Dyeing with Tannic Acid and Iron: Walnut Husks
This paper discusses the use of walnut to dye fabric.
The Politics of Wet System Building: Balancing Interests in Dutch Water Management from the Middle Ages to the Present
The Politics of Wet System Building: Balancing Interests in Dutch Water Management from the Middle Ages to the Present By Cornelis Disco and…
The machines of Francesco Di Giorgio: demonstrations of the world
This thesis is an exploration of the chapters of Francesco Di Giorgio’s Trattati di Architettura, Ingegneria e Arte Militare, that pertain to mechanical devices.
Greek and Muslim Automata: Influence of Greek Knowledge in Medieval Islamic Science
Greek and Muslim Automata: Influence of Greek Knowledge in Medieval Islamic Science By Michela Cigola Proceedings: 2nd International Conference on Ancient Greek Technology…
Rivers and Humans: The Civilizing Project of Leonardo da Vinci and Niccoló Machiavelli
Neither man spoke about in his notebooks, letters or diaries. But out of the brainstorming at Imola emerged a project which was as momentous as it was daring
Restoring the Ancient Water Supply System in Renaissance Rome: The Popes, the civic administration, and the Acqua Vergine
Restoring the Ancient Water Supply System in Renaissance Rome: The Popes, the civic administration, and the Acqua Vergine By David Karmon The Waters…
Research uncovers connections between charcoal and the church in medieval Norway
Norway’s more than 1,000 year-old-city and historical capital, Trondheim, was a beehive of activity in medieval times. Recent archeological research in the city’s…
Products of the blacksmith in Mid-Late Anglo-Saxon England
Most smithing work took place when the iron was hot, but iron produced by the direct process could also be worked cold. It is clear, for example, that, on occasions, tools or weapons were resharpened by cold hammering
Translating the Alliterative Morte Arthure into a Digital Medium: The Influence of Physical Context on Editorial Theory
Translating the Alliterative Morte Arthure into a Digital Medium: The Influence of Physical Context on Editorial Theory Carlson, John Ivor Arthuriana 20.2 (2010) Abstract…
The medieval glass industry
The medieval glass industry Hunter, J.R. Medieval Industry, CBA Research Report No 40 (1981) Abstract The evolution of most industrial processes can be traced…
Water-related Infrastructure in Medieval London
Water-related Infrastructure in Medieval London By Roger D. Hansen Published Online (2004) Abstract: There were elements of London’s historic water and wastewater system…
Byzantines, Avars and the Introduction of the Trebuchet
Byzantines, Avars and the Introduction of the Trebuchet By Stephen McCotter Published Online (2003) Introduction: While there has been much debate over when the…
Early medieval warfare objects from the Central Balkans
Early medieval warfare objects from the Central Balkans Jaric, Jelena MA Thesis in Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest, May (2009) Abstract This research focuses…
A note on the history of handling in ports: from ancient to medieval cranes
A note on the history of handling in ports: from ancient to medieval cranes By Zrnic N., Hoffmann K., Bosnjak S. Paper given…
‘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.
The Lanterns of Chuko Liang
The Lanterns of Chuko Liang By P. H. Hase Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, vol.28 (1988) Introduction: The Mongol…
Industrial Energy from Water-Mills in the European Economy, Fifth to Eighteenth Centuries: the Limitations of Power
Industrial Energy from Water-Mills in the European Economy, Fifth to Eighteenth Centuries: the Limitations of Power Munro, John (University of Toronto) Department of Economics University…
Technology Assessment from the Stance of a Medieval Historian
Technology Assessment from the Stance of a Medieval Historian By Lynn White Jr. The American Historical Review, Vol. 79, No. 1. (1974) Introduction:…
The Black Death and the origins of the ‘Great Divergence’ across Europe, 1300–1600
One important recent theme emerging from the literature on early modern Europe is that some of the key structural and institutional changes that are responsible for the increases in incomes may have taken place rather early, in the late medieval period or in the era of the Black Death.
Rethinking “Damascus” Steel
Rethinking “Damascus” Steel By Ann Feuerbach American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin, Vol.96 (2008) Introduction: Historical accounts testify that for thousands of years,…
Irrigation and hydraulic society in early and medieval Ceylon
Irrigation and hydraulic society in early and medieval Ceylon By R.A.L.H. Gunawardana Past and Present, Vol.53:1 (1971) Introduction: For more than fifteen centuries,…
Paper Technology in Medieval India
Paper Technology in Medieval India By S.A.K. Ghori and A.Rahman Indian Journal of the History of Science, Vol. 2 (1966) Abstract: The paper…
Lalibela and Libanos, the King and the Hydro-Engineer of 13th-Century Ethiopia
How were they built? What religious iconography underlies their design? What was their liturgical function? Were they modelled on the Holy Land? Were all twelve built by King Lalibela who ruled in the early thirteenth century, as tradition claims?
The Art of the Medieval Blacksmith
The Art of the Medieval Blacksmith By Jeffrey M. Hoffeld The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Vol. 28:4 (1969) Introduction: While the biblical…
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…