Category Archives: Publications

The 23 chapters in this volume explore the material culture of sanctity in Latin Europe and the Mediterranean between c. 1000 and c. 1220, with a focus on the ways in which saints and relics were enshrined, celebrated, and displayed. … Lire la suite →

Eric J. Goldberg traces the long history of early medieval hunting from the late Roman Empire to the death of the last Carolingian king, Louis V, in a hunting accident in 987. He focuses chiefly on elite men and the … Lire la suite →

In The Catechumenate in Late Antique Africa (4th-6th centuries) Matthieu Pignot explores how individuals became Christian in ancient North Africa. Before baptism, converts first became catechumens and spent a significant time of gradual integration into the community through rituals and … Lire la suite →

Le architetture di una città medievale costituivano un immobile palcoscenico dei rituali urbani, di qualsiasi tipo essi fossero, o ne diventavano invece parte integrante? Un’immagine della Madonna col Bambino portata in processione lungo le vie e le piazze di una … Lire la suite →

The essays collected here celebrate mark the distinguished career of Professor W. Mark Ormrod, reflecting the vibrancy and range of his scholarship on the structures, personalities and culture of ruling late medieval England. Encompassing political, administrative, Church and social history, … Lire la suite →

Cet ouvrage présente d’une façon toute nouvelle l’humaniste italien Francesco Robortello (1516- 1567), réputé pour avoir, le premier, commenté intégralement la Poétique d’Aristote. Les contributions insistent sur le pédagogue, éditeur, philologue et philosophe qu’il a été, ainsi que sur le … Lire la suite →

Latin books are among the most numerous surviving artifacts of the Late Antique, Mediaeval, and Renaissance periods in European history; written in a variety of formats and scripts, they preserve the literary, philosophical, scientific, and religious heritage of the West. … Lire la suite →

A volume that introduces new sources and offers fresh perspectives on a key era of transition, this book is of value to art historians and historians alike. From the dissolution of the Carolingian empire to the onset of the so-called … Lire la suite →

Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age explores one major manuscript repository’s digital presence and poses timely questions about studying books from a temporal and spatial distance via the online environment. Through contributions from a large group of distinguished international scholars, … Lire la suite →

Il libro d’ore, vero “best seller del Medioevo”, fu il testo devozionale per eccellenza a partire dall’ultimo quarto del XIII secolo. Sostenuto da un corpus di diciassette codici, in parte inediti, il presente volume analizza i libri d’ore italiani in … Lire la suite →