Category Archives: Publications

Zwischen 982 und 993 schrieb der Dompropst Gerhard von Augsburg die Vita des Bischofs Ulrich, der 50 Jahre lang (923–973) das Bistum regiert hatte. Ab etwa 952/955 ist Gerhard Augenzeuge und enger Mitarbeiter des Bischofs. Ulrich ist in der Darstellung … Lire la suite →

Caliphs and Merchants: Cities and Economies of Power in the Near East (700-950) offers fresh perspectives on the origins of the economic success of the early Islamic Caliphate, identifying a number of previously unnoticed or underplayed yet crucial developments, such … Lire la suite →

Between the twelfth and the sixteenth centuries, European Christians used in worship a plethora of objects, not only prayer books, statues, and paintings but also pieces of natural materials, such as stones and earth, considered to carry holiness, dolls representing … Lire la suite →

Ce volume donne à entendre la voix de grands médiévistes autour de la figure de François Villon. Il est le témoignage de trois colloques organisés de 1989 à 2006 par Jean Dufournet, Michael Freeman et Jean Dérens, grands spécialistes du … Lire la suite →

At the beginning of the fourteenth century, Jofroi, a brother of the Dominican house of St Saviour’s in Waterford, Ireland, translated into French and adapted from the Latin three texts: the De excidio Troiae of the so-called ‘Dares Phrygius’, the … Lire la suite →

Les pouvoirs de l’écrit dans la société médiévale ne reposent pas seulement sur la capacité des institutions à le produire ou à le diffuser. Le cas particulier du royaume de France et de son État en gestation à la fin … Lire la suite →

Inspired by our age-old fascination with equids, Materiality of the Horse brings the latest academic research in equine history to a wider readership. Themes examined within the book by specialist contributors include explorations of material culture relating to horses and … Lire la suite →

From shape-shifting Merlin to the homunculi of Paracelsus, the nine fascinating essays of this collection explore the contested boundaries between human and non-human animals, between the body and the spirit, and between the demonic and the divine. Drawing on recent … Lire la suite →

La collection d’articles qu’a réunie Jane H. M. Taylor témoigne de la dynamique des recherches en littérature médiévale tardive depuis un demi-siècle, et de la remise en valeur d’une littérature longtemps parente pauvre des études universitaires, grâce à des démarches … Lire la suite →

Mercanti e navigatori cagliaritani, Antoni, Arnau, Julià e Nicolau Dessì portarono avanti i propri affari nelle principali città del Mediterraneo catalano-aragonese, collaborando con colleghi iberici e italiani. Partendo dalle loro vicende, il libro analizza la costruzione delle reti sociali, i … Lire la suite →