Author Archives: RMBLF

Throughout the Middle Ages and all over Europe and the Mediterranean, Venetian merchants travelled throughout the known world in search of lucrative business opportunities and trading in anything that could be bought and sold. Envied by its neighbours, Venice came … Lire la suite →

This book sheds new light on the question of authorship in Neo-Latin literature. It shows that authorship was not something to be automatically assumed, but was chiefly imparted by the paratextual features of a work, such as letters of dedication, … Lire la suite →

Philippe de Mézières (1327-1405) fit de ses écrits un lieu d’élaboration et de diffusion de projets réformateurs. En retraçant les horizons intellectuels et sociaux qui les nourrissent, l’étude montre comment ils reflètent le monde curial de son temps tout en … Lire la suite →

Clergy formed a distinct and privileged group in later medieval society as regarded violent crime. Church law was intended to protect them from it, induce them to avoid it, and exempt them from secular justice following it. But in practice, … Lire la suite →

La Grande Jacquerie de mai-juin 1358 est traditionnellement réduite à une insurrection paysanne spontanée, éphémère et brutale. Elle est pourtant devenue un référent historique dès la fin du XIVe siècle. Ses réappropriations ont été si nombreuses jusqu’au début du XXIe … Lire la suite →

In the mid-thirteenth century, Europe was shaken by the Mongol invasions. Realizing the immense potential for accessing remote markets in the East, Venetian merchants, diplomats, and seafarers established far-flung commercial networks with the Mongol Empire. Venice and the Mongols tells … Lire la suite →