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Le Formicarius ou «Fourmilière» du dominicain Jean Nider, une grande figure de l’Observance allemande, est tout à la fois un recueil de miracles, un traité sur la vie religieuse et un guide pastoral destiné aux jeunes dominicains. Ayant comme principal … Lire la suite →

Il raffronto dei ricettari Normanni con la manualistica araba evidenzia la derivazione diretta delle preparazioni dalla gastronomia arabopersiana, adeguata ai gusti occidentali in un’isola che conserva ancora le tracce del passato musulmano: e questo permette di collocarne la redazione alla … Lire la suite →

Ce livre réunit les actes du colloque international Saint-Pierre d’Osor et le monachisme bénédictin dans l’espace adriatique organisé en 2018 à Osor sur l’île de Cres (Croatie), qui marquait l’aboutissement de douze campagnes archéologiques (2006-2017). Cette rencontre avait pour objectif de présenter … Lire la suite →

The ‘Gesta et Passio’ is a Latin hagiographic text written around 1112 by Ælnoth of Canterbury about the Danish king Cnut who was killed in 1086 and later venerated as St Cnut. Due to its textual complexity Ælnoth’s work has … Lire la suite →

Conçu pour des étudiants et des enseignants, cet ouvrage favorise l’approche de l’histoire de la justice à n’importe quel niveau d’apprentissage, que ce soit celui d’une initiation ou bien d’une spécialisation. L’historiographie qui bénéficie à ce jour d’une longue tradition, … Lire la suite →

Precious stones have fascinated mankind for millennia. These glistening and colourful pieces of nature were centres of various legends and superstitions, used for healing and protection as well as signs of status and wealth. Since the dawn of Christianity, precious … Lire la suite →

This monograph addresses the history of canon law in Western Europe between ca. 1000 and ca. 1150, specifically the collections compiled and the councils held in that time. The main part consists of an analysis of all major collections, taking … Lire la suite →

The Middle Dutch term schaec referred to abduction with marital intent. This book explores this phenomenon to understand wider attitudes towards marriage-making in the fifteenth-century Low Countries. Whilst exchanging words of consent was all that was required legally, making marriage … Lire la suite →

What was Christianity like for ordinary people between the turn of the millennium and the coming of the Black Death? What changed and what continued, in their experiences, habits, feelings, hopes, and fears? How did they know themselves to be … Lire la suite →

À l’origine, en Europe, de pratiquement tous les jeux impliquant une balle frappée ou lancée avec un instrument tenu à la main — plus de deux cents répertoriés à ce jour —, le jeu de paume a une longue histoire. Ni … Lire la suite →