“There are about a half-dozen illuminated initial letters in it ... had the students read from other types of medieval works. The reading list included Dante’s “Inferno,” which was ...

Decorated initials’ embellishment, patterns, designs, and themes give rise to myriad categories, and these groupings can help ...

Drawing on the unexpected joy of writing a research paper, Helen Katz encourages students to engage with history at the Green ...

This course explores the technology and function of books in historical perspective, asking how illuminated manuscripts were designed to meet (and shape) cultural and intellectual demands in the ...

Her research focuses on illuminated manuscripts, metalwork, and sculpture of Britain, Ireland, and the Continent in the early medieval period and on the reception ... she received an honorary Doctor ...

Part pandemic horror story, part road movie, and part medieval adventure, this blood-and-pus-soaked epic makes gorgeous use of its limited color palette and its dirty, muddy authenticity.

Hosted by the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University, the International Congress on Medieval Studies is an annual gathering of thousands of scholars interested in medieval studies. The ...

What was life like in medieval society? Most medieval people lived in villages, as there were few large towns in the Middle Ages. The majority of people were peasants. The Church's role in ...

The Nature journals are flexible with regard to the format of initial submissions. Within reason, style and length will not influence consideration of a manuscript. If revisions are requested ...

Most people in medieval society lived in villages, there were few large towns. The majority of people were peasants, who worked on the land. There were a range of jobs and trades in towns and ...

A tomb of a medieval Catholic saint was recently opened last month for research – and the condition of her body stunned those who found her. In an Aug. 28 press release translated from Spanish ...