In 1364 Charles V (1338 -1380) was crowned as king of France in Rheims. The following year he commissioned a beautiful manuscript to commemorate the event – the so-called Coronation Book of Charles V.
Category: Medieval Histories
‘Medieval Histories’ offers medievalists all the news about exhibitions, books, research, archaeology, travel-tips and much more from the Medieval World
Daily Life of Charles V, King of France (1338 -1380)
How did a late medieval king conduct his business? What did his daily life look like? Recent studies of Charles V, King of France (1338 – 1380) reveals a way of life that is quite different from what we might first think.
Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies: An Introduction
New Introduction to Oriental Manuscripts offer an important survey of manuscripts belonging to the twelve manuscript traditions of Arab, Armenian, Avestan, Caucasian, Christo-Palestinian, Coptic, Ethiopic, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Slavonic and Syrian languages and scripts
Markets and Marketplaces in Medieval Italy
Italian cities are renowned for their bustling marketplaces full of bars, covered market-stalls and beautiful art in the form of water-fountains. New book tells the story of the medieval marketplace
Chessmen Returns to the The Isle of Lewis
The Lewis Chessmen from the 12th century are among some of the most iconic images of both the Isle of Lewis itself and the Norse heritage of the British Isles. This summer six of them will come home...
900-Year-Old Priory Reopens as Museum
Norton Priory was founded 900 years ago. The plan is to turn it into a new state-of-the-art museum complex
Space, Power and Culture in Lleida 2015
The main focus at the 5th International Medieval Meeting in Lleida, will be on space, power and culture in Medieval Iberia.
Framing the Flemish Primitives
Innovative electronic presentation of book on ‘Frames and Supports in 15th- and 16th-Century Southern Netherlandish Painting’ leads the way for future art-historical publications.
Medieval Travel Guides
A list of books about how people in the Middle Ages went about traveling as pilgrims, merchants, royals or just peasants heading for the market
Paris 500 to 1500 – The Powers that Shape a City
British Archaeological Association's annual conference focus 2016 on the medieval city of Paris
Medieval Material Turn at Leeds
‘Reform and Renewal’ are the key-words chosen for this year’s International Medieval Congress at Leeds. it is all about the “Material Turn”!
The Formation of the English Kingdom in the Tenth Century
One of the myths looming large in English history is the idea that the English kingdom was founded by Alfred the great. No such thing, explains a new book by George Molyneaux, which build on his doctoral thesis
Medieval and Modern Toleration
How should we wield toleration in the 21st century? May we perhaps learn from the Middle Ages? This question will be debated at Kalamazoo in May
Sagas and Space
The 16th International saga Conference will be hosted by the Universities of Zürich and Basel. Theme this year is Sagas and Space
Rogier van der Weyden at Prado
Rogier van der Weyden’s Crucifixion from Escorial was recently restored. This spring it is exhibited at Prado together with some of his other masterpieces
Viewing Inscriptions in the Late Antique and Medieval World
This book consider the visual qualities of inscriptions, ranging across the Mediterranean and the Near East from Spain to Iran and beyond