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How medieval thinkers did physics without knowing it
How medieval thinkers foreshadowed modern physics in investigating the character of machines, devices and forces
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Do not try this at home: Medieval medicine under the spotlight in major new project
How did our medieval ancestors use dove faeces, fox lungs, salted owl or eel grease in medical treatments? A Wellcome funded project at Cambridge University Library is about to find out.
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St John’s College digitises 13th-century Robert de Lindsay manuscript
Psalter goes online to reach new audience In the University of Cambridge digital library
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When Monks Went Undercover to Steal Relics
Because relics were understood to be capable of working miracles, any relic that was stolen must have wanted to be.
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10 Surprising Facts about Books of Beasts from the European Middle Ages
Bestiary manuscripts of the Middle Ages reflect the beliefs and superstitions of the culture that created them.
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How to reduce digital distractions: advice from medieval monks
Let’s get medieval, and learn from the great tools for concentration practised by the nuns and monks of the Middle Ages
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People getting stabbed in medieval art who just don't give a damn.
See the funniest examples of medieval art where people are getting stabbed but just don’t give a damn.
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Medieval book coffer shows appetite for mobile reading 'is nothing new'
Bodleian acquires rare box dated to late 1400s, saying it reveals preoccupation with accessing information on the move is centuries-old
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Oldest surviving Maya book declared authentic
Fifty-four years after it was sold by looters, an ancient Maya pictographic text was judged authentic by scholars Thursday. Mexico's National Institute of History and Anthropology said the calendar-style text was made between 1021 and 1154 A.D. and is the oldest known pre-Hispanic document. The 10 surviving pages of the tree-bark folding "book" will now be known as the Mexico Maya Codex. It had been known as the Grolier Codex.
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The warrior queen who 'achieved the incredible'
How does a ruler defeat bloodthirsty invaders, secure a kingdom and lay the foundations for England - and then almost get written out of history? Be a woman, that's how. Exactly 1,100 years after her death Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, is emerging from the shadows. Born into a tooth-and-nail war for survival against Viking invaders, Aethelflaed, daughter of Alfred the Great, grew up in a realm teetering on the brink of disaster.
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Pearls, sapphires, diamonds & toadstones
In medieval Europe, gemstones were used to decorate jewelry for their symbolic significance as well as their beauty. In this video, British Museum curator Naomi Speakman decodes dazzling medieval jewels including pearls, sapphires, diamonds, and toadstones.
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One of the Earliest Illustrated Medical Books Offers a Lens Into Medieval Health
Originally published in 1491, Fasciculus medicinae quickly proved popular, and dozens of editions followed until 1522.
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How Medieval Manuscript Makers Experimented with Graphic Design
'Designing English: Graphics on the Medieval Page' at Oxford's Bodleian Libraries considers how early English manuscripts approached graphic design.
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How to Tell if Your 12th-Century Lover is Just Not That Into You
In the twelfth century, courtly love was all the rage with the French nobility. To participate in this trendiest of trends, though, you actually needed to know the rules.
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Lost medieval village discovered in Denmark
The village was described in written sources from the Middle Ages but archaeologists have only just found the site.
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The Library of Congress Acquires and Digitizes a Rare Mesoamerican Codex
The Library of Congress has acquired and digitized the 16th-century Codex Quetzalecatzin, a rare Mesoamerican record of early European contact.
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16th Century Book Can Be Read Six Different Ways
It's not everyday you see a book that can be read in six completely different ways, and this small book from the National Library of Sweden is definitely an anomaly.
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Awesome Knitted Viking Hat + Beard Combo
Take my money!
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Saved by Shakespeare's Father, a Series of Medieval Murals Is Finally Restored
A group of wall paintings in Stratford-upon-Avon's Guild Chapel should have been destroyed in 1563, but John Shakespeare had them covered in limewash instead, preserving them for centuries.
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Medieval graffiti brings a new understanding of the past
All of us can imagine the medieval world. Our imagination was created by our upbringing, the books we read, and the films we saw. Imagining the Middle Ages is an act that usually starts in childhood, and changes slowly as we grow older. From the brightly coloured pages of a child’s history book to the visceral panoramas of the latest season of Game of Thrones, how we see the Middle Ages changes. In most cases, however, the fundamental perspective remains the same: it’s an elite view of the medieval past, a Middle Ages composed of princes and kings, of knights and fair damsels in distress.
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