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2023
From the nineteenth century onwards, historians described the Middle Ages as the 'cradle' of the nation state-then, after World War II, they increasingly identified the period as the 'cradle' of Europe. A close look at the sources demonstrates that both interpretations are misleading: while 'Europe' was not a rare word, its use simply does not follow ...
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From the nineteenth century onwards, historians described the Middle Ages as the 'cradle' of the nation state-then, after World War II, they increasingly identified the period as the 'cradle' of Europe. A close look at the sources demonstrates that both interpretations are misleading: while 'Europe' was not a rare word, its use simply does not follow ...
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1993
After the fall of Rome in 476 A.D., there was an immensely long period of relatively little progress. Of course the confusion had already begun in the third century A.D., when economic hardship and political confusion was growing. History teaches us that, in such circumstances, most people have little time for abstract speculation and scientific ...
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After the fall of Rome in 476 A.D., there was an immensely long period of relatively little progress. Of course the confusion had already begun in the third century A.D., when economic hardship and political confusion was growing. History teaches us that, in such circumstances, most people have little time for abstract speculation and scientific ...
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1992
The Middle Ages were of great importance in the history of salt. Between 1000 and 1500, the major characteristics of the salt trade as it was to remain until the coming of industrialism, were defined in a pattern of a double global bifurcation.
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The Middle Ages were of great importance in the history of salt. Between 1000 and 1500, the major characteristics of the salt trade as it was to remain until the coming of industrialism, were defined in a pattern of a double global bifurcation.
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, 2017 The Lancet, 2004
Of the various clinical errors I made, one in particular continues to trouble me, and although I have discussed it on many occasions with colleagues and students, I am glad to have the opportunity to admit to it so publicly. It concerns a middle-aged man, a family acquaintance, who came to me complaining of an altered bowel habit he had been suffering ...
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Of the various clinical errors I made, one in particular continues to trouble me, and although I have discussed it on many occasions with colleagues and students, I am glad to have the opportunity to admit to it so publicly. It concerns a middle-aged man, a family acquaintance, who came to me complaining of an altered bowel habit he had been suffering ...
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1976
The literature of the ninth and tenth centuries had suggested stirrings and preparation rather than achievement. Notker Labeo, who, in its most important aspect, the development of a literary language, represents its highest point, bequeathed to the next generation a flexible and expressive linguistic instrument.
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The literature of the ninth and tenth centuries had suggested stirrings and preparation rather than achievement. Notker Labeo, who, in its most important aspect, the development of a literary language, represents its highest point, bequeathed to the next generation a flexible and expressive linguistic instrument.
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1937
The form of international relations in mediaeval times varies considerably from that in ancient Greece and Rome. The political persons in the Middle Ages were not independent city-states like ancient Greece, nor one supreme political power like Rome, but a variety of political and religious entities, all competing with each other for something which ...
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The form of international relations in mediaeval times varies considerably from that in ancient Greece and Rome. The political persons in the Middle Ages were not independent city-states like ancient Greece, nor one supreme political power like Rome, but a variety of political and religious entities, all competing with each other for something which ...
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1991
The centuries between the fall of the Roman Empire in the west and the Renaissance are loosely called the ‘Middle Ages’. Waves of barbarian invaders, Goths, Huns and Vandals, swept over the imperial frontiers in the last decades of the fourth century AD until Alaric, King of the Visigoths, eventually captured and sacked Rome itself in the last year of ...
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The centuries between the fall of the Roman Empire in the west and the Renaissance are loosely called the ‘Middle Ages’. Waves of barbarian invaders, Goths, Huns and Vandals, swept over the imperial frontiers in the last decades of the fourth century AD until Alaric, King of the Visigoths, eventually captured and sacked Rome itself in the last year of ...
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BMJ, 2014
The greatest joy of youth is the lack of insight. We think we know everything because we have so little life experience we don’t know any better. But life experience isn’t optional. We age, uncertainty replaces certainty, confidence is replaced by insecurity, invincibility is replaced by vulnerability, and what was once important is now unimportant. We
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The greatest joy of youth is the lack of insight. We think we know everything because we have so little life experience we don’t know any better. But life experience isn’t optional. We age, uncertainty replaces certainty, confidence is replaced by insecurity, invincibility is replaced by vulnerability, and what was once important is now unimportant. We
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A reflection on the idea of the "composer" in the medieval period, including a study of the individuals and groups active in the creation of medieval music.The modern concept of the individual composer is central to accounts of Western music, and continues to represent a critical field of research in musicology.
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