Theo Kölzer: Studien zu den Urkundenfälschungen des Klosters St. Maximin vor Trier (10.-12. Jahrhundert) (Vorträge u. Forschungen. SB 36), Sigmaringen 1989.
Eduard Hlawitschka: Untersuchungen zu den Thronwechseln der ersten Hälfte des 11. Jahrhunderts und zur Adelsgeschichte Süddeutschlands. [...] (Vorträge u. Forschungen. SB 35), Sigmaringen 1987.
#otd 1235 Henry I, Duke of Brabant (called 'the Courageous'), died in Cologne. He was buried in St. Peter's Church at Leuven. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
Rolf Schmidt: Reichenau und St. Gallen. Ihre literarische Überlieferung zur Zeit des Klosterhumanismus in St. Ulrich und Afra zu Augsburg um 1500 (Vorträge u. Forschungen. SB 33), Sigmaringen 1985.
#TIH#OTD 04 Sep 1827: The Great Fire of Turku began. By the next day it had destroyed 75% of the city, then Finland’s largest and the site of key governmental and administrative institutions. Most Finnish #archives, including practically all #medieval material, were destroyed. #BookHistory @bookhistodons@medievodons
Ingrid Heidrich: Ravenna unter Erzbischof Wibert (1073–1100). Untersuchungen zur Stellung des Erzbischofs und Gegenpapstes Clemens III. in seiner Metropole (Vorträge u. Forschungen. SB 32), Sigmaringen 1984.
#otd 1402 died Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the first duke of Milan. This impressive tomb in the Certosa di Pavia commemorates him. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
The Medieval Chronicle 15: Essays in Honour of Erik Kooper
A Festschrift of The Medieval Chronicle series published by Brill was recently published, with essays dedicated to Erik Kooper. Before his retirement, Kooper, who specialised in medieval literature, was a lecturer in the English programme at @utrechtuniversity
"Al-Biruni (973-1048) was one of the greatest scientists of all times. He was an astronomer, mathematician and philosopher, and studied physics and natural sciences. In this paper, we will discuss some of his experimental methods and some instruments he used."
#otd 1295 died Christian of Mühlhausen, bishop of Samland and auxiliary bishop of Mainz. This epitaph in the Divi Blasii Church in Mulhouse commemorates him. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
Gerhard Streich: Burg und Kirche während des deutschen Mittelalters. Untersuchungen zur Sakraltopographie von Pfalzen, Burgen und Herrensitzen (Vol. 1) (Vorträge u. Forschungen. SB 29/1), Sigmaringen 1984.
These days we celebrate the anniversary of one wedding that took place in Speyer 713 years ago.
I think this cathedral is beautiful. And if we imagine that Albert of Germany is buried next to Adolf of Nassau…this place is full of interesting stories