The Medieval Python

Between the sixth and the tenth centuries, often called The Dark Ages, Europe was closed for renovations after the Roman Empire ended but before the Medieval feudal system was quite up and running. Bu

The Art of Medieval Urbanism examines the role of monumental sculpture and architecture in the medieval cityscape, offering an interpretation of the relationships among art, architecture, and the hist

Seeking the elusive meaning of the editorial choices made by the anthologists at the end of the Middle Ages, Taylor (Durham U.) argues that the social and cultural environment in which the anthologies

Little remains of the rich visual culture of late medieval English piety. The century and a half leading up to the Reformation had seen an unparalleled growth of devotional arts, as chapels, parish ch

The exhibit at the Oriental Museum in Chicago (no date cited) and this companion volume demonstrate how archaeologists work with shards, while illuminating aspects of life along the Silk Road from the

This book provides a needed new interpretation of the complex cultural meanings of the late medieval, guild-produced, biblical plays of York and Chester, England, commonly known as mystery plays. It a

This book envisions the confines of medieval manuscripts as the potential territory of many virtual worlds: realms that readers call forth through their imaginative interactions with a book’s material

In his Etymologiae, St Isidore of Seville put together a systematic survey of the world in the form of a vast thesaurus of Latin vocabulary, which supplies a more or less accepted or fanciful etymology for each term. It became one of the most influential books of European culture through the whole medieval period. This Latin 'Roget' is traditionally used as a reference work, accessed through an elaborate index system. In this book Professor Henderson, the most challenging critic writing on Latin literature and Roman culture, presents a full reading of all twenty books of the Etymologiae, showing how the material is sequenced so that its reader is treated to a thoroughgoing education in the world as it was apprehended in Jewish, Graeco-Roman and Christian culture. All Latin, including etymologies, is translated.

For the first time, this study examines in depth how the medieval Japanese masters of Heiho – the Art of War – sought to interpret, illustrate and transmit the principles of Sun-Tzu during the war-tor

Arabic and Semitic scholar Rosenthal (1914-2003) retired from Yale University in 1985. He argues here that knowledge is the quickening concept in Islamic civilization, and explores its myriad manifest

Medieval European culture encompassed Judaic, Christian, Muslim, and pagan societies, forming a complex matrix of religious belief, identity, and imagination. Through incisive readings of a broad rang

Medieval European culture encompassed Judaic, Christian, Muslim, and pagan societies, forming a complex matrix of religious belief, identity, and imagination. Through incisive readings of a broad rang

Performing Women in the Middle Ages approaches medieval lyric poetry through the lens of gender and performance theory and demonstrates how comic-obscene and comic-erotic songs put identity into play,

In medieval Europe, falconry was perhaps the most popular form of hunting among the aristocracy. Owning a falcon, and the necessary falconer to go with it, was a status symbol throughout the middle ag

Barbarians, Marauders, and Infidels examines the motives and terrors of war during the Middle Ages, the rise and fall of ethnic and religious groups, and the actions of good and evil military leaders

Beginning in Paris in the year 1290, Jews were accused of abusing Christ by desecrating the eucharist—the manifestation of Christ's body in the communion service. Over the next two centuries

Dag Norberg's analysis and interpretation of Medieval Latin versification, which was published in French in 1958 and remains the standard work on the subject, appears here for the first time in Englis

Baalbaki compiles 18 articles on the various methods of analysis adopted by medieval Arab grammarians and their attempts to justify and defend linguistic usage, primarily in view of their belief that

Karl Friday, an internationally recognised authority on Japanese warriors, provides the first comprehensive study of the topic to be published in English. This work incorporates nearly twenty years of

Imagining the Middle Ages is an unprecedented examination of the historical content of films depicting the medieval period from the 11th to the 15th centuries. Historians increasingly feel the need t

Imagine a dreamland where roasted pigs wander about with knives in their backs to make carving easy, where grilled geese fly directly into one's mouth, where cooked fish jump out of the water and land

Steinberg, professor of biblical, medieval, and Renaissance literatures at the State University of New York-Fredonia, provides a cultural context for the study of medieval literature, shedding light o

Original enlightenment thought (hongaku shiso) dominated Buddhist intellectual circles throughout Japan?s medieval period. Enlightenment, this discourse claims, is neither a goal to be achieved nor a

In this thorough study, a revision of her dissertation (in medieval history, at Harvard U.), Valente systematically considers the revolt of the English nobles against the kings that ruled from the mid

A survey of medieval Christian literature dedicated to angels explores issues in angelic spirituality along a variety of themes and provides selections from medieval commentaries on such topics as the

This accessible introduction to medieval French literature concentrates on how to enjoy reading this lively and influential literary tradition. Rather than offering a conventional literary history, Si

For much of the Middle Ages, the Lara family was among the most powerful aristocratic lineages in Spain. Proteges of the monarchy at the time of El Cid, their influence reached extraordinary heights d

This volume contains ten previously-published essays on the inquisitorial form of criminal prosecution used in the ecclesiastical and secular courts of medieval Europe. In the first six essays, Kelly

This work explores and untangles the theme of rape, and its counterpart ravishment, in Anglo-French cultural tradition between the disintegration of the classical world and the Renaissance. Tracing de

This reinterpretation of the legal status of foreigners in medieval England boldly rejects the canonical view which has for centuries dominated the imagination of historians and laymen alike. Keechang Kim proposes an understanding of the genesis of the modern legal regime and the important distinction between citizens and non-citizens. Making full use of medieval and early modern sources, Kim offers a compelling argument that the late medieval changes in legal treatment of foreigners are vital to an understanding of the shift of focus from status to the State, and that the historical foundation of the modern state system should be sought in this shift of outlook. The book contains a re-evaluation of the legal aspects of feudalism, examining, in particular, how the feudal legal arguments were transformed by the political theology of the Middle Ages to become the basis of the modern legal outlook.

After considering the female body of late medieval devotional literature, contributions then examine the representation of gendered bodies in later literature, exploring such topics as 16th-century oc

Despite the jarringly anachronistic use of Healthcare in the title, this is a fine group of articles by Green, all but one previously printed (since 1987). The studies are devoted to texts and cont

Medieval art survives today as fragments of larger works, usually displayed by historical period, geographic location, artistic medium, or iconographic theme. Fragmented Devotion is the first exhibiti