In the gardens of Norman Palermo, Sicily (twelfth century A.D.)
In the gardens of Norman Palermo, Sicily (twelfth century A.D.) By Marco Massetti Anthropozoologica, Vol.44:2 (2009) Abstract: This paper is aimed at verifying…
Central Places in un-central Landscapes. The Tuscany of “weak-Towns” between Lombards and Carolingians (AD 600- 900)
Central Places in un-central Landscapes. The Tuscany of “weak-Towns” between Lombards and Carolingians (AD 600- 900) By Carlo Citter Medieval Europe Paris 2007,…
Donatello’s decapitations and the rhetoric of beheading in Medicean Florence
Donatello’s bronze sculptures of Judith and David continue to elude a definitive art-historical interpretation despite their high visibility within the field of Renaissance studies.
The Lombard connection: northern influences in the Basilicas of San Lorenzo and Santo Spirito in Florence
The Lombard connection: northern influences in the Basilicas of San Lorenzo and Santo Spirito in Florence By Matthew A. Cohen Annali di architettura…
Marino Sanudo Torsello, Byzantium and the Turks: The Background to the Anti-Turkish League of 1332-1334
Marino Sanudo Torsello, Byzantium and the Turks: The Background to the Anti-Turkish League of 1332-1334 By Angeliki Laiou Speculum, Vol. 45, No. 3,…
From Dubrovnik (Ragusa) to Florence: Observations on the Recruiting of Domestic Servants in the Fifteenth Century
From Dubrovnik (Ragusa) to Florence: Observations on the Recruiting of Domestic Servants in the Fifteenth Century By Paola Pinelli Dubrovnik Annals, Vol. 12…
The Chronology of Leonardo Bruni’s Later Works (1437-1443)
The Chronology of Leonardo Bruni’s Later Works (1437-1443) By James Haskins Studi medievali e umanistici, Vol. 6 (2007) Introduction: In the preface to Leonardo…
Saints and sinners: coins in medieval Italian graves
Why were coins deposited with ordinary people? Why were coins deposited with saints and with other important people? Why were coins not deposited in many or most graves?
The Muslims of Sicily under Christian Rule
The Muslims of Sicily under Christian Rule By Alex Metcalfe The Society of Norman Italy, edited by Graham Loud and Alex Metcalfe (Brill,…
Competing Models of Marriage in Quattrocento Florence
Competing Models of Marriage in Quattrocento Florence By Genevieve Landis Istoria: An Online Graduate History Journal, Vol.1:1 (2008) Introduction: On August 24, 1447,…
Procopius on Roman, Persian and Gothic Strategy near Dara and Rome
Procopius on Roman, Persian and Gothic Strategy near Dara and Rome By Christopher Lillington-Martin Lampeter Working Papers in Classics (2008) Abstract: This paper…
Clare of Montefalco (1268-1308): The life of the soul is the love of God
This dissertation introduces St. Clare of Montefalco, a medieval mystic of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, to the English-speaking world.
Settlement and defence of Byzantine and Longobard northern and central Italy
This thesis considers the patterns of settlement in Northern and Central Italy during the Byzantine and Longobard epochs, with close attention to the form of military occupation along the various provincial borders.
Value and symbolic practices: objects, exchanges, and associations in the Italian courts (1450-1500)
Value and symbolic practices: objects, exchanges, and associations in the Italian courts (1450-1500) By Leah Ruth Clark PhD Dissertation, McGill University, 2009 Abstract: Arguing…
Communities and Crisis: Bologna during the Black Death
Communities and Crisis: Bologna during the Black Death By Shona Kelly Wray Brill Publishing, 2009 ISBN: 978 90 04 17634 8 Bologna is well known…
Nonantola and the archaeology of early mediaeval monasteries in north Italy
Nonantola and the archaeology of early mediaeval monasteries in north Italy By Sauro Gelichi Published Online (2008) Introduction: The archaeology of monasteries in Italy…
Anorexia and the Holiness of Saint Catherine of Siena
Anorexia and other manifestations of the body provided the medieval woman a unique opportunity to affirm the true power of mystico-religious rules.
What the West has won by the Fall of Byzantium?
In the following I shall attempt to present at least a broad evaluation of the impact Greek scholars had on the acculturation of Hellenic humanism in the late fifteenth and the early decades of sixteenth century Italy.
The Genoese citizenship of Carlo I Tocco of December 2, 1389
The Genoese citizenship, granted to Carlo I Tocco and his regent mother Magdalene by the authorities of the Republic of Genova (December 2, 1389) is a document the existence of which is widely accepted in the scholarly circles despite the fact that the details of its content have still remained largely unknown.
Byzantium, the Italian maritime powers, and the Black Sea before 1204
Byzantium, the Italian maritime powers, and the Black Sea before 1204 By David Jacoby Byzantinische Zeitschrift, Volume 100, Issue 2 (2008) Introduction: Genoa…
Coins and trade in early medieval Italy
Coins and trade in early medieval Italy By Alessia Rovelli Early Medieval Europe, Vol.17:1 (2009) Abstract: This paper is an analysis of monetary…
Violence and Predation in Medieval Europe
Daniel Lord Smail, Professor of History at Harvard University, spoke at a lecture at the University of Toronto’s Centre of Medieval Studies on…
Looking for Marco Polo
Looking for Marco Polo By Alan Armstrong Publisher: Random House Children’s Publishing, 2009 ISBN: 9780375933219 Mark, an eleven-year-old boy has learned that his…