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Hungary
Elod Nemerkenyi
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
Hungary Introduction The traditional chronological scope of the medieval kingdom of Hungary ranges from the beginning of the reign of King Sa...
Hungary, Latin Literacy in Medieval
Elod Nemerkenyi
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
Latin Literacy in Medieval Hungary Introduction The study of Latin literacy in medieval Hungary is at the crossroads of philology and history...
Hungary, Libraries in Medieval
Elod Nemerkenyi
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
Libraries in Medieval Hungary Introduction The study of libraries in medieval Hungary is based on historical and philological surveys as well a...
Icons
Glenn Peers
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Icons Introduction In Greek, “icon” comprises the widest possible range of meanings for images, from mental impressions to material objects. T...
Illuminated Manuscripts
Catherine E. Karkov
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
Illuminated Manuscripts Introduction Manuscripts are books that have been produced by hand. Illuminated manuscripts are books that have been de...
Insular Manuscript Illumination
Carol Farr
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Insular Manuscript Illumination Introduction The manuscript decoration produced in Ireland and the British Isles from about 600 to 850 marks t...
King Arthur
Christopher A. Snyder
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
King Arthur Introduction Perhaps no medieval monarch, historical or legendary, has had as wide and lasting an impact as King Arthur. From the...
Kings and Monarchy, 1066-1485, English
Douglas Biggs
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2013-01-28
English Kings and Monarchy, 1066–1485 Introduction The king was the most important component in medieval political society. With him lay the r...
Kraków
Pawel Kras
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
Kraków Introduction In the early Middle Ages the rise of Kraków paralleled the growth of the military role of the Wawel stronghold. In the ...
Language, Middle English
Thomas Cable
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Middle English Language Introduction The English language between c. 1100 and c. 1500 is known as Middle English, one of the three main stages...
Lollards and John Wyclif, The
Fiona Somerset, Derrick Pitard
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
The Lollards and John Wyclif Introduction Lollards, also known as Wycliffites, were members of a religious movement inspired by the Oxford don...
Love, Nicholas
Michael G. Sargent
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Nicholas Love Introduction Nicholas Love, prior of the Carthusian house of Mount Grace, in Yorkshire, 1410–1423, produced The Mirror of the Ble...
Machaut, Guillaume de
Alice V. Clark
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Guillaume de Machaut Introduction Guillaume de Machaut (c. 1300–1377) is recognized by most scholars as the most important French poet and comp...
Magic in the Medieval Theater
Philip Butterworth
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-09-20
Magic in the Medieval Theater Introduction The concept and practice of magic in the Middle Ages was most popularly associated with witchcraft,...
Malmesbury, Aldhelm of
Rosalind C. Love
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
Aldhelm of Malmesbury Introduction Aldhelm, abbot of Malmesbury (Wiltshire) and then bishop of Sherborne from about 705, was described by Bed...
Medicine
Peter Murray Jones
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
Medicine Introduction Medieval medicine in Europe from 500 to 1500 was not an enclosed world; intellectual influences—as well as diseases—cam...
Medieval Archaeology in Britain, Fifth to Eleventh Centuries
David A. Hinton
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
Medieval Archaeology in Britain, Fifth to Eleventh Centuries Introduction The extent and effects of population movements dominate the study o...
Medieval Archaeology in Britain, Twelfth to Fifteenth Centuries
David A. Hinton
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
Medieval Archaeology in Britain, Twelfth to Fifteenth Centuries Introduction By the start of the 12th century, large-scale migrations had e...
Metalwork, Anglo-Saxon
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-12-19
Anglo-Saxon Metalwork Introduction Interest in the design and structure of objects of metalwork of the pre-Conquest period can already be seen...
Musical Instruments
Timothy J. McGee
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Musical Instruments Introduction Musical instruments had a constant presence during the Middle Ages. They were a part of many activities and oc...
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