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Tag Archives: Middle Ages
Notes on “Joan the Maid”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I can’t think of a movie that feels more authentically Medieval than Jacques Rivette’s 1994 “Joan the Maid,” an interpretation of the Joan of Arc story in two very long parts. In it, Rivette, always attentive … Continue reading
Posted in History, Movies
Tagged Film, France, Jacques Rivette, Joan of Arc, Joan the Maid, Middle Ages, movies, Sandrine Bonnaire
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The French Are an Ancient and Opulent People
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I. Germany (says the Greek Chalcondyles) is of ample latitude from Vienna to the ocean; and it stretches (a strange geography) from Prague in Bohemia to the River Tartessus, and the Pyrenæan Mountains. The soil, except in … Continue reading
Bronze Is Not the Most Durable of Monuments
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Near three months, without excepting the holy season of Lent, were consumed in skirmishes and preparations, before the Latins were ready or resolved for a general assault. The land fortifications had been found impregnable; and the … Continue reading
Quote Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: The mortality in Siena began in May. It was a cruel and horrible thing…It seemed that almost everyone became stupefied seeing the pain. It is impossible for the human tongue to recount the awful truth. Indeed, one who … Continue reading
Medieval Scholasticism and Legal Reasoning
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Common-law legal reasoning, or the method by which lawyers and judges analyze a problem, has roots that stretch back almost 1,000 years to the educational method known as Scholasticism. Before we get to exactly what Scholasticism is, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Law, Philosophy and Religion
Tagged law, legal reasoning, Middle Ages, Scholasticism, The Teaching Company
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Carolingian Minuscule and Modern Writing
Blowhard, Esq. writes: In the 8th century, Charlemagne, the ruler of the Carolingian empire, had a problem on his hands. Over the centuries, scribes had made so many mistakes when copying the Bible and other texts of the Church fathers … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing
Tagged Carolingian renaissance, medieval history, Middle Ages, text, writing
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The Hundred Years’ War, Taxes, and the Modern State
Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Hundred Years’ War (waged from 1337 to 1453, so it was actually 116 years long) was a series of conflicts between England and France over control of the French monarchy. The war actually had roots that went … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Economics
Tagged history, Hundred Years War, Middle Ages, once it starts it never ends, taxes
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Crusader Follies: Peter Bartholomew and the Holy Lance
Blowhard, Esq. writes: One of the first major victories for the Europeans of the First Crusade was the capture of Antioch. After eight months of laying siege to the city, the Christian knights captured it in May 1098. However, their victory … Continue reading
Picture of the Day
Blowhard, Esq. writes: The purified souls in Purgatory, from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, c. 1412-1416 Related I’ve been enjoying The Great Courses’ lecture on the High Middle Ages. TGC also has a course on the Late Middle … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Philosophy and Religion
Tagged medieval art, Middle Ages, The Great Courses
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