"The critical point was, again the Middle Ages, and there you had an adversarial position between the church and the state ...

Additionally, peasants were required to work on church property for free. A brick house was the life style of the rich during the Later Medieval Period. Brick ... Due to land's role as the primary ...

1490 Gardens in the middle ages were strongly imbued with religious symbolism. The Old Testament Song of Songs mentions several types of gardens and flowers. Medieval commentators interpreted this ...

What kinds of books did parish churches have in the Middle Ages? From where did they get them? BOMPAC examines these poorly known but fundamental questions of medieval book history. Its primary ...

To be ‘authentic’ in the Middle Ages or Early Modernity was no less of a complex task ... The Salt of Common Life: Individuality and Choice in the Medieval Town, Countryside, and Church: Essays ...

The Pope was the head of the Catholic Church and lived in Rome. He set out rules and guidelines that would be put into action by church leaders and personnel across Europe. An example of such a ...