637 search results for “medieval history” in the Staff website
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
c.v.weeda@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2718
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
r.stein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2712
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New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd'
A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…
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Antheun JanseFaculty of Humanities
a.janse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2564
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Marlisa den HartogFaculty of Humanities
m.i.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2733
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Krista Murchison in History Today on medieval pen-twisters
Minims are letters that are made up of short, vertical pen strokes, such as 'm', 'i', 'n' and 'u'. In Gothic script, there is often little distinction between letters composed of minims. Assistant professor of medieval literature Krista Murchison has written an article in History Today on the hidden…
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
h.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Louis SickingFaculty of Humanities
l.h.j.sicking@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2717
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Jeroen OosterbaanFaculteit Archeologie
j.oosterbaan@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Roosje PeetersFaculty of Humanities
r.m.m.peeters@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2699
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Rachel SchatsFaculteit Archeologie
r.schats@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1925
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Jacobine MelisFaculteit Archeologie
j.melis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hans JanssenFaculty of Humanities
h.l.janssen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2682
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'Rome after Rome': a unique student-scholar exploration of early medieval Rome
Debates about the ‘end’ of the Roman era, how, when, and even if it ended, are still very much alive and raging. However, what happened after the (long) late antique period is a lesser-known and lesser-studied subject. The post-Roman past needs, however, as much energetic investigation and discussion.…
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Maia CasnaFaculteit Archeologie
m.casna@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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From Baghdād to Baghpūr: Global Blackness in Medieval Arabo-Asia
Lecture, Research seminar 1000-1800
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
a.j.w.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nina JaspersFaculteit Archeologie
n.l.jaspers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Irene O'DalyFaculty of Humanities
i.odaly@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2155
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Aristocracies: Charismatic authority, rural elites, and historiography in Medieval Yemen
Lecture
- Histories Connected
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Fenneke Sysling - Institute for HistoryFaculty of Humanities
f.h.sijsling@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2737
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
a.bdaiwi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1639
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Medieval MasterChefs: From Byzantine Christmas Banquets to the Leiden Food Labs
Lecture, End of Year Event
- History Institute Council Meeting
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Medieval manuscripts made available in Europeana
Over 600 manuscripts and early prints have been made digitally available by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) via the Europeana platform. In the project 'The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages’ (ARMA), seven European heritage institutions added 30,000 digitised medieval items to Europeana’s database…
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NIAS grant for Robert Stein: Where do receipts come from?
Nowadays they can cause the fall of ministers, but once upon a time receipts were a new phenomenon. Associate Professor Robert Stein is to receive a grant from NIAS to map their origins.
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Epko BultFaculteit Archeologie
e.j.bult@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Medieval Oegstgeest did business with all of Europe
Generations of Leiden students and academics have done archaeological research into the early medieval history of Oegstgeest. This makes this old settlement one of the best-documented sites from that era. In a new book Leiden researchers take stock.
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Online access to medieval manuscripts improved
Do you frequently search the catalogue of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) for western medieval manuscripts? Then you must have noticed important changes lately. Some 1800 summary catalogue records in Dutch were replaced by more elaborate descriptions in English. Furthermore, the catalogue interface…
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Anna Dlabacova receives ERC Starting Grant for research on late medieval prayer books
Assistant Professor Anna Dlabacova has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council. She will use this grant of around 1.5 million euros to conduct research on the Dutch vernacular ‘book of hours’.
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Egbert BosFaculty of Humanities
e.p.bos@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2029
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Mariken Teeuwen: ‘There are so many new possibilities in research on medieval manuscripts’
Mariken Teeuwen started at the Institute for History as a professor by special appointment of Script Culture of the Middle Ages on 1 March. ‘I’m looking forward to doing research together with students.’
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Antoinette HuijbersFaculteit Archeologie
a.m.j.h.huijbers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities
g.warnar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2158
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Dusan MaczekFaculteit Archeologie
d.maczek@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Frans TheuwsFaculteit Archeologie
f.c.w.j.theuws@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Roos van OostenFaculteit Archeologie
r.m.r.van.oosten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2448
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Skeletal Evidence for Malaria in the Medieval Netherlands
Until very recently malaria was an impactful disease in the Netherlands. While currently mainly regarded as a tropical disease, references to symptoms which could be related to the disease are found in several historical documents from the 17th century onwards. To be able to better understand this disease…
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Angkor region was actually a large Medieval city
The Greater Angkor Region in contemporary Cambodia was dramatically more urbanized in the 13th century than previously thought, and home to 700.000 to 900.000 people. These discoveries were made by a research team led by Sarah Klassen. Their findings are published in Science Advances.
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Call for Papers for LUCAS Conference 'Practices in Comparative Medievalism' on 23 September 2022
Medievalism is the area of academic study that investigates the reception and reconstruction of the medieval past since the Middle Ages came to an end.
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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.
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Jip BarreveldFaculteit Archeologie
j.barreveld@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Alireza AsghariFaculty of Humanities
a.asghari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2031
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Dionysios Kalantzis-PapadopoulosFaculteit Archeologie
d.kalantzis-papadopoulos@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Julia SzirmaiFaculty of Humanities
j.c.szirmai@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’
What are the origins of the Islamic Empire? And what was daily life like there? Two new Ted Ed animations answer these questions in simple language. Arabists Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen explain what the process of developing the videos was like.
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'Especially now, in-depth knowledge about Judaism and Jewish history is important'
The newly established Leiden Jewish Studies Association aims to bring together Leiden scholars working on Judaism. The first annual conference will take place in Leiden on 6 and 7 December. Leiden professors and co-organisers of the LJSA Sarah Cramsey and Jürgen Zangenberg talk about their plans.
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Juliette RodingFaculty of Humanities
j.g.roding@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marika KeblusekFaculty of Humanities
m.keblusek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2360