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In the University of Florida library, an interesting manuscript can be found. This manuscript is the New Testament, written around 1250 and bound in leather. It is written in black and brown ink on sheepskin. The manuscript was stored in three different libraries in Italy during the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries before being transported
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In one word: No. It is a strong belief among us moderns to think that in the Middle Ages, everyone thought the Earth was flat. In school, my teachers taught me this was undoubtedly what the medieval man thought. But why do we think this, and why is it such a persistent misconception?
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Scholars have long debated the exact year of the Middle Ages. However, attaching specific dates to the beginning and end of periods is always challenging. Besides, eras are just the brainchild of scholars. The people who lived during this time did not see themselves moving from one era to another. The term Middle Ages appeared
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An intact skeleton of a Barbary macaque monkey (Macaca sylvanus) was discovered in a medieval toilet in Basel, according to a report on the Archäologische Bodenforschung Basel-Stadt website. Archaeologists talk about a remarkable find. The skeleton found was at the base of a tower that was part of the town’s inner fortress wall. The city
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The murder of Count Cenci is one of the most famous murders of the 16th century. The murder itself, however, is not the reason for its fame. The count’s daughter, Beatrice Cenci, has become the centre of the case over time. She has mesmerised those who have written about it.
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Pilgrims have walked the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela since the early Middle Ages. There are stories of Icelanders who have walked this route from the Middle Ages to the present day. Journeys from Iceland along this famous pilgrimage route stopped from the Middle Ages until 1995, when a large group of
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Pandemics are not a new phenomenon. People in earlier centuries knew how to live with them. The Black Death reached Venice in 1347 and the city of Florence in 1348. The plague occurred regularly after that, and in 1634 another wave hit Florence. This time the Florentines did not give up without fight. At least
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