Author Archives: RMBLF

The Merovingian Kingdoms (c. 450–751) dominated much of what is now France, Belgium, and Germany, and were the most powerful and long-lived of the states that transformed the inheritance of Rome after the Crisis of the Fifth Century. Yet they … Lire la suite →

Dans la période qui mène du XIIe siècle au seuil des Lumières, le discours mystique s’offre comme un véritable carrefour, dont l’intelligibilité se déploie autour de quatre pôles pour former ce que Pierre Gire nomme un carré mystique. Après le … Lire la suite →

In Experimental Histories, Hannah Weaver examines the medieval practice of interpolation—inserting material from one text into another—which is often categorized as being a problematic, inauthentic phenomenon akin to forgery and pseudepigraphy. Instead, Weaver promotes interpolation as the signature form of … Lire la suite →

Flavius Josephus and Artwork of Roman Antiquity and the Early Middle Age demonstrates how the writings of the first-century Judaean historian influenced the genesis, nature and design of major monuments of the first millennium: 1) The frieze of the Spoils … Lire la suite →

A fine new copy. ere are thirteen peer-reviewed essays by leading historians exploring the subject of death and dying in the middle ages. The essays explore some of the many ways in which death in its practical and devotional aspects … Lire la suite →

Depuis 2011, une vingtaine de chercheurs, venus de tous horizons géographiques, disciplinaires et institutionnels se penchent sur un territoire commun, le marais de Brouage ou marais charentais. Ils partagent leurs compétences respectives pour tenter de percer le fonctionnement et les … Lire la suite →

A new account of racial logics in premodern Islamic literature. In Black Knights, Rachel Schine reveals how the Arabic-speaking world developed a different form of racial knowledge than their European neighbors during the Middle Ages. Unlike in European vernaculars, Arabic-language … Lire la suite →

In this book readers will find stories about medieval heresies and “magic” from an unusual perspective: that of food studies. The time span ranges from Late Antiquity to the Late Middle Ages, while the geographical scope includes regions as different … Lire la suite →

The “Long Middle Ages” indicates a span of time extending from Antiquity, across the Middle Ages, to the Early Modern period. The author tries to understand factors of historical continuity binding this period together and the periodic scenes of violent … Lire la suite →