This collection was inspired by the finding of major portions of Vivaldi's lost opera "Motezuma" in 2003 and its first modern performance in 2005. Talbot (music, University of Liverpool, emeritus) req
This compilation of essays addresses transmission of knowledge in the Middle Ages, from translations of saints' lives to representations of culture transmitted through art and feasts. Within this broa
Researchers in social work from northern Europe and the US present examples of developing research methodology, different research approaches, and other issues that relate to evidence-based and knowle
In a series generated by annual conferences of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, this volume surveys recent multidisciplinary analyses digesting food as an important key to the
Twelve contributions from art historians describe the results of research investigating the workshop practices of Netherlandish painters in the 15th and 16th centuries. Particular emphasis is placed o
Colleagues and former students of the late Ian Robertson (history, U. of Melbourne, 1961-97) present essays on religious rituals, the rhetoric of the image, and the written and oral word. Among their
Based on presentations made at two conferences (in 2000: Life After Death: Commemoration in Medieval Utrecht; and in 2001: Care for the Here and the Hereafter), 12 papers (two are in German) and an ep
The idea that societies and rulers express their power through monumental architecture is not a new one, but this collection of essays, the result of a 2002 conference in Leuven, takes the arguement b
Lying at the heart of this volume is the web's enticing appeal, but as yet essentially unrealized potential, as the ultimate corpus around which text-based studies of English can be shaped. Key words
This volume provides an in-depth study of tribal life in the Near East in the 19th century, exploring how tribes shaped society, economy and politics in the desert, as well as in villages and towns. U
A series of studies on patristic, medieval, and Reformation-era sermons. The series comprises monographs and miscellanies, such as papers from focused conferences within the field. Editions of short t
