Tuomas Heikkilä, Åslaug Ommundsen, Lars Boje Mortensen and Matthew Collins have won an ERC Synergy Grant to explore medieval book culture in the CODICUM project. The project will investigate ...
As a symbol, the Moon did not have an easily decipherable meaning – which encouraged medieval people to read it in playful ...
Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...
Since ancient times, dragons existed in different cultures as indomitable creatures or signs of good luck. But when these fascinating beings took center stage in Christian myths and iconography, ...
What did getting drunk look like in the Middle Ages? In this video, we explore the drinking culture of medieval Europe - from alehouses and mead halls to strange brews and drinking customs. We dive ...
Critiqued by Risham Majeed in Art bulletin (New York) 103 (1) March 2021, pages 140-146; reviewed by Ingrid Greenfield in African arts (Los Angeles) 53 (3) autumn 2020, pages 91-93 (N1.A258). AFA copy ...
BBC presenter Nick Robinson clashed with Robert Jenrick over his claim that “hundreds of thousands of people from alien cultures who possess medieval attitudes” have come to the UK from countries like ...
Historian emphasizes importance of Bidar's historical Madrasa, calls for preservation and promotion of medieval heritage.
Kemi Badenoch has been urged to sack Robert Jenrick after he suggested the Tories could cap immigration from “alien cultures with medieval attitudes towards women”. The shadow justice secretary stood ...
For his final project for MDVL 0360: “Medieval Bodies: Medieval Perspectives,” Markus Joerg ’26 served a ten-course medieval style meal. Finding old medieval manuscripts and translating the recipes, ...