Treasure hunting in databases: forgotten early medieval sculptures from Lochem

It's not so bad to work from home. Online databases contain hidden treasures of medieval art: such as these two stone carvings from Lochem.

Elizabeth den Hartog • April 17, 2020

Picture Perfect: The Life of a Fifteenth-Century Woodcut

Early printers often re-used their woodcuts. Previously created images could find new homes in a variety of texts. This post traces the life of a particular image that became the ideal image for the title page of a “love letter” from Christ.

Anna Dlabacová • March 20, 2020

Proverbial Pigs in the Middle Ages: Ten Medieval Proverbs Featuring Swine

Swine make a frequent appearance in the proverbs of the Middle Ages; this blog post provides a fair sample of medieval piggish wisdom!

Thijs Porck • March 06, 2020

Beards and Barbarians: Hair and identity in the Early Medieval West

Bushy beards, drooping moustaches and flowing hair. What does the (facial) hair of Early Medieval monarchs tell us about their identity?

Jip Barreveld • February 21, 2020

Love Magic and Rape Drugs in Late Medieval Italy

Magical practices such as brewing love potions and performing necromantic rituals can be found in medieval literature as well as in books of medicine and theology. But how did they work? And were they really that innocuous?

Marlisa den Hartog • February 07, 2020

Meeting the medieval villagers under the old oak tree

A linguistic window on a fourteenth-century Brabantine village

Peter Alexander Kerkhof • January 22, 2020

Hoe de middeleeuwse Chinese Keizer Taizong een model werd voor de “vaderlandse jeugd”

Hoe moest een vorst zich gedragen? Inzichten uit vroegmiddeleeuws China verspreidden zich in de 18e eeuw in Europa en zijn ook nu nog actueel.

Hilde De Weerdt • January 15, 2020

De broeibedhypothese: op zoek naar sporen van middeleeuwse tuinbouw

In het RMO was in 2019 de tentoonstelling 'Middeleeuwse tuinen' te zien. In deze blog onderzoeken we of archeologisch opgegraven middeleeuwse mestkuilen warme plantenbedden of misschien zelfs broeibedden geweest zijn.

Roos van Oosten • December 27, 2019

Neomediëvismen. Moeder Maria in postmoderne kunst en populaire cultuur

De "Maria lactans" die het kindje Jezus de borst geeft was een populair onderwerp binnen de middeleeuwse kunst. Maar ook voor moderne kunstenaars vormt dit thema nog steeds een bron van inspiratie.

Peter Hoppenbrouwers • December 13, 2019