14 articles in this issue
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Philippa Byrne
This paper examines one of the ways in which the classical historian Sallust was read in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and what this reveals about medieval moral thought. In this period, Sallust’s discussion of the character and virtues of Julius ... see more
Matthew Firth
The term ‘empire’ is frequently applied retrospectively by historians to historical trans-cultural political entities that are notable either for their geographic breadth, unprecedented expansionary ambitions, or extensive political hegemony. Yet the use ... see more
Minjie Su
It has been long pointed out that, in composing of his Vita Karoli Magni, Einhard heavily borrowed from two sources: Suetonius’s De Vita Caesarum, and Annales regni Francorum, especially the second revision. A close reading of Vita Karoli, however, w... see more
Miranda Lee Elston
Rudolf II passionate appetite for works by celebrated German artist Albrecht Dürer’s led to an aggressive campaign to acquire original works and promote his court artists to create imitations of Dürer’s works. This paper explores the question of how and w... see more
Kirsty Bolton
Thomas W. Barton, Susan McDonough, Sarah McDougall, andMatthew Weanovix, eds., Boundaries in the Medieval and WiderWorld: Essays in Honour of Paul Freedman (Turnhout: Brepols,2017). Print, 348pp., £90, ISBN: 9782503568454.
Mark Neuendorf
Susan Broomhall, ed., Early Modern Emotions: An Introduction.(London and New York: Routledge, 2017). Print, 386 pp., £36.99,ISBN: 9781138925755.
Derek Whaley
Erica Steiner
Julianna Grigg, The Picts Re-Imagined (Leeds: Arc HumanitiesPress, 2018). Print, 108pp., £11.95, ISBN: 9781641890915.
Richard Huscroft, Making England, 796-1042 (Abingdon & NewYork: Routledge, 2018). Print, 306pp., £110, ISBN: 9781138182455.
Christian Raffensperger, The Kingdom of the Rus’ (Kalamazoo andBradford: Arc Humanities Press, 2017). Print, 92 pp., £11.95, ISBN:9781942401315.
Stephanie L Hathaway
Kathryn E. Salzer, Vaucelles Abbey: Social, Political, andEcclesiastical Relationships in the Borderland Region of theCambrésis, 1131-1300, Medieval Monastic Studies, 2 (Turnhout:Brepols, 2017). Print, 365pp., €100.00, ISBN: 9782503555249.