795 search results for “medieval studies” in the Staff website
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Hans JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Rachel SchatsFaculteit Archeologie
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Jacobine MelisFaculteit Archeologie
- Medieval Fragmentology and the Fragmented Old English Glossed N-Psalter
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities
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Alireza AsghariFaculty of Humanities
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Julia SzirmaiFaculty of Humanities
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Jip BarreveldFaculteit Archeologie
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Maia CasnaFaculteit Archeologie
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Weishuo LiFaculteit Archeologie
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Antoinette HuijbersFaculteit Archeologie
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Dusan MaczekFaculteit Archeologie
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'Rome after Rome': a unique student-scholar exploration of early medieval Rome
Debates about the ‘end’ of the Roman era, how, when, and even if it ended, are still very much alive and raging. However, what happened after the (long) late antique period is a lesser-known and lesser-studied subject. The post-Roman past needs, however, as much energetic investigation and discussion.…
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Frans TheuwsFaculteit Archeologie
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
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Irene O'DalyFaculty of Humanities
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Nina JaspersFaculteit Archeologie
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
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Letty ten HarkelFaculteit Archeologie
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
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Krista Murchison in History Today on medieval pen-twisters
Minims are letters that are made up of short, vertical pen strokes, such as 'm', 'i', 'n' and 'u'. In Gothic script, there is often little distinction between letters composed of minims. Assistant professor of medieval literature Krista Murchison has written an article in History Today on the hidden…
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
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Egbert BosFaculty of Humanities
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Medieval Mediterranean Study Group Introduction Symposium
Conference
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Archaeologist Mette Langbroek works on beads exhibition: ‘Humans have a special relationship with beads'
Beads are among the oldest types of human artistic expression. Even so, the small ornaments have a bad status record regarding archaeological investigation. PhD candidate Mette Langbroek, usually at home studying early medieval beads, had the opportunity to work on a publication and exhibition on 5000…
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Christopher GreenFaculty of Humanities
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New publication investigates curious shift of 7th century burial practices
At the end of the 7th century something curious occurs in Northwestern Europe. Suddenly, people start burying the dead next to their dwellings instead of in communal cemeteries. Professor Frans Theuws recently published a book on this phenomenon. ‘We wanted to know if the study of these farmyard burials…
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New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd'
A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…
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Channa LiFaculty of Humanities
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Online access to medieval manuscripts improved
Do you frequently search the catalogue of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) for western medieval manuscripts? Then you must have noticed important changes lately. Some 1800 summary catalogue records in Dutch were replaced by more elaborate descriptions in English. Furthermore, the catalogue interface…
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Medieval manuscripts made available in Europeana
Over 600 manuscripts and early prints have been made digitally available by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) via the Europeana platform. In the project 'The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages’ (ARMA), seven European heritage institutions added 30,000 digitised medieval items to Europeana’s database…
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Looking over the shoulders of medieval readers
What did medieval scholars think of the books they read? In her inaugural lecture, Professor Mariken Teeuwen will talk about the texts they wrote in the margin.
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Anna Dlabacova receives ERC Starting Grant for research on late medieval prayer books
Assistant Professor Anna Dlabacova has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council. She will use this grant of around 1.5 million euros to conduct research on the Dutch vernacular ‘book of hours’.
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Skeletal Evidence for Malaria in the Medieval Netherlands
Until very recently malaria was an impactful disease in the Netherlands. While currently mainly regarded as a tropical disease, references to symptoms which could be related to the disease are found in several historical documents from the 17th century onwards. To be able to better understand this disease…
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Xiao LuoFaculty of Humanities
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Philomeen DolFaculty of Humanities
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Crewe Williams
Faculty of Humanities
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Shirley Alexander
Faculty of Humanities
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Amirardalan EmamiFaculty of Humanities
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Maaike BeemsterboerFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Yujing TanFaculty of Humanities
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
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Steven Hagers
Faculty of Humanities
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Haneen OmariFaculty of Humanities
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Xiong XiongFaculty of Humanities
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Boudewijn WalravenFaculty of Humanities
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Geoffrey Cain
Faculty of Humanities
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Jurre KnoestFaculty of Humanities
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Aihua Li
Faculty of Humanities