Category Archives: Publications

From the deserts of Egypt to the emergence of the great monastic orders, the story of late antique and medieval monasticism in the West used to be straightforward. But today we see the story as far ‘messier’ – less linear, … Lire la suite →

When Saladin recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187, returning the Holy City to Islamic rule, he sent shockwaves throughout Christian Europe and the Muslim Near East that reverberate today. It was the culmination of a supremely exciting life. Born … Lire la suite →

Aux premiers siècles du christianisme, les païens restaient aux yeux des chrétiens les maîtres des formes traditionnelles de l’historiographie. Ainsi, il n’y eut aucune tentative sérieuse de christianiser Thucydide ou Tacite, qu’on étudiait pourtant encore avec soin. Il fallait donc … Lire la suite →

Quelques mois avant sa mort en 1576, Gerolamo Cardano (notre « Cardan », né en 1501 à Pavie) se lance dans la rédaction de ce Livre de ma vie, en cinquante-quatre chapitres, dont il n’aura pas le temps de donner … Lire la suite →

Jeanne de Penthièvre (c.1326–1384), duchess of Brittany, was an active and determined ruler who maintained her claim to the duchy throughout a war of succession and even after her eventual defeat. This in-depth study examines Jeanne’s administrative and legal records … Lire la suite →

Click on the link ‘Online content‘ for a preview of the book (21 pages) and a free copy of Volume 15 The Ghent Altarpiece. A Bibliography (98 pages). The outer panels of the Ghent Altarpiece had been overpainted to a … Lire la suite →