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Visiting your troops of cattle
No full textThis article, written in collaboration with zooarchaeologist Richard Thomas (University of Leicester), outlines some of the ways in which human care for domestic animals might be traced in the early modern period. Looking at printed husbandry manuals, wills and bone remains, it shows the contradiction inherent in animal care in the period: animals were both individualised and simply commodities for use
Thomas Grisell letter to Thomas Rotch, 2nd mo 19th 1823
No full textThomas Grisell's letter reached the Rotch household several months before the unexpected death of Thomas Rotch in August, 1823. This is the last letter of the series and presumably the author learned of his friend's death before another letter was penned. 7.95" x 10" (20.2 by 25.5 cm
The Magnificent Ride: The First Reformation in Hussite Bohemia
No full textBy the fifteenth century, most of the heretical movements of the previous centuries had been wiped out (Cathars) or marginalized (Waldensians). From the end of the Great Schism at the Council of Constance in 1415 to the Protestant Reformation one hundred years later, the only significant challenge to Latin Christianity in Europe occurred in Bohemia. In the early fifteenth century a Czech scholar and preacher named Jan Hus became the center of a group of Prague intellectuals who began espousing theories for which they would be condemned. Among the most controversial were worship and Bible translations into local vernacular languages, the offering of both the bread and wine to the laity during Communion, and the denial of the authority of priests to discipline lay people. After Hus was executed as a heretic at the Council of Constance, these religious ideas combined with Czech resentment of German imperialism to foment a general rebellion in Bohemia. After a series of military engagements, Bohemian Hussites were allowed to enact their religious ideas without interference from the papacy or German bishops and nobles. Viewed from the top down, the Hussite rebellion seems to indicate a general failure of Latin Christianity. Viewed from the bottom up, however, the event highlights the fundamental role of Christianity in European society. In this selection, Thomas A. Fudge explains how popular songs and slogans help us discover the beliefs of everyday people on both sides of the conflicts. Why does Fudge choose songs and slogans for his sources? What do they reveal that other sources do not
Failed Censures: Ecclesiastical Regulation of Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Italy
No full textChurchmen in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries tried to regulate the costume of Italian women. These efforts failed, and regulation was largely left thereafter to civic authorities.The published version was published as Chapter 3 in Medieval Clothing and Textiles 5Izbicki, Thomas M. (2009), "Failed Censures: Ecclesiastical Regulation of Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Italy" in Netherton, Robin and Owen-Crocker, Gale R., eds., Medieval Clothing and Textiles 5 (Boydell Press), 37-53ISBN: 9781843834519 (published book)Peer reviewe
Western medieval legal manuscripts in the collections of the University of Pennsylvania
No full textWestern legal manuscripts of the Middle Ages in North American collections are among the least known to scholars. The University of Pennsylvania has a rich collection of these texts, several of which were in the collection of the historian Henry Charles Lea. Included are works of civil law and canon law, as well as collections of papal letters and guides to pastoral care. The descriptions of most of these manuscripts in the catalog of Norman P. Zacour and Rudolf Hirsch are perfunctory, sometimes erring or omitting valuable information. Other manuscripts were added in recent years in the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection. Much of this material is being added to the Franklin online catalog of the University’s libraries, but researchers frequently do not search these digital resources. This article provides more complete guidance to the University’s medieval legal manuscripts than any of the existing catalogs offers, whether in print or online. It also provides updated bibliographic information in print or online. Every manuscript has been examined by the author in situ. Among the important works represented in the collection is the Panormia (a work of canon law often attributed to Ivo of Chartres). Authors present include the curialist Thomas of Capua, canonists Petrus de Braco, William of Pagula, Bernardus Raimundi, Adam of Aldersbach, Raymond of Peñafort, and civil lawyers Baldus de Ubaldis, and Bartolus de Saxoferrato. Three of these manuscripts were owned in the past by Sir Thomas Phillipps
Forbidden Colors in the Regulation of Clerical Dress from the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) to the Time of Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464)
No full textMedieval canon law attempted to distinguish clergy from the laity by restricting their dress choices. The article focuses on prohibition of wearing red or green on the street. Both colors were identified with the nobility.The published version was published as Chapter 7 in Medieval Clothing and Textiles 1Izbicki, Thomas M. (2005), "Forbidden Colors in the Regulation of Clerical Dress from the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) to the Time of Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464)" in Netherton, Robin and Owen-Crocker, Gale R., eds., Medieval Clothing and Textiles 1 (Boydell Press),105-114ISBN: 9781843831235 (published book
C.H. Yadon and the Vanishing Theological Past in Oneness Pentecostalism
No full textFrom the purple sage ranges of the American west to the pulpits of Oneness Pentecostal churches, the cowboy-turned preacher C. Haskell Yadon represents an important vestige of a vanishing past. This is the third part of a trilogy intentionally undertaken to preserve aspects of that disappearing past for posterity. This study reconstructs the life and career of C.H. Yadon and more importantly elaborates his theology and ideas about faith. Taciturn, reluctant to engender conflict and hobbled by his decided lack of formal education and theological training, Yadon nonetheless is a looming figure on the patchwork fabric in the largely unknown and ignored chapters of American religious history and thought. Drawing upon his numerous sermons, published work, unpublished papers, and the testimony of those who knew him best, Thomas A. Fudge has produced a major theological biography of an unusual man. Buttressed by 32 rich appendices mostly from the pen of Yadon and featuring 157 photographs illuminating aspects of his long life, this book challenges the revisionist history and sanitized theologizing which has characterized the religious movement Yadon devoted most of his life to. Those wishing to understand the development of both history and theology within Oneness Pentecostalism and who are interested in knowing about the vanishing past will want to become acquainted with the life and thought of C.H. Yadon
Thomas Crutchfield account book, 1848-1861
No full textA book containing business accounts, including details about travel expenses and the purchase and sale of lumber as well as other goods and services. The author also catalogs personal spending, the dates and pricing of properties offered for rent, and the purchase and leasing of enslaved people. Many entries are consistent with the business activities of Thomas Crutchfield Sr., who died in 1850. Someone continued to make entries in the book for activities dated up to 1861
Thomas Crutchfield account book, 1848-1861
No full textA book containing business accounts, including details about travel expenses and the purchase and sale of lumber as well as other goods and services. The author also catalogs personal spending, the dates and pricing of properties offered for rent, and the purchase and leasing of enslaved people. Many entries are consistent with the business activities of Thomas Crutchfield Sr., who died in 1850. Someone continued to make entries in the book for activities dated up to 1861
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