Op zoek naar publieke watervoorzieningen, in het bijzonder in Leiden (deel 1)
Hoe kwamen middeleeuwse Leidenaren aan hun drinkwater? In deze blog een eerste verkenning van de schaarse historische bronnen.
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#MeToo in Persian poetry
#MeToo may be seen as a new phenomenon, but there are many examples in medieval Islamic literature of sexual harassment and women who defend their rights and personal integrity.Lees meer » -
Dolls for Adults
Dolls as devotional aids, liturgical props and objects of desire: on the various ways medieval adults interacted with dolls and lifelike sculptures.Lees meer » -
A sculptural puzzle: The demolished church of Kerkdriel
The virtual 3D-reconstruction of a church’s building history is all the fashion in architectural history. But how does the study of architectural sculpture fit in? Can 3D-modelling be a tool to help locate architecture that is no longer in context?Lees meer » -
The walking dead: Fear of the supernatural in the Italian novella
“Varied and strange indeed are the terrors that the dead give the living."Lees meer » -
Lucky pigs and protective boars: The medieval origins of the Glücksschwein
Why are pigs associated with good luck? Traces of 'lucky pigs' are found in late medieval board and card games, while the use of boar effigies as talismans is attested as far back as the early Middle Ages.Lees meer »