Here we are with yet another Women's Wednesday! Last week we talked about Polixena and her sad fate: today we will be focusing on her very mother, Queen Hecuba of Troy. That of Hecuba is…
Here in the West, we are often used to see the Middle Ages almost exclusively from a Euro-centric point of view, overlooking the great historical importance of the East, its dynasties, and its conquerors. This obviously…
Illumination from a Book of Hours, use of Rome, ms. 654 réserve, f. 2r, 16th century, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris.
For the first Women’s Wednesday of the new month we welcome Polixena: daughter of Priam and Hecuba, her sacrifice symbolizes the end of the Trojan War. Polixena was known for her rather brief infatuation with…
April 2 is, according to several reconstructions, to be counted as the birthday of Charlemagne: the great King of the Franks and Lombards, and later Holy Roman Emperor, who managed to unite much of western…
Illuminations from a Book of Hours in Latin and French, ms. 434 réserve, f. 165r, 15th century, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris.
A new week, as always, means a new Women's Wednesday! During the course of this column, we repeatedly had the chance to talk about the Amazons and their queens: this time, our Mulier Clara of the week…
The Church celebrates today the feast of the Annunciation (also known as Lady Day), meaning the announcement by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of the…