Most medieval scribes gathered together as they copied. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction A manuscript culture is...
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Laying the groundwork for the explosion of mathematical knowledge. By Dr. Victor Joseph KatzProfessor of Mathematics EmeritusUniversity...
Disfigured faces were “read” and commented on in medieval texts. Introduction This esssay will ask whether acquired...
Earliest economies were driven by agriculture. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In the history of economic...
New content and process. By Dr. Noam YuchtmanProfessor of Managerial Economics and StrategyThe London School of Economics...
Christianity began to introduce new sexual codes. Introduction In medieval Europe, attitudes toward homosexuality varied from region to region, determined...
The the empire had seen dramatic religious change. By Dr. Michael LambExecutive Director of the Program for...
Seeking out their underlying meanings. The manifold appearances of demons and the Devil are central themes in...
Its popularity in visual art coincides with the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade. By Dr. Letha...
Women had a definite role in various facets of social and political life. Introduction It was not...
The medieval information commons as a deep stratum of our present culture. Introduction The “Renew, Reuse, Recycle”...
The first examples of medieval blood libel emerged in England in the mid 1100s. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew...
“Trump and Vance are trying to start a race riot.” By Julia ConleyStaff WriterCommon Dreams For the...
The “construction” of mental illness in the Middle Ages in the context of the visibility and perceptibility....
Examining medieval attitudes toward children in the social anomaly of the saintly child. Introduction Even the most...
Why were so many medieval books laden with self-deprecation? Blame genre conventions. By Katherine ChurchillPhD Candidate in...
Autochthonous functions of space also existed in the middle ages. Indeed without music no discipline can be...
The nature of medical and surgical knowledge in early medieval Europe. Introduction Heads and faces might be...
The early medieval law codes issued in Europe contain multiple clauses dealing with injuries to the face...
Rumors and gossip swirled around medieval England whenever there was societal unrest. By Dr. Gordon McKelvieSenior Lecturer...
Exploring the questions raised by economic revolution—and how familiar those questions remain today. By Teresa NowakowskiMultimedia and...
During the later Middle Ages considerable numbers of pilgrims travelled to Jerusalem each year, and hundreds of...
The poem fed the medieval suspicion that women’s bonds were socially disruptive and dangerous to men. Introduction...
How did the Middle Ages define childhood and distinguish it from either infancy or adulthood? Introduction “Childhood,...
The coexistence of horizontal and vertical forms of teaching in high medieval monastic communities. This essay addresses...
Mobility’s impact on the lives of medieval Londoners and on the sense of neighborhood beyond the walls...
Medieval writers and clerics condemned queer romance and gender-bending stories, but they survived. Introduction Americans have been...
Various performances that took place in and around churches served the basic tenet of Christianity. Introduction In...
Variations were immense over an entire continent and a time span of about 1,000 years. Introduction The medieval...
Medieval Europe was far from democratic, but that didn’t mean tyrants got a free pass. By Dr....