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I’m a graduate in Medieval Studies, and when I try to explain some myths about it, people look at me as if I was insane. The Enlightenment propaganda is so strong, that telling the truth about Medieval era sounds like a crazy right-wing conspiracy theory.
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Students writing home had two things uppermost in mind: to impress their parents with their progress in the art of letter writing, and to ask for cash.26 The medieval epistolary style was formal and highly structured, and students, often destined for a career as an official or a clerk, were keen to demonstrate their progress in mastering this art.
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Vincent of Beauvais produced the Speculum Maius (or ‘The Great Mirror’); the most widely read encyclopaedia in the Middle Ages. It was a compendium of all the knowledge of the Middle Ages in three parts: the Speculum Naturale (natural sciences), Speculum Doctrinale (practical knowledge) and Speculum Historiale (History of the known world).
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The actual lived experiences of students in these medieval universities was not totally different to the experiences of college students today.
Students in the medieval world were first and foremost set apart from the cities and towns that they lived in. Students, as members of church or secular supported institutions had rights and... See more
The actual lived experiences of students in these medieval universities was not totally different to the experiences of college students today.
Students in the medieval world were first and foremost set apart from the cities and towns that they lived in. Students, as members of church or secular supported institutions had rights and... See more
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A.K. Blakemore • The Glutton: A Novel
These are pages from the most famous florilegium, completed by Thomas of Ireland in the 14th century. Florilegia were compilations of excerpts from other writings, essentially mashing up selected passages and connecting dots from existing texts to illuminate a specific topic or doctrine or idea. The word comes from the Latin for “flower” and... See more