MEDIEVAL NEWS 05.11.2016

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How Devastating was the Justinian Plague in the 6th Century? New overview of mass-graves s offers tantalising glimpse of how to measure the impact of the Justinian Plague on the "Fall of Rome".   Read more.

Culture and Religion after the Justinian Plague What were the consequences of the Justinian Plague in the 6th century? How did people react to the pain and suffering, which by all accounts were just as devastating as those in the 14th century?   Read more.

Medieval Exhibitions...

Cleveland’s Gothic Table Fountain Cleveland Museum of Art celebrates its centenary in 2016. For medievalist a particular exhibition of Cleveland’s Gothic Table Fountain is exciting Read more.

Other News....

Benedictine Basilica in Norcia Crumbles In 2000 a group of monks returned to Norcia in Southern Umbria to live out their vocation in the birthplace of St. Benedict. This autumn it has all crumbled   Read more.

New Research...

The Winter Camp of the Great Viking Army at Torksey In 2013 the archaeological discovery of the Viking Winter Camp of the “mycel heathen here” in Torksey was reported. Now comes the scientific publication   Read more.

Books on Mary....

The Medieval Shrine Madonna Medieval Shrine Madonnas were intimate sculptures, delicately carved and painted to let the devoted audience contemplate Mary as Mother worlds within Read more.

Mother of Mercy - Bane of the Jews In Anglo-Norman England, the Benedictines found innovative ways to venerate Mary as the Mother of Mercy exhibiting her as the favourite enemy of the Jews. Read more.

Mary of Mercy in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art Mary of Mercy sheltering her devotees beneath her blue cape is a beloved icon of faithful Christians. A new book traces the history of this emblem.   Read more.

Medieval Books...

The Hidden Messages of the Alhambra Catalogue of nearly 10,000 epigraphic inscriptions found in Alhambra have recently been concluded unveiling unimaginative riches Read more.

Medieval Islamic Maps Why is South always on top of medieval Islamic Maps? And why are the islands in the Mediterranean placed like pearls on a string ? New book tells the story. Read more.

Minor news....

Medieval Summer Courses 2017 Summer Courses in Medieval history, art, archaeology, literature and all the other disciplines will be listed here chronologically Read more.

Medieval Conferences 2017 Check the updated list of Medieval Conferences in 2017 - and don't forget to write us if we have forgotten about yours. New listings are marked in red   Read the latest update.

Check out the New Jobs For all medievalists! New jobs this week - check out the list. The newly added are marked in red and easy to find   Read more.