The Danse Macabre interpreted in 1450 as a hand-drawn polonaise...

All "peasants had it easier" discourse probably derives from the bit of Juliet Schor's Overworked American (1989) arguing that medieval English peasants worked fewer hours on net than modern Americans. A super debatable claim, omitting the huge burden of reproductive labor, but it's not risible...

#MedievalSky I received a very important announcement today. Feminae, the bibliographical database on medieval women created and run by Margaret Schaus for the past couple of decades, is going offline as of 1 April. Download as much as you can ASAP: inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/Feminae/Adva...

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Bloody hell, Thomas Aquinas was massive. I think he's the only kaiju to have been a Doctor of the Church.

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"No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue."

"For some people can actually move their ears, either one at a time or both together... Some people produce at will without any stench such rhythmical sounds from their bottom that they appear to be making music even from that quarter... I know of a man who used to perspire at will."

Do you do fun DH/sciency things with late medieval books? Do you want to present at the New Chaucer Society congress in Freiburg, GR in July 2026? Then now is the time to apply to my panel (there are also many other fine opportunities)! Deadline is 27 April cdn.ymaws.com/newchaucerso...

I reviewed Diarmaid MacCulloch's very good, very long book about sex and Christianity, which is (among other things) a healthy reminder that "traditional values" aren't very old at all.