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Bartholomaeus Anglicus
Michael Twomey
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2017-03-30
Bartholomaeus AnglicusIntroductionBartholomaeus Anglicus (Bartholomew the Englishman, Bartholomäus Anglicus, Barthélemy l’Anglais, Bartolomeo Anglico,...
Benedictines After 1100
Martin Heale
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2013-08-26
Benedictines after 1100IntroductionAlthough many of the greatest monasteries in Europe during the High Middle Ages and late medieval period were Bened...
Benoît de Sainte Maure [113]
Douglas Kelly
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2017-04-27
Benoît de Sainte Maure [113]IntroductionBenoît de Sainte-Maure wrote two historical poems, or estoires: the Roman de Troie (ca. 1165) and the Chroniqu...
Beowulf
Paul E. Szarmach
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Beowulf Introduction By common estimation the corpus of Old English poetry is some 30,000 lines or, roughly, the literary output of John Milto...
Bernard of Clairvaux
Brian Patrick McGuire
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Bernard of Clairvaux Introduction Bernard of Clairvaux (b. 1090–d. 1153) was one of the most influential figures in western Europe in the seco...
Bernardus Silvestris
Winthrop Wetherbee
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2017-02-28
Bernardus SilvestrisIntroductionBernard of Tours, better known as Bernardus Silvestris, was clearly in close touch with major developments in the Plat...
Biblical Apocrypha
Brian Murdoch
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
Biblical ApocryphaIntroductionThe term “biblical apocrypha” is imprecise. What is not meant is what is commonly known as the Apocrypha, the (variable)...
Birgitta of Sweden and the Birgittine Order
Volker Schier
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2018-09-25
Birgitta of Sweden and the Birgittine OrderIntroductionBirgitta Birgersdotter (b. 1303 in Finsta near Uppsala, d. 23 July 1373 in Rome) was a Swedish ...
Boccaccio, Giovanni
Chris Kleinhenz
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
Giovanni Boccaccio Introduction Giovanni Boccaccio (b. 1313–d. 1375) is generally considered the father of Italian prose because of his ...
Boethius
Philip Phillips
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2017-03-30
BoethiusIntroductionAnicius Manlius Severinus Boethius was born in Rome c. 475–480 ce. Alaric had sacked Rome in 410, sending shockwaves throughout th...
Bokenham, Osbern
Simon Horobin
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2016-03-31
Osbern BokenhamIntroductionOsbern Bokenham was a prolific vernacular hagiographer, active in the first half of the 15th century. He is chiefly remembe...
Book of Kells
Carol A. Farr
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2014-09-29
Book of Kells Introduction The Book of Kells is a large format manuscript of the gospels, famed for the beauty and ingenuity of its decoration...
Bozon, Nicholas
Laurie Postlewate
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
Nicholas BozonIntroductionNicholas Bozon is the author of religious texts composed in England from the late 13th to the early 14th century in a wide r...
Byzantine Art
Lynn Jones
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Byzantine Art Introduction Byzantine art, simply stated, is the art produced in the Byzantine Empire during the period 330–1453 ce. Of cours...
Byzantine Manuscript Illumination
Jeffrey C. Anderson
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2017-06-27
Byzantine Manuscript IlluminationIntroductionIllustrated manuscripts constitute an important source for Byzantine art, owing to the number of examples...
Calendars and Time (Christian)
Faith Wallis
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2014-01-13
Calendars and Time (Christian) Introduction Medieval people differentiated days according to their position within the week, their date in the...
Cambridge Songs
Gernot Wieland
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2017-06-27
Cambridge SongsIntroductionThe Cambridge Songs is a collection of eighty-three songs in Cambridge University Library (CUL) MS Gg.5.35. Most of the son...
Canon Law
Edward Peters, Melodie H. Eichbauer
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-01-11
Canon LawIntroductionCanon law began as sets of norms for the regulation of Christian conduct in the world and the relations of Christians with each o...
Capgrave, John
Karen A. Winstead
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2014-07-30
John Capgrave Introduction John Capgrave (b. 1393–d. 1464), an Augustinian friar from King’s Lynn, Norfolk, was one of medieval England’s most...
Carolingian Architecture
Caroline Goodson
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-12-19
Carolingian Architecture Introduction Carolingian-period architecture is a key expression of the cultural cohesion of the Franks and their all...
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