Author Archives: RMBLF

By the fifteenth century, churchmen were complaining that laypeople preferred to hear stories about Robin Hood rather than to listen to the word of God. But what was the attraction of this outlaw for contemporary audiences? The essays collected here … Lire la suite →

Les chansons dites populaires ne sont ni aussi anciennes ni aussi naïves qu’elles le paraissent. On le sait, mais on ne peut s’empêcher de leur chercher des ancêtres, chez qui ces caractères seraient authentiques. On remonte ainsi jusqu’au Moyen Âge … Lire la suite →

Famous today for the shops lining its sloped street, the Ponte Vecchio is the last premodern bridge spanning the Arno River at Florence and one of the few remaining examples of the once more prevalent urbanized bridge type. Drawing from … Lire la suite →

Un épisode fondateur de la nation France et du roman national : la victoire des chevaliers de Philippe Auguste lors de la bataille de Bouvines. La bataille de Bouvines, remportée le 27 juillet 1214 par Philippe Auguste, près de Lille, sur … Lire la suite →

The four-volume sub-series ‘Petrifying Wealth’ explores the sudden ubiquity of masonry construction between 1050 and 1300 in Southern Europe and its profound effect on the European landscape. New questions about wealth, society, and medieval building are explored, which highlight the … Lire la suite →

Worlds of Byzantium offers a new understanding of what it means to study the history and visual culture of the Byzantine empire during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Arguing that linguistic and cultural frontiers do not always coincide with … Lire la suite →