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August 12, 2021

Medieval prayer comes alive at AGO exhibit

Master Kip (who may have been Jean Poillevé) created this Folding Prayer Book: The Lord’s Prayer in the mid-16th century.

A small show full of small items on now at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto opens up a vast world of medieval mystical experience.

Published in Arts News
March 22, 2020

A gift for the (medieval) ages...

St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto.

Like many bright, young undergraduates, Tony Comper startedwith an ambitious course load last fall, but found he had to back off as the year wore on. 

Published in Canada
February 29, 2020

Medieval studies goes back for a better future

James Ginther is a digital humanities scholar who uses computer programming and data mining to shed light on medieval times.

The University of St. Michael’s College is better than good if you want to study that magical millennium between 500 and 1500.

Published in Higher Education
February 27, 2020

Into the DRAGEN’s den ...

Herstmonceux Castle, built in the 1440s in southern England, has become part of the DRAGEN project, which will study the impact of environmental change on its land use and human settlement patterns.

To really understand climate change, it helps to ask a medievalist.

Published in Higher Education
December 18, 2018

Medieval Christmas a time for feasting

The 12 days of Christmas in medieval times was marked by much feasting, as this miniature portrait shows, illustrated by the Limbourg brothers in the 15th century.

For your average serf of medieval Europe, Christmas was a pretty good deal, but not really a big deal.

Published in Christmas