Dune protection and “environmental law” in late medieval Zeeland This blog post provides examples of coastal conservation and protection acts from late medieval Zeeland which challenge the idea that regulating environmental damage is a modern concept. Peter Alexander Kerkhof • November 27, 2020
De hand van de Oldenzaalse glazenier Tegen de kloostermuren van het Agnesklooster in Oldenzaal werd in 1996 een kuil aangetroffen die was gevuld met een kuub gebrandschilderd en onbeschilderd vlakglas uit de 14de - 17de eeuw. Het blijkt een kuil met productieafval van een glazenier. Jacobine Melis • November 13, 2020
Rostam and Sohrab: ‘A Story Filling the Eyes with Tears’ How do nationalist eyes see a medieval Persian tragedy? Asghar Seyed Gohrab • October 30, 2020
How do you say "wrinkled" or "gap-toothed" in medieval French? This blog post challenges the idea that French as a second language had predominantly elite connotations in the pre-modern period. Myrthe Galle and Tanya Hart • October 16, 2020
‘What list yow thus youreself to disfigure?’ On medieval face coverings Today, face masks are a common sight due to the coronacrisis. This blog post deals with a number of curious medieval face coverings, found in English churches. Elizabeth den Hartog • October 02, 2020
Pious women and warrior queens. Female role models in the late medieval period Medieval women were considered unfit for public tasks such as governance and warfare. Nonetheless, many princesses wielded power, as a result of their dynastic position and personal ambition. Female role models of the late medieval period seem to reflect the ambiguity of their position. Margreet Brandsma • September 18, 2020
Play piggy games, win piggy prizes: Swine entertainment in medieval Europe At medieval carnivals and country fairs, various games involving pigs took place. This blog post discusses four instances of this remarkable swine entertainment in medieval Europe. Thijs Porck • September 04, 2020
Why did Antonio de Nebrija draw faces into a Dutch book from 1480? The humanist Antonio de Nebrija (c. 1444-d.1522) was a serious scholar, renowned for his work on the Spanish language. His hidden talent for drawing expressive faces, however, is less well known. Anna Dlabacová • August 21, 2020
Setting the early medieval world on fire Early medieval cremation burials have long been seen as the remains of non-Christian peoples. Recent research shows this narrative does not comfortably fit the archaeology of that period. Femke Lippok • August 07, 2020
