Category Archives: Publications

Richard of Saint Victor (d. 1173) is widely recognized for his commentaries on the spiritual senses of Scripture and for his theological contributions to Trinitarian doctrine, the Christian life, and contemplation. This study highlights two additional and often overlooked dimensions … Lire la suite →

The end of the fourteenth century was a time of upheaval and contested authority among the traditional institutions of medieval Europe. In response to these conditions, a number of people began to claim their own authority, as prophets speaking the … Lire la suite →

Das Lehnswesen galt lange Zeit als zentrales Ordnungssystem, das das gesamte Mittelalter durchzog. Das daraus abgeleitete wissenschaftliche Modell – zugespitzt in der sogenannten Lehnspyramide – diente selbst dann noch zur Erklärung von Ereignissen, Strukturen und Prozessen, wenn belastbare Quellenbelege fehlten. … Lire la suite →

Ideology remains one of the most used yet rarely defined concepts in Byzantine and Medieval Serbian Studies. Focusing on the decades following the Crusaders’ conquest of Byzantine lands, this book bridges modern theory and interpretation of medieval texts to redefine … Lire la suite →

Drakkar terrifiant, insolite casque à cornes, pirates sanguinaires buvant dans le crâne de leurs ennemis, guerrières farouches : l’imaginaire viking déborde de clichés. Pourtant, la réalité historique est bien plus complexe et souvent plus fascinante. Cet ouvrage propose de déconstruire … Lire la suite →

Preserved between the covers of books, textiles offer a remarkable glimpse into how the local production of books was connected to vibrant global trade networks from late antiquity through the early modern period. Textiles appear in manuscripts in many forms: … Lire la suite →

Au cours des XIIe-XIIIe siècles, la Champagne connaît un important et décisif rayonnement. À la faveur des croisades ou de successions prestigieuses, les comtes et leurs barons accèdent à la royauté, à Jérusalem ou en Navarre, à la tête de l’Empire … Lire la suite →

From the bestselling author of FEMINA, a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been exploited for political, nation-building ends. From Joan of Arc to Lady Godiva, Isabella of Castile to Catherine of Siena, famous medieval women have … Lire la suite →

The role of Jews in the economic and material culture of medieval Europe has become an important focus of modern Jewish Studies. Scholars have increasingly emphasized the shared or entangled character of Jewish and Christian culture, noting that Jews used … Lire la suite →

À la rareté des mises en scène d’un répertoire proprement médiéval répond le nombre important de pièces, de la fin du XIXe siècle aux premières années du XXIe siècle, qui, d’une manière directe ou allusive, entretiennent un rapport avec le … Lire la suite →