More than 180 sessions within the special theme of “Food, feast and Famine” as well as 405 other sessions are sure to make Leeds in July buzzing with medievalists running to and fro to find the correct lecture hall.
Category: Medieval Histories
‘Medieval Histories’ offers medievalists all the news about exhibitions, books, research, archaeology, travel-tips and much more from the Medieval World
For the apparel oft proclaims the man…
How come nudity played such an important role in the visualization of Renaissance man and woman? One reason was, it could be used to counterbalance the dressing up of people in the 16th century
Bede’s World visitor attraction in Jarrow closes
On Friday, Bede’s World Trust, which has run a visitor centre and museum at Jarrow on the Tyneside has been foreclosed due to lack of funding
Strange Fashion
Fashion in the 16th century was something entirely different from what it is in our time. Catalogue for a major exhibition in Nürnberg offers a good introduction to the cultural history of dressing in the Renaissance
Austrian Master Tailors from the 16th century
Manuscripts containing Tailors' patterns from the 16th century may not be that rare as they were used to help apprentices to pass their exams and become master tailors. However, they are often overlooked in libraries. Now three have been transcribed and fully edited.
Hessenhof in Schmalkalden
In Schmalkalden lies a treasure hidden in the cellar of a medieval house – a series of murals depicting the romantic epos of Iwein.
Chrétien de Troyes
Chrétien de Troyes was initiator of the medieval Romance genre. By focusing on the legends of Arthur, he placed them in the centre of medieval courtly culture.
Castle in Siedlęcin
The ducal tower in Siedlęcin near Jelenia Góra (Lower Silesia, Poland) is one of the most impressive and important medieval monuments in Poland.
Last Stand on Vellum
For a thousand years Britain’s laws have been recorded on vellum. Earlier this week the plan was revealed to abolish the practice. However, James Grey, a conservative MP is planning to call for a back-bench debate creating a stand-off between the Commons and the House of Lords.
Late Antique Little Ice Age AD 536 – 660
New research demonstrates the widespread impact of the climatic shocks in the 6th century creating a Late Antique Littel Ice Age reaching across most of the northern hemisphere
Life of St. Winifred
Known in Welsh as Gwenfrewy, st. Winifred is the best known of the Welsh female saints. She lived and died in the seventh century. At the site of her martydom, a well sprang out. To this day this is the centre of a renowned pilgrimage.
Making Early Medieval Societies
What held small- and large-scale communities of the late Roman and early medieval West together, at a time when the world seemed to be falling apart? New book explores this question from an interdisciplinary perspective
Approaches to Poverty in Medieval Europe
In a new book on "Approaches to Poverty in Medieval Europe" Sharon Farmer and a number of medievalists explores different aspects of poverty before and after the late medieval crisis
Kremlin under Siege – or the Medieval Campaign of Putin
UNESCO considers removing World Heritage Status from the Kremlin due to the erection of a massive statue of Vladimir the Great
Aashenayi – Musical Encounter with Ottoman Music
Aaashenayi is a spellbinding musical Encounter with Ottoman Music during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, 1494 - 1566
Legacy from the Land of Basque
Basque music has a special tone and differs markedly from Castillian or Andalusian soundscapes. New record captures a kind of medieval and early modern music very seldom heard.