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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...
Gawain Poet, The
Murray McGillivray
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2016-10-27
The Gawain PoetIntroductionThe “Gawain Poet” (also the “Pearl Poet”) is the name commonly given to the presumed single author of four Middle English p...
German Drama
Glenn Ehrstine
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
German Drama Introduction Long the domain of highly specialized scholars, the religious and secular plays of the German Middle Ages now attrac...
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...
Glass, Stained
Ellen Shortell
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2017-10-25
Stained GlassIntroductionWhile stained glass may have been used in European buildings as early as the 6th century, most surviving stained glass dates ...
Gothic Art
Alexandra Gajewski
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2010-12-15
Gothic Art Introduction Hardly any category of style covers as complex a phenomenon as Gothic. Chronologically, it can be traced from its b...
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 ...
Guilds
Joseph P. Byrne
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2018-06-27
GuildsIntroductionGuild as used in medieval scholarship is a term denoting an association of people bound by common interests and goals and a dedicati...
Handbooks for Confessors
Jennifer Garrison
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2017-06-27
Handbooks for ConfessorsIntroductionThroughout medieval Europe, the literature that prepared both priest and penitent for sacramental confession was i...
Hardyng, John
Sarah Peverley
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2021-01-12
John HardyngIntroductionThe English chronicler John Hardyng (b. 1378–d. c. 1465) had a colorful career before settling down to write his two versions ...
Harley 2253 Manuscript, The
Susanna Fein
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2016-03-31
The Harley 2253 ManuscriptIntroductionLondon, British Library MS Harley 2253 is one of the most important literary books to survive from the English m...
Hiberno-Latin Literature
Charles D. Wright
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2018-02-22
Hiberno-Latin LiteratureIntroduction“Hiberno-Latin literature” refers to Latin writings by native speakers of Irish, whether or not they were written ...
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...
Historical Literature (Íslendingabók, Landnámabók)
Sverrir Jakobsson
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2022-02-21
Historical Literature (Íslendingabók, Landnámabók)IntroductionIn the early 12th century, two major texts on the early history of the Icelanders were c...
Hoccleve, Thomas
Andrew Galloway
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Thomas HoccleveIntroductionOf all the London and Westminster writers somehow personally associated with Chaucer (including John Gower, Henry Scogan, a...
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...
Hospitals in the Middle Ages
Sethina Watson
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2017-06-27
Hospitals in the Middle AgesIntroduction“Hospital” is an umbrella term for the diverse array of charitable institutions that arose in the Middle Ages....
Hundred Years War
Anne Curry
Subject: Medieval Studies »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Hundred Years War Introduction The Hundred Years War has become the established name for the Anglo-French conflicts that happened between 1337...
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