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Early Medieval Europe, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 171-193, May 2023., 2023 This article explores fourth‐ to seventh‐century narratives about oaths of collective secrecy, which our sources typically frame negatively. By examining the terminology used in reference to these promises, the dynamics inherent in the practice and its relationship to oath‐taking customs in other contexts, and the influence of Christianity on the ...
Michael Wuk
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The Modern Law Review, Volume 86, Issue 1, Page 85-121, January 2023., 2023 The notion of ‘equity’ is undergoing conceptual repositioning in international law today, embracing individuals as well as states and gaining an association with human rights and the politics of protest. In the context of these developments, the present paper enquires into the premodern roots of this ancient and rich term through three historical ...
Stephen Humphreys
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Early Medieval Europe, Volume 30, Issue 4, Page 536-557, November 2022., 2022 Around 1000, a new type of law‐book emerged in Catalonia and northern Italy that attests to new ways of handling legal material. Incorporating in full the Visigothic and Lombard law codes, respectively, these law‐books provided a base for studying and interpreting old law through comments, glosses etc., addressing new users such as lay judges.
Stefan Esders
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The building projects and the Histories of Gregory of Tours
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 159-184, May 2022., 2022 This article offers a fresh perspective on the life and works of the sixth‐century bishop Gregory of Tours by analysing Gregory’s magnum opus, the Histories, alongside a frequently overlooked aspect of his episcopal career: his restoration of the cathedral church of Tours and St Martin’s basilica following their devastation by fire in the time of his ...
John Merrington
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The Royal Prayerbook’s blood‐staunching charms and early Insular scribal communities
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 181-200, May 2021., 2021 The Royal Prayerbook contains a variety of entries aimed at staunching a flow of blood, three of which are related by a shared poetic motif. An examination of the elements in these texts suggests that all three are a meditation on a scene from the gospels, the healing of the woman with the issue of blood.
Emily Kesling
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Gilds, states and societies in the early Middle Ages
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 627-662, November 2020., 2020 The early medieval gilds of north‐west Europe were very different from their later medieval descendants. They were not specifically urban or economic in focus, instead being based on religious devotion, feasting and mutual protection, usually among members united by status and geography.
Rory Naismith
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Incense in medicine: an early medieval perspective
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 219-255, May 2020., 2020 The production, use, and meaning of incense represent relatively untapped areas of study within early medieval history. In this article, I present evidence for the medical use of incense in the Carolingian world. Using a sample of eighth‐ and ninth‐century manuscripts, I analyse incense recipes, investigating their contexts and ingredients, as well as ...
Claire Burridge
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Mills and society in early medieval northern Italy
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 3-33, February 2026.Drawing on the extensive documentary record of northern Italy, available archaeological evidence, and comparative case studies from early medieval Europe, this study demonstrates that mill‐based landscapes in the Po and Friuli‐Venetian plains were shaped by society as a whole.
Marco Panato
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The Generation of Sounds According to Robert Grosseteste [PDF]
, 2012 A translation and discussion of the De Generatione Sonorum, On the Generation of Sounds, a short scientific treatise written by Robert Grosseteste, is proposed. The subjects are sounds and phonetics.
Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina
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Isidore of Seville and the ius et lex formula – inspirations for a philosopher of law today
Acta Iuris StetinensisIsidore of Seville’s Etymologiae has always been a subject of interest to lawyers. This concerns in particular its chapter five: Laws and times. This article, however, points out that a different fragment of Etymologiae carries certain importance to ...
Jerzy Zajadło
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