Showing posts with label Medieval. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medieval. Show all posts
25 June, 2026

Petrarch Had It All Wrong: The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe

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I'd heard of The Bright Ages a few years back in 2021 when the authors appeared on a podcast that I listen to. Then earlier this year I...
24 June, 2026

Song of the day, 24 Juni 2026

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I finished reading The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe yesterday and so this song came to mind.
02 April, 2026

Just Jacques' imagination

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Upon starting to read this book I discovered that it is not directed at the layreader, at least not very much. Instead it seems to be a coll...
12 August, 2025

Crop rotation in the 14th century was much more widespread...

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I found this on a recent trek to the bookstore. I look forward to learning about how the stirrup, crop rotation, mechanical power, et al cha...
08 August, 2025

Gifted

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I was given some fine microfiber wipe hoolies. Doctor Who , gaming, medieval manuscript - the giver knows me all too well. Just look at this...
06 September, 2023

"Making a Medieval Book"

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This looks really neat - a video demonstrating the late medieval process of making a book.
27 June, 2023

The Corona Diaries Vol. 87 - Postlude: Where's my antiphonary?

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(Don't forget to read Corona Diary #87 .)
26 June, 2023

The Corona Diaries Vol. 87: Got Medieval?

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(Listen to the handy and informative prelude .) (late March 2023) I know it’s going to surprise you, but we had a blizzard recently. It dump...
23 June, 2023

The Corona Diaries Vol. 87 - Prelude: How to Recognise Different Saints From Quite a Long Time Ago

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Listen to "A Beginner's Guide to Medieval Saints" on Spreaker. (Have you got medieval? )
26 January, 2023

Today I'm gonna ponder like it's 1199

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My latest music purchase thanks to the helpful and friendly folks at MadCity Music :     (Candle by Mr. Bill's Workshop .) My years of L...
22 January, 2023

A Medieval Cat Door

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25 December, 2022

Some Fine Seasonal Illumination

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A Christmas Hedgehog pic.twitter.com/uTPXx5Q3qZ — Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) December 23, 2022
22 July, 2021

Penitenziagite!: Rewatching The Name of the Rose

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set the Blu-ray player in motion at dusk. Inside was my as-yet unplayed Blu-ray disc of The Name of the Rose , Jean-Jacques Annaud's 198...
16 June, 2021

The Corona Diaries Vol. 12b: How to Recognize Different Types of Flowers from Quite a Long Way Away

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No. 1 The trillium. The trillium. Mid-May 2021 Back in another entry earlier this year, I noted that I had taken a walk at the Heritage San...
05 December, 2020

The Corona Diaries 1: The Best Laid Plans

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Back in August I started my Corona Diaries - a series of missives sent to family & friends who live out of state. I am adapting and expa...
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01 April, 2015

Medieval Salve Kills Antibiotic Bacteria

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Perhaps the Dark Ages aren't as dark as generally thought. Researchers have discovered that a medieval salve for eye infections is v...
06 October, 2014

Those Poor Navarrese

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Bill Maher recently stirred up a shitstorm by suggesting there was something wrong with the Muslim world when books, movies, and cartoons in...
07 March, 2014

Rocket cat, burning out its fuse up there alone

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Leave it to the Germans to turn Katzen into medieval siege weapons . You're a 16th century German prince plotting to crush a peasan...