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Alla fine del Trecento, Torino è una città provata dalla guerra e dalla recessione e la sua popolazione è in calo. La crisi radicalizza i conflitti sociali e politici: nobili e popolari, dopo aver raggiunto un accordo, tornano a scontrarsi, … Lire la suite →

This volume contains the proceedings of an international conference on the diplomatics of medieval papal documents held in 2019 at the German Historical Institute in Paris. From the pontificate of Alexander III (1159-1181) at the latest, direct appeals to the … Lire la suite →

Les seize études recueillies dans ce volume entreprennent d’explorer certaines des contrées qui composent un continent aujourd’hui oublié de notre ancienne littérature : la poésie latine du Moyen Âge. Elles entendent le faire en adoptant le point de vue de … Lire la suite →

Assembling the contributions of twenty-two authors, this volume aims at revisiting the question of the choice of burial sites throughout the Middle Ages, in their political, emotional, and devotional dimensions, across a wide chronology and in a vast palette of … Lire la suite →

A new and accessible translation of Hariulf’s History of St Riquier, this book examines the history of a monastic community from the seventh to the eleventh century. It covers the ascetic life of the founding saint and the development of … Lire la suite →

Stephen I, Hungary’s first Christian king (reigned 997-1038) has been celebrated as the founder of the Hungarian state and church. Despite the scarcity of medieval sources, and consequent limitations on historical knowledge, he has had a central importance in narratives … Lire la suite →

Uncovers the female voices, lived experiences, and spiritual insights encoded by the imagery of textiles in the Middle Ages. For millennia, women have spoken and read through cloth. The literature and art of the Middle Ages are replete with images … Lire la suite →

The late fourteenth-century English poem Winner and Waster narrates a debate between the forces of avarice (Winner) and generosity (Waster); it ranges widely over a number of major issues in the political life of England during Edward III’s reign. This … Lire la suite →

En cette journée mémorable du 12 septembre 1213, Simon de Montfort, le chef de l’armée de la « croisade contre les albigeois », triomphe à Muret des comtes de Toulouse, de Foix et de Comminges, et leur soutien, le roi … Lire la suite →

L’Iter de Londinio in Terram Sanctam di Matthew Paris è un’opera al confine tra cartografia e letteratura odeporica. Tramandata da quattro manoscritti autografi corredati da preziose miniature, l’Iter si configura come un itinerario di viaggio – da Londra alla Terra … Lire la suite →