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How science in medieval Europe originated in Buddhist Asia Warriors of the Cloisters tells how key cultural innovations from Central Asia revolutionized medieval Europe and gave rise to the culture o …

By 1300, a region often referred to as the March of Wales had been created between England and the Principality of Wales. This March consisted of some forty castle-centred lordships extending along t …

The Year’s Work in Medievalism includes vetted essays from the Studies in Medievalism–now International Society for the Study of Medievalism–annual conference and from submissions to the editor thr …

The division of history into periods may be very misleading if its true purport be not understood. One age can no more be isolated from the universal course of history than one generation f …

Traces the journey from ill health to miraculous cure through the lens of hagiographical texts from twelfth-century England. The cults of the saints were central to the medieval Church. These holy me …

In Forged in the Shadow of Mars , Peter W. Sposato traces chivalry’s powerful influence on the mentalitè and behavior of a sizeable segment of the elite in late medieval Florence. He finds that the s …

Women’s Lives presents essays on the ways in which the lives and voices of women permeated medieval literature and culture. The ubiquity of women amongst the medieval canon provides an opportunity fo …

Step into the world of Freemasonry with 'The Freemasons, ’ a fascinating journey through the history, rituals, and symbolism of one of the world’s most renowned secret societies. Uncover the secrets, …

How a lower patrician Venetian family strove for status and wealth over the course of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries The House of Condulmer tells the story of a lower patrician Venetian …

Throughout the Middle Ages, great intellectuals from Jerome to Jean Gerson all commented on education. What was its purpose? What practices best achieved the intended aims? This volume introduces the …