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Smell between incense seduction and decayThe Scent of HistoryThe Middle Ages had many smells – and most were far from pleasant.Between incense rising in vast cathedrals, the herbs of healers, and…
Between sanctity and sensualityTaboo, Virtue and Desire – what medieval manuscripts reveal about love and the bodyThe Middle Ages are often imagined as a chaste and pious era – yet a closer look…
Between necessity, neighbourhood, and a remarkably persistent misconceptionAn uncomfortable subject – and precisely why it is misunderstoodToilets are not a topic one instinctively turns to when…
Between miracle, blood and prayer Childbirth in the Middle Ages was not a private family moment – it was a confrontation with mortality, faith, and the fragile line between hope and…
Kleidung im Mittelalter – Mode, Rang und Symbolik“Tell me what you wear, and I shall tell you who you are.” Even today we speak of being subject to the dictates of fashion. Yet thanks to…
The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry is widely regarded as the most famous – and perhaps the most beautiful – illuminated manuscript of the Middle Ages. More than a devotional text, this…
