Category Archives: Publications

Queen of Sorrows takes an original approach to both late-medieval Italian history and the history of Christianity, using quantitative and qualitative analyses of a remarkable archive of 1,904 testaments to determine patterns in giving to the Virgin of Loreto shrine … Lire la suite →

The essays collected in this volume are dedicated to the pragmatic dimension of the writing of history in 12th-century Italy. All the contributions can be read by following a few guiding questions: why and by whom were chronicles written? In … Lire la suite →

In Bounded Wilderness, Kathryn Jasper focuses on the innovations undertaken at the hermitage of Fonte Avellana in central Italy during the eleventh century by its prior, Peter Damian (d. 1072). The congregation of Fonte Avellana experimented with reforming practices that … Lire la suite →

Medieval Westerners accepted killing for religion and praised the outcome of the First Crusade (1096-1099). At the same time, their attitude to violence was ambivalent. Theologians shunned the practical use of force, while the warrior aristocracy valued the capacity for … Lire la suite →

Through an extensive series of extracts and accompanying interpretative and contextual essays, this volume showcases the expertise in classical learning that flourished in medieval Gaelic Ireland. Providing translations of all excerpts, it situates better known ‘antiquity sagas’ in the Middle … Lire la suite →

Die »Kunst des Verkaufens« war bereits auf mittelalterlichen Märkten wichtig, da Anbieter und Anbieterinnen von Waren und Dienstleistungen miteinander konkurrierten und ihre Produkte anpriesen. Daher enthalten archäologische, schriftliche und bildliche Quellen zahlreiche Hinweise auf die Rhetorik und Praktiken des Verkaufens … Lire la suite →

Le commentaire sur Zacharie est le seul, parmi ceux des Douze prophètes, pour lequel la principale source d’inspiration de Jérôme est conservée. Pour les autres, ce sont les commentaires d’Origène, aujourd’hui perdus. Comme ils ne couvraient pas l’ensemble des Douze, … Lire la suite →

The medieval treasure house, consisting of sacristy, vestry and treasure rooms was the depository for the ecclesiastical treasure belonging to a church, holy vessels, vestments, altar hangings, candlesticks and priceless liturgical books and reliquaries. It was carefully designed to convey … Lire la suite →

All’interno della produzione corografica e taumasiografica del mondo antico il Polyhistor di C. Giulio Solino ha conosciuto negli ultimi vent’anni un’insperata fortuna dopo un oblio più che secolare e si presenta ormai come l’opera di riferimento per la letteratura geografica … Lire la suite →

The Andalusian Muslim philosopher Averroes (1126–1198) is known for his authoritative commentaries on Aristotle and for his challenging ideas about the relationship between philosophy and religion, and the place of religion in society. Among Jewish authors, he found many admirers … Lire la suite →