Nasir al-Din Tusi and His Socio-Political Role in the Thirteenth Century
Nasir al-Din Tusi and His Socio-Political Role in the Thirteenth Century By Abbas Ali Shameli Message of Thaqalayn: A Quarterly Journal of Islamic…
Byzantine Astronomy from A.D. 1300
Byzantine Astronomy from A.D. 1300 By Emmanuel A. Paschos Paper given at the Ringberg Euroconference on New Trends in Neutrino Physics, Tegernsee, Germany,…
Insights Into the O’Neills of Ireland from DNA Testing
Insights Into the O’Neills of Ireland from DNA Testing O’Neill, Edwin B., & McLaughlin, John D. Journal of Genetic Genealogy 2:18-26, 2006 Abstract The O’Neills…
LETTING THE GENIE OUT OF THE BOTTLE: EVOLUTION OF AROMATHERAPY THROUGH THE AGES
LETTING THE GENIE OUT OF THE BOTTLE: EVOLUTION OF AROMATHERAPY THROUGH THE AGES Lyubetska, Valeria (University of Manitoba) The Proceedings of the 11th Annual…
Rare 15th century copy of Book of Calculation by Fibonacci goes up for auction
A fifteenth-century copy of a medieval mathematical book is expected to sell for between $120,000 and 180,000 at a New York City auction…
The reception of Copernicus as reflected in biographies
The reception of Copernicus as reflected in biographies Kühne, Andreas Proceedings of the 2nd ICESHS (Kraków, Poland, September 6–9, 2006) Abstract Problems of the…
Inquisition, Repression, and Ridicule
Inquisition, Repression, and Ridicule Hibbs, Albert R. Engineering and Science (December 1974-January 1975) Abstract In the spring of the year 1498,Moro, the Duke of Sforza,…
Monastic Medicine: A Unique Dualism Between Natural Science and Spiritual Healing
One of the most important medical developments of this time was the introduction of medieval monastic hospitals, which arose as a source of medical care in the early Middle Ages.
Ceramics in the Medieval Garden
Ceramics in the medieval garden Moorehouse, S. A. “Ceramics in the Medieval Garden” Garden Archaeology ed. Brown, A. E. Council for British Archaeology,…
“The Mark of the beast: revisioning the medieval bestiary in the 20th century”
Vagantes Conference Session 2: Reception, Memory & Identity “The Mark of the beast: revisioning the medieval bestiary in the 20th century” Raina Polivka…
Simplifying Access: Metadata for Medieval Disability Studies
Simplifying Access: Metadata for Medieval Disability Studies Guerra, Francesca (University of California, Santa Cruz) PNLA Quarterly, Volume 74, no. 2 (Winter 2010) Abstract…
‘Privies and Other Filthiness…’ The Environment of Late Medieval Aberdeen c.1399-1650
This talk will look at aspects of public hygiene in medieval Aberdeen with specific focus on the streets.
Anglo-Saxon Magico-Medicine
A mass of folly and credulity?
A catastrophe remembered: a meteorite impact of the fifth century AD in the Abruzzo, central Italy
A catastrophe remembered: a meteorite impact of the fifth century AD in the Abruzzo, central Italy Roberto Santilli, , Jens Ormo, Angelo P. Rossi,…
At the Borders of Medicine and Magic: A New Work by Ælfric?
At the Borders of Medicine and Magic: A New Work by Ælfric? By Richard Shaw (University of Toronto) Paper given at the Anglo-Saxon Studies…
The Double Perspective: Arab Mathematics and Renaissance Art
The Double Perspective: Arab Mathematics and Renaissance Art By Hans Belting Third Text, Vol. 24:5 (2010) Abstract: This article deals with the transferof…
Lincoln: Evidence for Glassworking on Flaxengate and Other Sites in the City
Lincoln: Evidence for Glassworking on Flaxengate and Other Sites in the City Bayley, Justine Research Department Report Series, no. 68 (2008) Abstract The evidence…
Graeco-Egyptian Alchemy in Byzantium
The main concern of this paper will be with the problems raised by the reception of ancient alchemy in Byzantium.