of Pavia: the significance of rhetorical education in late antique Italy By S.J.B. Barnish Hommages a Carl Deroux,…
A worthless prince? Andreas Palaeologus in Rome, 1465-1502
Andreas Palaeologus, the claimant to the Byzantine throne who died in Rome in 1502, has not been treated kindly by posterity.
Passion Play on the Sacred Mountain : Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Varallo Sesia is a small town in northern Italy. Sacro Monte towers above it is one of the Sacred Mountains. A monk, in…
Medieval Skyscrapers : The Historic Centre of San Gimignano
A cluster of high-rise buildings stands out in the rolling hills of Tuscany in central Italy. These towers were built in San Gimignano…
Cliffside Villages : Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and Surrounding Islands
The mountain village of Portovenere is located along Italys west coast towards the end of the Italian Riviera. What is hanging down here…
The Birth of Pizza Margherita / Historic Centre of Naples
Neapolitans have strong opinions about how pizza should be made. The dough has to be thick with a raised rim, and its texture…
A Tower on the Gourmet Road : The Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
This is Modena, a city located in northern Italy with a population of around 170,000 people. It still retains much of its medieval…
Contrada Life: The Historic Centre of Siena
Siena in Tuscany in central Italy was a rich medieval city state with a thriving finance industry. It is known for its main…
The Restoration of the The Last Supper: The Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria Delle Grazie
The Convent of Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Milan in Northern Italy is known the world over for one painting. “The Last Supper”…