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Re-using Manuscripts in Late Medieval England
Explores the practices and processes by which manuscripts were crafted, mended, protected, marked, gifted and shared. During the "long fifteenth century" (here, 1375-1530), the …
Saints, Cure-Seekers and Miraculous Healing in Twelfth-Century England
Traces the journey from ill health to miraculous cure through the lens of hagiographical texts from twelfth-century England. The cults of the saints were central to the medieval …
Onomantic Divination in Late Medieval Britain
Demonstrates the wide prevalence of supposedly impermissible divination techniques found in a wide range of manuscripts from medieval Britain. When will I die? What is the sex of …
Beds and Chambers in Late Medieval England
First full-length interdisciplinary study of the effect of these everyday surroundings on literature, culture and the collective consciousness of the late middle ages. The bed, and …
The Medicine of the Friars in Medieval England
Drawing upon a surprising wealth of evidence found in surviving manuscripts, this book restores friars to their rightful place in the history of English health care. Friars are …
Medieval French Interlocutions
Specialists in other languages offer perspectives on the widespread use of French in a range of contexts, from German courtly narratives to biblical exegesis in Hebrew. French …
Inquisition and Knowledge, 1200-1700
Essays considering how information could be used and abused in the service of heresy and inquisition. The collection, curation, and manipulation of knowledge were fundamental to …
The Church and Northern English Society in the Fourteenth Century
Essays offering insights into the ecclesiastical, political, cultural and social history in the north of England during the fourteenth century through an exploration of the …
Christ the Physician in Late-Medieval Religious Controversy
A consideration of the allegory of Christ the Divine Physician in medical and religious writings. Discourses of physical and spiritual health were intricately entwined in the …