Pacifism and Crusade in Ramon Llull
Pacifism and Crusade in Ramon Llull Ensenyat, Gabriel (Department of Catalan Philology, Universitat de les Illes Balears) Quaderns de la Mediterrània, Vol.9 (2008)…
Book Explores Students’ Journey on Medieval Pilgrimage Route
Allison Gray walked with a fractured foot. Megan Drohan overcame distaste for the outdoors. Jessica Hickam Roffe found meaning and confidence. These former…
The Journey of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai
The Journey of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai Duelt, Daniel Duran Mediterraneum: The Splendor of the Medieval Mediterranean (13th-15th centuries), ed. Xavier Barral i Altet…
The Inquisitor and the Jewish Mother: The Role of Food in Creation of Converso Identity in Inquisition Spain
Peppered with a great deal of wit and humor, Don Quixote is a unique portrait of the cultural, social and political landscape of Spain at the turn of the seventeenth century.
How much meat did medieval people eat?
A recently published article has revealed some interesting new details about meat consumption in the Middle Ages, including how different regions in medieval Western Europe had their own preferences for these foods.
Commercial relations between the Basque Provinces and England in the Later Middle Ages, c.1200-c.1500
Commercial relations between the Basque Provinces and England in the Later Middle Ages, c.1200-c.1500 Childs, Wendy R. (University of Leeds) Itsas Memoria: Revista de…
Translating Marvels: The Spanish and Latin Versions of Columbus’ First Letter Home, 1493
Translating Marvels: The Spanish and Latin Versions of Columbus’ First Letter Home, 1493 By Mary L. Dudy Bjork Mediterranean Studies, Vol.14 (2005) Introduction:…
THE BORGIAS: “NESSUNO (NOBODY)” – SE01 EP09
“NESSUNO (NOBODY)” In this week’s episode…. “Does the Pope of Rome disappoint Your Highness? Had you hoped for gold and silvervestments? Display has…
A Catalan Contribution to the Converso Controversy
A Catalan Contribution to the Converso Controversy Aronson-Friedman, Amy Mediterranean Studies, Volume 14 (2005) Abstract THE MARGINALIZATION OF CATALAN LITERARY WORKS from the…
Crusades on the Water: A New (Integrated) View
Crusades on the Water: A New (Integrated) View By Dana Cushing Paper given at the 46th International Congress on Medieval Studies (2011) Introduction: My…
Looking Beyond: Globalization in the Catalan Atlas of the Fourteenth Century
The Catalan Atlas is a large scale map, dated 1375, that is made up of six leaves of vellum originally folded in half but later cut and mounted on wooden boards measuring approximately 65 by 50 centimeters each
Jews and Christians in Almoravid Seville as Portrayed by the Islamic Jurist Ibn ʿAbdūn
Jews and Christians in Almoravid Seville as Portrayed by the Islamic Jurist Ibn ʿAbdūn By Alejandro García-Sanjuán Medieval Encounters, Vol. 14 (2008) Abstract:…
Monastery and Monarchy: The Foundation and Patronage of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas and Santa María la Real de Sigena
Monastery and Monarchy: The Foundation and Patronage of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas and Santa María la Real de Sigena By…
THE BORGIAS: “THE ART OF WAR” – SE01 EP08
“THE ART OF WAR” In this week’s episode…. “I had a dream, my son…or, a nightmare. I dreamed that all of Italy had…
THE BORGIAS: “DEATH ON A PALE HORSE” – SE01 EP07
“Death On A Pale Horse” In this week’s episode…. The French decimate Lucca, and march on towards Florence while Della Rovere wrestles with…
Whom did al-Ghazal meet? An Exchange of Embassies Between the Arabs From al-Andalus and the Vikings
Whom did al-Ghazal meet? An Exchange of Embassies Between the Arabs From al-Andalus and the Vikings Pons-Sanchez, Sara M. Saga Book, Vol.28 (2004) Abstract…
Out of Many, One?: the voice(s) in the crusade ideology of Las Navas de Tolosa
Out of Many, One?: the voice(s) in the crusade ideology of Las Navas de Tolosa By Edward Lawrence Holt Honor’s Thesis, Duke University,…
Between Arles, Rome, and Toledo: Gallic collections of canon law in Late Antiquity
Between Arles, Rome, and Toledo: Gallic collections of canon law ¡n Late Antiquity By Ralph W. Mathisen Fronteras Religiosas entre Roma, Bizancio, Damasco…
THE BORGIAS: “The French King” – SE01EP06
“The French King” Cesare falls deeply in love with Baroness Ursula, Lucrezia has a torrid affair with Paolo the stable boy, while her…
European Women Patrons of Art and Architecture, c. 1500-1650. Some Patterns
To assess women’s patronage roles in the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries requires the acknowledgement that women’s support of the arts transpired within a deeply embedded patron-client arrangement pervasive in European social relations and religious practice.