“Admit me Chorus to this history”: Shakespeare’s M.C.s and Choric Commentators—How Medieval, How Early Modern?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11061-018-9576-6
Abstract: My paper discusses the relationship between typical medieval and Tudor prologues and epilogues, in which a moralistic and didactic tone is common, and Shakespeare’s more nuanced early modern use of framing devices. The latter’s approach,… read more here.
Keywords: medieval early; shakespeare; early modern; chorus history ... See more keywords
Tuberculosis in medieval and early modern Denmark: A paleoepidemiological perspective.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.11.003
Abstract: Millions of people worldwide have sickened and died from tuberculosis in recent centuries. Yet for most of human existence, the impact of tuberculosis on society is largely unknown. It is, indeed, unknowable without methods suitable… read more here.
Keywords: modern denmark; medieval early; tuberculosis medieval; tuberculosis ... See more keywords
Reinterpreting space: mapping people and relationships in late medieval and early modern English cities using GIS
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DOI: 10.1017/s0963926820000164
Abstract: Abstract Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are becoming increasingly popular in historical research, especially in urban contexts. However, digitizing historical sources in a way that can be mapped using the Cartesian co-ordinate systems of a GIS… read more here.
Keywords: reinterpreting space; gis; early modern; late medieval ... See more keywords
Testing Drugs and Trying Cures: Experiment and Medicine in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
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DOI: 10.1353/bhm.2017.0023
Abstract: summary:This article examines traditions of testing drugs (as substances) and trying cures (on patients) in medieval and early modern Europe. It argues that the history of drug testing needs to be a more central story… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; testing drugs; medieval early; early modern ... See more keywords
Children of the grave: Investigating non-adult feeding practices in medieval and early modern Estonia through stable isotope analysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279546
Abstract: Studying infant diet and feeding practices through stable isotope analysis provides direct insight into the life and health of vulnerable population groups in the past. Although the general diet in medieval and early modern Livonia… read more here.
Keywords: feeding; stable isotope; medieval early; feeding practices ... See more keywords
The Role of Sex in Medieval and Early Modern Mnemonics
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DOI: 10.1590/tem-1980-542x2023v290106
Abstract: Abstract: Using sources in Latin, Italian and Hebrew as well as visual art, the present study pinpoints to an elusive mnemonic practice: the visualization of sexual acts as a means for creating memorable mnemonics scenes.… read more here.
Keywords: sex medieval; medieval early; early modern; modern mnemonics ... See more keywords
Introduction to the Special Issue of Religions—“Domestic Devotions in Medieval and Early Modern Europe”
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DOI: 10.3390/rel11040154
Abstract: This Special Issue of Religions focuses on lived religion and devotional practices as found in the domestic settings of late medieval and early modern Europe [...] read more here.
Keywords: medieval early; early modern; issue religions; special issue ... See more keywords