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Friars
Jens Röhrkasten
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
Friars Introduction The friars (mendicants, mendicant orders) represented a form of religious life that clearly differed from earlier forms of...
Games and Recreations
Nicholas Orme
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Games and Recreations Introduction The history of games and recreations found an early exponent in Joseph Strutt in 1801 but attracted little a...
Gerson, Jean
Daniel Hobbins
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Jean Gerson Introduction Jean Gerson (b. 1363–d. 1429; also Jean de Gerson, or, originally, Jean Charlier) was the most popular and influential...
Gower, John
Andrew Galloway
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
John Gower Introduction As emphatically shown by the sculpture on John Gower’s elaborate tomb in Southwark Cathedral, London—three massiv...
Gregory VII
John Doran
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Gregory VII Introduction Pope Gregory VII (1073–1085) was one of the most important and controversial popes of the Middle Ages. His elevation ...
High Crosses
Catherine E. Karkov
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
High Crosses Introduction High crosses are freestanding stone sculptures that are a feature of early medieval art in England, Ireland, Scotlan...
Hilton, Walter
Michael G. Sargent
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Walter Hilton Introduction Walter Hilton was a writer of English and Latin works of spiritual guidance who died as an Augustinian canon (canon...
Hoccleve, Thomas
Andrew Galloway
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Thomas Hoccleve Introduction Of all Chaucer’s “literary associates,” Thomas Hoccleve (b. c. 1367–d. 1426) claims the closest knowledge of, and ...
Hood, Robin
John Marshall
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Robin Hood Introduction For someone who probably never existed, Robin Hood has led a remarkable life. Indisputably a creation of the Middle Age...
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...
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