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We discussed item 27 in Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett
Additional Box no. 20. This document of sale was written in 980 CE on
behalf of the Coptic Christian Yuhānnis ibn Suqayna and his wife…
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Amel Bensalim and Athina Pfeiffer Location
Princeton University
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This short introduction to Zoroastrian manuscripts will briefly touch on the origins of the Zoroastrian religion, as well as key texts and languages associated with it.
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Jamie O’Connell Department
Near Eastern Studies
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An astronomical compendium that contains texts, diagrams, and tables related to the computation of the relative positions of the celestial bodies. Written in Germany in 1481, it is a paper codex with…
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Video Orientation to the University of Pennsylvania Library's LJS 445 - Prenosticatio, by Johannes Lichtenberger. Written in Nuremberg, Germany, after 1488, in Middle High German.
German…
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Coffee With A Codex is an informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak Curator Dot Porter and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll…
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Video Orientation to the University of Pennsylvania Library's LJS 388, an astronomical textbook arranged in two chapters with an introduction and containing five diagrams.
Copy completed on…
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This video touches on issues regarding the assimilation of non-Romans into the late Roman military. Attila's invasion, climaxing with the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (Chalons) is used as a…
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Video Orientation to the University of Pennsylvania Library's LJS 57 - Astronomical anthology.
A collection of astronomical texts, including a copy of a treatise on the calendar originally…
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Sarah McDougall interviews Emily Hutchinson about the creation of story maps for understanding anti-pollution measures in medieval Paris, France.
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An educational interview with Chance Bonar (PhD cand., Harvard) on the ancient Christian text Shepherd of Hermas. In this video, we cover introductory issues, the language of enslavement present in…
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November 9th, 2021 Speaker
Chance Bonar
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Richard Sévère juxtaposes content from hip-hop and medieval texts in this latest Medieval Meets Modern contribution.
Produced for Princeton University's Middle Ages for…
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October 1st, 2021 Speaker
Richard Sévère
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What really happened at the so-called Last Duel (the subject of the movie by the same name)? Ariella Elema has contributed a mini lecture for Middle Ages for Educators to explain such duels in…
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September 24th, 2021 Speaker
Ariella Elema
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Professor John Fleming discusses his extensive personal library, which includes 16th century Italian editions of the works of Petrarch as well as 10 folio volumes of The Cornelius à…
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This 8.5-minute video explores the history behind the medieval library and archives at the former monastery of Saint Gaul. The archive was begun in the eighth-century and preserves many important…
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May 3rd, 2021 Speaker
Dr. Peter Erhart (Guest)
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Links 1. Video home page on Middle Ages for Educators2. For reports and resources on Anti-Asian and Anti-Asian American Sentiment, see the AAPI COVID-19 Project.3. For images, maps, and graphs on the…
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March 31st, 2021 Speaker
Magda Teter
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Critical Approaches to Race and Ethnicity: Premodern Identities and the Trans-Atlantic Politics of ScholarshipThursday, February 11
Cord Whitaker, Wellesley College
Walter Pohl, University of…
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February 11th, 2021 Speaker
Cord Whitaker, Wellesley College; Walter Pohl, University of Vienna Department
Medieval Studies Location
Princeton University
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