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Friday Photo: Two If By Sea

The Three Estates and the Body Politic: Christine de Pizan

May 3, 2013 Abbot Suger Christine de Pizan feminism France History Louis the Fat Middle Ages politics Women 7 Comments

Friday Photo: For the Love of God

March 29, 2013 dervishes Friday Photo History Iran Islam Religion Safavids 4 Comments

Exhibition: The Science of Art in Mediaeval Islam

March 27, 2013 Art ceramics Fritware Iran Islam painting Safavids Shahname 3 Comments

History TV: First Voyage with Vikings

March 6, 2013 historical fiction History History Channel Middle Ages North Sea sagas Scandinavia Vikings 13 Comments

Topkapı: Military Encampment or Imperial Palace?

February 24, 2013 architecture Constantinople History Istanbul Mehmed II Ottomans Sultans Topkapi Turkey 6 Comments

Friday Photo: After Aphrodite

February 22, 2013 Aphrodisias Byzantium Christianity History Middle Ages Turkey 1 Comment

A Man and His Cat

February 19, 2013 cats History literature Manuscripts Middle Ages Pangur Ban pets poetry 3 Comments

Friday Photo: Down in the Valley

February 15, 2013 architecture Christianity History Middle Ages monasticism Turkey 1 Comment

A Great and Terrible…Pig?

February 13, 2013 Christianity History Ireland literature Middle Ages pigs saints Wales 2 Comments

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Islamic Heritage Project Digitised versions of manuscripts, maps, and printed books from the Islamic world in the holdings of Harvard University.
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Silk Roads Blog presenting many aspects of the history and cultures of Central Asia
Speculum Linguarum et Litterarum Blog about Greek and Latin texts from the ancient and mediaeval periods.
The British Library A wonderful collection of images have been uploaded from the library’s collection of manuscripts.
The British Museum Blog Explore the museum collections from afar with their official blog.
The Cairo Genizah Collection Images and descriptions of the Genizah archives depicting the life of a mediaeval Jewish community
The Chora Museum A portal for exploring the art and history of the Chora Church in Istanbul.
The Fordham Internet Mediaeval Sourcebook A great compendium of extracts and full texts in English translation.
The Historia Langobardorum Full English text of Paul the Deacon’s account of Lombard history in Italy.
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