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Collection of French romances and fabliaux, c.1275, folio 188
17+ hour, 25+ min ago (12+ words) Medievalists.net...
New Medieval Books: Game On!
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (169+ words) Edited by Bita Pourvash Aga Khan Museum ISBN: 978-1-926473-21-5 When most people think of games and sports in the Middle Ages, chess and jousting probably come to mind. This book, and the exhibition on which it is based, reveal that medieval…...
Caerphilly Castle Visitor Numbers Rise Following £8 Million Restoration
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (491+ words) Visitor numbers at Caerphilly Castle have risen significantly in the year since its Great Hall reopened following an £8 million programme of conservation and refurbishment. Wales’ largest castle is now among Cadw’s five most visited historic sites this year, while further…...
New Medieval Books: Great Kingdoms of Africa
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (120+ words) Edited by John Parker Thames & Hudson ISBN: 978-0-500-29895-4 The medieval era features prominently in this edited volume, which examines several of the most important states to emerge in pre-modern Africa. Its nine studies span regions across the continent. John Parker is…...
Medieval Wall Discovered Beneath Chester Castle
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (814+ words) Explorations beneath Chester Castle in northwest England have revealed a substantial section of medieval stonework hidden among the remains of an eighteenth-century prison. The nearly three-metre-high wall, found beneath Chester Crown Court, appears to have formed part of a fortified…...
New Medieval Books: People of the Image: Jews and Art
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (125+ words) By Marc Michael Epstein Histories of medieval art usually focus on works made by and for Christians. This book instead explores art created by and for Jewish communities, revealing new perspectives on how people understood and experienced the medieval world....
Online Course: En Garde! Fencing in Late Medieval and Early Modern England
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (104+ words) Medievalists.net From apprentices in the street to princes at court, fencing was widespread in late medieval and early modern England. This course explores the fascinating careers and martial arts of those who instructed others in the use of arms....
Lost Carolingian Text Written for Charlemagne Discovered
1+ week, 1+ day ago (692+ words) A previously unknown Carolingian theological work apparently written at the request of Charlemagne has been identified in a sixteenth-century manuscript in Vienna. The text also suggests that the emperor was interested in using biblical arguments to encourage the conversion of…...
"This restoration has made it possible to rediscover the beauty and legibility of a fresco that has accompanied the spirituality of generations of the faithful and visitors for many centuries. We are grateful to the Soprintendenza for its supervision, to the Dominican friars for their amenability, and to the restorers who have made this important conservation project possible. Our most heartfelt thanks go to the donors, William and Jeanne Bice, for their support and their enthusiastic interest in the art of
1+ week, 2+ day ago (246+ words) A fourteenth-century fresco that became the focus of one of medieval Florence’s best-known devotional traditions has returned to public view following a major conservation project in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella. The fresco is closely associated with the spread…...
Heresy and Orthodoxy in the Byzantine Empire
1+ week, 2+ day ago (783+ words) Medievalists.net The Byzantine Empire regarded religious belief as far more than a matter of personal faith—it was essential to the stability of the state. Zoe Tsiami explores how Byzantium defined orthodoxy, confronted heresy, and used councils, theology, and…...