Mapping Hugo’s “Annales”
For historians, one of the most useful things about new digital mapping technologies are the new ways in which they let us approach our body …
Saint Anne: The Mother of the Mother of God in Medieval France
[Header Image: BL Harley 2846, f. 40v] From the early thirteenth century onwards, the pilgrims who flocked to Notre-Dame de Chartres in north-central France were …
Public Talk: St Brigit Abroad
Next Wednesday, July 27, at 4pm I will be giving a talk at the Solas Bhríde Centre in Kildare, entitled “Brigit Abroad: The Reception of …
Seventy-Seven Cents on the Thaler? Women’s Wages in the Middle Ages
[Header Image: Illustration showing women in a counting house, ca. 1400. BL Additional MS 27695] How much is a woman’s work worth? Gender pay equity …
Cistercians, Chronologies and Communities Symposium
[Header Image: Livre des merveilles du monde. BNF MS français 2810, f. 80r] This past weekend, the University of Iowa played host to a conference …
History Carnival 155
Header Image: Detail of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, “The Fight Between Carnival and Lent” (1559). Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. I’m delighted to host this round of …
Time for Some Thank Yous
Dissertations are read by comparatively few people, in the grand scheme of things—certainly by far fewer people than helped me towards the completion of mine. …
The Carnival Returns
[Header image: Montpellier, B. u. Médecine, H 196, f. 088] Next month, this blog will host the History Carnival—a monthly showcase of the best in …
Doing Medieval Latin Palaeography Online
Excited abt Latin Paleography + introducing more ppl to @diy_history! @yvonneseale @hgwacha @SarahEBond #MedievalDH https://t.co/jfXckl2Wyg — DIY History (@DIY_History) March 26, 2016 DIY History is …
A Beginner’s Guide to Digital Palaeography of Medieval Manuscripts
[Header Image: Cambridge, Queen’s College MS C.13.16] Today, together with my colleagues, Heather Wacha, Sarah Bond, and Katherine Tachau, I led a workshop on “Latin Paleography …