Author Archives: RMBLF

This book traces the history of encounter between Eastern and Western cultures by closely examining a body of medieval travel writings penned or related by Europeans and by inhabitants of East Asia. Whilst these texts are usually considered in the … Lire la suite →

Dès les premiers temps de son existence, dans les années 1230, l’Inquisition suscita des réactions parfois très hostiles et violentes. Les inquisiteurs furent régulièrement les cibles du déchaînement populaire, jusqu’à en perdre la vie. S’il s’agit de l’une des manifestations … Lire la suite →

Through portraits of readers and their responses to texts, Reading Practice reconstructs the contours of the knowledge economy that shaped medicine and science in early modern England. Reading Practice tells the story of how ordinary people grew comfortable learning from commonplace … Lire la suite →

Loin de se cantonner aux portraits des princes et des rois, des hommes de guerre ou des lettrés et artistes laïcs, la représentation en série des hommes illustres aux XIVe-XVIIe siècles pénètre aussi au cœur de l’institution ecclésiale : d’une … Lire la suite →

This collection brings together current research into the development of the market for pre-modern manuscripts. Between 1890 and 1945 thousands of manuscripts made in Europe before 1600 appeared on the market. Many entered the collections in which they have remained, … Lire la suite →