Today #amwriting about women and #gender in Venantius Fortunatus. He's pretty conventional, as one would expect, but I'm uncovering some interesting wrinkles.
Includes a 15th C Petrarch, Dati's La Sfera (with the Tower), a 16th C Arabic Diatessaron, many song books from Chigi, a 16th C Ge'ez Gospel, some early Greek, a Maronite Office... and more! @medievodons@bookhistodons#Medieval#Medievodons
An interesting paper for anyone interested in the #medieval#military#history of the #Balkans and how the power of nobles living in the border regions evolved in the XIV and XV centuries.
“This video looks at the history of writing amongst the Mongols and other nomadic peoples, with special focus on the writing of Mongolian during the days of the Mongol Empire.”
#Video length: twenty two minutes and forty one seconds.
“This video looks at the history of writing amongst the Mongols and other nomadic peoples, with special focus on the writing of Mongolian during the days of the Mongol Empire.”
#Video length: twenty two minutes and forty one seconds.
The Middle Ages in Modern Games conference and associated events are starting today - join us with sponsor Slitherine Games for the Field of Glory Day at 1600 UK time
A joy to be at Clare College to unveil the stone sculpture of the 1359 seal - greatly enlarged for visibility! Wonderful workmanship by Cardozo Kindersley Workshop, http://kindersleyworkshop.co.uk