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David Danced: Christianity and Music in the Medieval WorldThis video discusses the relationship between Christianity and music in the medieval world. This is both in terms of depictions of music in scripture and related texts as well as the usage of music…
From Laura Morreale
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The Renaissance of the 12th Century: An IntroductionThis video briefly introduces the causes, developments, prominent figures, and historiography of the 12th-century renaissance. In particular, the video highlights the contributions of Adelard of…
From Laura Morreale
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A Document of Sale from Medieval EgyptWe 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…
From Jeremy Stitts
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Introduction to Zoroastrian ManuscriptsThis 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.
From Jeremy Stitts
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University of Pennsylvania Library's Ms Codex 1881 - Astronomical treatises and tablesAn 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…
From Albert Kohn
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Penn Library's LJS 445 - Prenosticatio (Video Orientation)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…
From Albert Kohn
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Coffee With a Codex: Astrology, Astronomy, Religion (LJS 361)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…
From Albert Kohn
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Penn Library's LJS 388 - [Mulakhkhaṣ fī al-hayʼah]. = [ملخص في الهيئه]. (Video Orientation)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…
From Albert Kohn
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Where are the Romans? What Attila's War Reveals about Barbarian Integration in the Late Roman EmpireThis 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…
From Jeremy Stitts
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Penn Library's LJS 57 - Astronomical anthology (Video Orientation)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…
From Albert Kohn
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Anti-Pollution Measures and the Common Good in Medieval ParisSarah McDougall interviews Emily Hutchinson about the creation of story maps for understanding anti-pollution measures in medieval Paris, France.
From Jonathan Henry
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