Category Archives: Publications

For fifty years, the Aristoteles Latinus project has deepened our understanding of how Aristotle entered the Latin Middle Ages. Based in Leuven and rooted in early twentieth-century international collaboration, the Aristoteles Latinus project has traced the complex paths by which … Lire la suite →

In ihrer Materialität, ihrem architektonischen Kontext und ihren Bildern zeugen die „patere“ und „formelle“ von der Begegnung zwischen venezianischen und byzantinischen, islamischen und lateinischen Kulturen im Mittelalter. An den Fassaden der Paläste sind sie als Bestandteil der romanischen Architektur und … Lire la suite →

En 1176, Chrétien de Troyes exprime l’idée d’un héritage dont le berceau serait la Grèce, origine de la « chevalerie » et de la « clergie », dans le célèbre prologue du Cligès, mais il ne donne pas de contenu … Lire la suite →

Examining the administration of assets during the trial of the French Templars, as well as the settlement process that took place after the Order’s dissolution, this book focuses on material aspects of the proceedings in France that have never been … Lire la suite →

Haec quicumque legis is a remarkable window onto the intellectual world of tenth-century Europe, offering a rich etymological lexicon compiled within the notebooks of the monastic polymath Ademar of Chabannes. This glossary, preserved in the Leiden manuscript VLO 15, blends Latin, Greek, … Lire la suite →

Famine is a well-known subject to many medievalists. New approaches and evidence, however, continue to expand our possible knowledge about food shortage in the Middle Ages. The studies in this volume develop medieval famine research along two paths, one new, … Lire la suite →

A spellbinding narrative history that defies modern assumptions about women’s lives in the Middle Ages and informs contemporary debates about sexual violence and the limits of justice. In the winter of 1472, the city of Dijon, France, became the stage … Lire la suite →

Lincoln Cathedral is one of the greatest buildings of medieval Europe, remarkable both for its architectural form and its sculptural treasures.  Unlike the celebrated Angel Choir, the great portal on its south side has until now not been the subject … Lire la suite →

This book explores how in medieval Italy people perceived, interpreted, and sought to influence weather and climatic phenomena through the lens of sanctity. Focusing on hagiographic narratives from the early to the late Middle Ages, it reconstructs a rich corpus … Lire la suite →

Silk Roads, Steppe Roads takes the reader on a journey to three sites in northwestern China and Mongolia to investigate medieval Chinese tombs containing evidence of Eastern Eurasian cultural contacts and exchanges. The construction, artifacts, and texts on paper and … Lire la suite →