Female f(r)iendly: Early medieval English remedies for managing menstruation What was it like for women to get their period in early medieval England? What does Anglo-Saxon medicine tell us about their understanding of the menstrual cycle? This post traces early medieval attitudes on female genitalia and analyses Old English remedies dealing with menstruation. Maxime Konings • January 22, 2021
Imagining Zoroaster’s Domestic Life How did medieval Zoroastrians imagine the family of Zoroaster, the founding figure of their religion? Kiyan Foroutan • January 08, 2021
Snatched by the wind: The wooden chapel of Saint Servatius in Maastricht A wooden chapel dedicated to St. Servatius in sixth-century Maastricht has gotten a bad press. Historical and archaeological comparisons may redeem this humble shrine and illuminate the darkest years of post-Roman towns. Jip Barreveld • December 24, 2020
In the eye of the beholder. Female perspectives on the importance of beauty The famous male author Baldassare Castiglione wrote that "much is lacking to a woman who lacks beauty". But what did women themselves think about this topic? Marlisa den Hartog • December 11, 2020
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
