BBC News – The riddle of the Voynich Manuscript The puzzling – and thus far indecipherable – nature of an old manuscript has confounded some of the world’s greatest cryptologists. Is there truly a code to break, or is it all an elaborate hoax?
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Medievalists.net – Jacques le Goff passes away at the age of 90
Jacques le Goff passes away at the age of 90 One of the world’s most important medieval historians, Jacques le Goff, passed away earlier today in Paris. Many medievalists will have read and been deeply influenced by his writings and scholarship.
Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project
Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project BBC News – Skeletons unearthed in London Crossrail excavations are Black Death victims from the great pandemic of the 14th Century, forensic tests indicate.
What medieval Europe did with its teenagers
What medieval Europe did with its teenagers Today, there’s often a perception that Asian children are given a hard time by their parents. But a few hundred years ago northern Europe took a particularly harsh line, sending children away to live and work in someone else’s home. Not surprisingly, the children didn’t always like it.
Espionage in the 16th century Mediterranean: Secret Diplomacy, Mediterranean Go-betweens and the Ottoman-Habsburg Rivalry
Espionage in the 16th century Mediterranean: Secret Diplomacy, Mediterranean Go-betweens and the Ottoman-Habsburg Rivalry Spies played a crucial role in early modern imperial rivalries. While past scholars have emphasized the Islam/Christendom divide in the Mediterranean, these go-betweens, who mastered the codes of both cultures, easily crossed invisible boundaries between civilizations and connected the Ottomans and…
Conference on Early Medieval Illustrated Texts in Budapest
Conference on Early Medieval Illustrated Texts in Budapest There will be an international conference dedicated to early modern illustrated texts next week at the National Széchényi Library in Budapest. The symposium, organized jointly by the Library and Pázmány Péter Catholic University, is titled: Facing and Forming the Tradition. Illustrated Texts on the Way from Late Antiquity…
Medieval landmarks in danger from rising sea levels
Medieval landmarks in danger from rising sea levels The Tower of London, the church of Mont-Saint-Michel, and the city of Venice are all in danger of flooding because of rising sea levels, a new study suggests. Researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research note that this process will be slow – taking hundreds…
Call for Papers: Medieval and Renaissance Lost Libraries
Call for Papers: Medieval and Renaissance Lost Libraries Medieval and Renaissance Lost Libraries Conference to be held in London on July 12, 2014 Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals The 2014 conference of CILIP’s Library and Information History Group will have the theme “Medieval and Renaissance Lost Libraries”. It will be held at Senate…
Joan Acocella: A New Translation of Boccaccio’s Decameron : The New Yorker
Joan Acocella: A New Translation of Boccaccio’s Decameron : The New Yorker In 1348, the Black Death, the most devastating epidemic in European history, swept across the continent. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75), at the beginning of his famous Decameron, describes its effects on his city, Florence. Many people just dropped dead in the street. Others died…
New Book: The Medieval Papacy
The Medieval Papacy, by Brett Whalen During the Middle Ages, the popes of Rome claimed both spiritual authority and worldly powers, vying with emperors for supremacy, ruling over the Papal States, and legislating the norms of Christian society. They also faced profound challenges to their proclaimed primacy over Christendom. The Medieval Papacy explores the unique…
BBC – Future – Science & Environment – Medieval social networks: a small world?
BBC – Future – Science & Environment – Medieval social networks: a small world? The spread of the Black Death in the 14th Century reveals our medieval ancestors’ social networks and shows how connected they were.
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