Fletcher (author of "Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini": A Thirteenth-Century Sermon for Advent and the Macaronic Style in England) has compiled an anthological cross-section of late medieval Orth
Unusual in a scholarly work, this account of prints and printmaking in 16th-century Rome contains at the center an extended account of the rivalry, perfidy, theft, confrontations, and even a drowning
This collection of essays by linguist and scholar Utas shows the impressive depth of his knowledge of Middle and New Persian. Many of the essays are on the linguistic subtleties of the language, but s
Schuler has turned her dissertation into a tour de force, a study of variations on the Tamil story of Nili/Icakkiyamman, an edition and translation of a newly discovered version, an analysis of the me
Historians look at the role of the three gentes, or ethnic people, in the transition of Europe from unity under the Roman Empire to multiplicity of the medieval kingdoms. Their topics include Frankish
The relationships between monastic and mendicant communities or orders and the laity in the high middle ages were complex, highly charged, and yet nearly ritualized. These 19 papers explore the comple
Organized by Centre for Urban History at the Belgium's U. of Antwerp, a November 2003 conference brought together urban historians, social historians, and art historians in order to examine the compar
This collection addresses an audience of early medievalists with an interest in material culture and its use in building ethnic boundaries. The traditional concept of frontier is one of current debate
Rievaulz Abbey, in the valley of the river Rye on the North Yorkshire moors, was one of the most important and largest of the Cistercian abbeys in England. Rather than simply narrating the history of
This volume takes a fresh view of the role representations of the past play in the construction of Jewish identity. Its central theme is that the study of how Jews construct the past can help in inter
From flowers and perfumes to urban sanitation and personal hygiene, smell—a sense that is simultaneously sublime and animalistic—has played a pivotal role in western culture and thought. Greek and Rom
From flowers and perfumes to urban sanitation and personal hygiene, smell—a sense that is simultaneously sublime and animalistic—has played a pivotal role in western culture and thought. Greek and Rom
