Hidden in Plain Sight: Mosquitoes, Malaria and Herbs in the Medieval Low Countries Medical sources shine a light on the presence and awareness of mosquito-borne malaria in the medieval Low Countries. At the same time, these sources allow an insight into past human-environmental interactions. Claudia Moreira Calzadilla and Nina Witteman • August 02, 2024
A new reading of medieval ‘doodles’ Doodles in medieval manuscripts are often interpreted as idle and mindless scribbles. But is this an accurate assessment? Could doodles instead reveal a hitherto unexplored way that people in the Middle Ages interacted with their manuscripts? Nina Witteman • May 02, 2024
