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Cultural History

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?

Socio-Economic History

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.

Archaeology

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.

Literature

Rostam and Sohrab: ‘A Story Filling the Eyes with Tears’

How do nationalist eyes see a medieval Persian tragedy?

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.

‘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.