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Bawdy badges and the Black Death : late medieval apotropaic devices against the spread of the plague.
Plague--History--Europe; Black Death--Social aspects--Europe; Erotica--Europe--History; Idols and images--Europe--History; Superstition--Europe--History
This thesis examines a large corpus of enigmatic pilgrimage badges dating from roughly 1350-1500 CE. The badges were brought to light during archaeological excavations of water sites throughout the Schelde Estuary in the Netherlands, the riverbanks...
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Medieval churches on the Spanish frontier : how elite emulation in architecture contributed to the transformation of a territorial expansion into Reconquista.
Church buildings--Spain; Church architecture--Spain; Spain--History--711-1516
This dissertation examines the architectural evidence in the ongoing debate surrounding the demographical and political value of the shifting Iberian frontier of the tenth through twelfth centuries. In particular, it seeks to problematize the...
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Studies in the image of the Madonna lactans in late medieval and Renaissance Italy.
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art; Breastfeeding in art
This dissertation is an analysis of Italian late medieval and Renaissance peoples’ response to the Madonna lactans image. Although the images that comprise this type are similar in that Mary holds Christ at her breast, they vary widely in...
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Quidam homo est asinus : the originality and influence of Peter Abelard upon Medieval thought.
Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142; Civilization, Medieval--12th century; Philosophy, Medieval
Historians and philosophers alike remember Peter Abelard as the most brilliant, original, and influential philosopher of the twelfth century. Much ofthis reputation stems not from Abelard's intellectual contributions but due to Abelard's scandalous...
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Medieval cathedral, floorplan.
Architecture; Buildings; Religious facilities; Cathedrals; Churches; Floor plans; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Architectural elements; Religious architectural elements; Structural elements; Apses; Passageways; Naves; Walls; Vaults...
Elements included are: N transept, S transept, apse, north aisle, south aisle, nave, west end, walls, vaults, piers, columns.
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Medieval cathedral, transverse section.
Architecture; Buildings; Religious facilities; Cathedrals; Churches; Sections; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Architectural elements; Religious architectural elements; Structural elements; Passageways; Naves; Clerestories; Galleries (Upper level...
Elements included are: aisles, nave, triforium galleries, clerestory.
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Trajan's Market [Markets of Trajan], Rome, Italy, reconstructive axonometric projection in the medieval period.
Architecture; Hills; Buildings; Towers; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Walls; Roofs; Windows; Farms; Ruins; Scaffolding; Reconstructions; Axonometric projections; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Conjectural works; Bird's-eye views;...
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