They can best be described as ‘literary histories’ that combined some factual information with much fiction. Introduction...
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Urban renewal incubated a growing commercial sex industry, which in turn fueled a new demand for human...
Your doctor’s MD emerged from the Dark Ages. Introduction Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre...
Demons appear regularly as causes of mental disorder in saints’ lives and miracle stories. Introduction Among the...
There was a constant negotiation of status and authority in the community. Introduction Finding your place in...
The ideological structures shaping the medieval record become highly visible with women. Introduction The discussion of disfigurement...
Many medieval advancements from the 12th to 14th centuries were either built on long-established techniques. Introduction Medieval...
The workings of marginalization had a direct impact on the uses of London’s spatial periphery. Introduction Underlying...
Investigating medieval merchants and their individual connections to the military. The interplay between mercantile and military activity...
Scholastic masters found themselves both constrained and enabled by institutions. Introduction This volume addresses the ways in...
Looking at companions in medieval times. Pet lovers, gather round. Let’s talk all about pets in the...
Melancholy was regarded as one of the four temperaments matching the four humours. Introduction Melancholia or melancholy (from Greek: melaina chole,[1] meaning black bile)[2] is...
The emphasis on founding explanations for different disasters was always laid on two major issues. Introduction When...
Through the priests, God’s power to watch and judge had a human embodiment. Humanity, according to the...
In a number of myths, the hero must himself become the ‘savage’ he wishes to tame. Abstract...
The Banu Musa brothers described a number of early automatic controls. Introduction The Book of Ingenious Devices (literally: “The...
Individual penance was simply not enough, some collective and common forms were called on. Introduction Despite all...
The new grande industrie affected fashion, which in turn contributed to the growth of commerce. Introduction Technology...
The early Merovingian kings and queens were not particularly interested in cultivating cultural activity. Sometime between 664...
Distinctive individuals used by scholastic thinkers as models for thinking about their own particular identities. Individual Thinkers...
The Medici, a wealthy and powerful Florentine family, had fortune was built on their banking industry. Introduction...
The remarkable wealth of the London vintners in the fourteenth century created a distinctive locus. Introduction On...
Coins and seals held differing functions in medieval society. Introduction Over the past two decades, medieval women...
The three types of manorial court were distinguished by the importance of those who made use of...
Our understanding of horizontal learning within medieval communities largely depends upon semantics. Abstract This contribution sketches a...
Unpacking the role of lying and truth-telling in monastic culture. Abstract This paper investigates the links between...
The social lives of medieval Londoners reveal how far they were drawn into the centralizing forces of...
Courson’s life intersected with some of the major religious movements and contemporary concerns of his day. Introduction...
How frequently these disasters occurred and what conditions influenced their severity. Disastrous Times Before we embark on...
Both weather and natural catastrophes have always been highly impactful on human history and culture. Introduction Originally...