SCHEDULE OF WEEKLY READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Jan 21, 23, 25 Words
Koenigsberger, 1-89 omitting pp. 60-3II. Intro Survey B.Visit Hadrians Wall or its Roman Fort at Vindolanda on the Anglo-Scots border
Or visit a town at the other end of the world, Ephesus, in modern Turkey
But Rome was the center of everything!
The poet Horace lived in a Villa not far away and wrote (among much else) a a children's tale you may know
Jan 28, 30; Feb 1 Words
Koenigsberger, 89-197, omitting pp. 106-10, 159-62, 175-8III. Intro Survey C.
Lindisfarne pictures
Irish round towers: try Clomacnoise
The best recent Viking exhibit in this country was the 2000 one in DC which contained a number of items from Cornell's own Fiske Collection. A tiny sample can be viewed online.
Feb 4, 6, 8 Words
Koenigsberger, 197-280, omitting pp. 269-78IV. Intro Survey D.
The Historical Atlas c. 800, 900 etc. helps a lot with the breakup of the Carolingian Empire
Richard Landes on the Peace of God
The Millenium, 1000, 1033, Owls & Roosters!
Animated Bayeux Tapestry But cf. Koenigsberger, 154-5 for William lifting his visor
Feb11, 13, 15 Video: "Cathedral" TBA Words
Thursday is Valentine's Day
Koenigsberger, 281-387, omitting pp. 315-24, 379-85V. Intro Survey Concluded
Feb 18, 20, 22
Koenigsberger, 106-10, 159-62, 175-8, 315-24 Words
This week's discussion text is from the Würzburg Chronicle
Peters, 206-10
Reading(s) on "Feudalism
YOU CAN GET SOME HELP BY CLICKING HERE
for IDs
and Quotations
The seven Liberal Arts include (as well as the more trivial Trivium) the Quadrivium
Feb 25, 27, 29!
Hamilton, chaps. 3-11, perhaps omitting chap. 9
Peters, chaps. 12, 14, 18 covers the conventional "Church" History largely omitted by Hamilton
But Hamilton also largely omits a less approved topic, thoughts of the Apocalypse, so ==> PRESS HERE FOR OWLS & ROOSTERS!
VII. Religion B. WordsPRELIM EXAM! to be returned Mon March 3
You need to agree with us your topic for the Term Paper around now
Hamilton, chaps.12-15, 17-20
Guibert of Nogent on Relics and Popular Saints' Cults
Angels?, and then (maybe!) there is the question of how many can dance on a pinhead
VIII. Economics 1.
Lopez, chaps. 1-3
Primary
sources on Economic Life
Words
SPRING BREAK, March 15-24
Lopez, chaps. 4-6
Bouchard, 231-43, 302-4, 306-8
Peters, chap. 17
PRESS
HERE for The Black Death in Italy or HERE
for a different site that also offers the Decameron and much else
Bouchard, 304-11
ORB Has an excellent technology
section to consult. It will also take you to the Medieval
Technology Pages.
Try at least The
Great Stirrup Controversy
There is Wikipedia entry
on the manuscript Plan of St. Gall and a nice
reproduction in facsimile
.
St. Gall
Plan has its own site (requires
Firefox) with all kinds of resources for the serious! See what UCLA makes
of it.
There is a fold-out
illustration of what it might have looked like in The Dark Ages, ed. Talbot Rice [CB351
.R49 1965 ++] along with much else of interest.
Friday: Video: "The Sorceress"
based on Jean-Claude Schmitt, The Holy Greyhound: Guinefort, Healer
of Children (Reserve)
and Schmitt's source, a
section from a Dominican Inquisitor's moral treatise
or check out The Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage and Das Buch von Guter Spise
XII. Culture 2: Music
C. Page, The Owl and the Nightingale, chap.
7 (.pdf)
Peters, 240 for Hildegarde of Bingen
THURSDAY 17th:
OTHER MINOR ASSIGNMENT
(GLOSS or VIRTUAL GALLERY) DUE!
XIII. Societies Organized for Warfare?
Bouchard, 184-9, 198-200
THE GREY
COMPANY TREBUCHET PAGE
Is this the place to talk about Horses? Consider all the tack
required to use them, but also the Sidesaddles
for Ladies.
Ring of Steel Weapons Demonstration
Friday, April 25
Orals around now, TBA
WEDNESDAY, May 7: "FICTION FROM HISTORY" PAPER DUE!
STUDY PERIOD Sunday May 4 to Wednesday May 7
EXAM PERIOD Wednesday May 7 to Friday May 16