HSTY1025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: High Middle Ages, Limbourg Brothers, Midsommer
18 Jul 2018
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Not allowed to use foreign websites for research for assignments: only uni database and websites in the blackboard folder. Writing hub: for assistance with writing assignments and papers. Provide insight into key moments and institutions in medieval history and culture in christian western europe 11c-15c. No fixed borders: constantly shifting, culturally disparate, geopolitical units. Political units governed by kings, dukes ,emperors etc. People of western europe were united by their notional christianity. Most people recognised the local bishop as their highest authority. Pope does(cid:374)"t have a great deal of i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e over happe(cid:374)i(cid:374)gs i(cid:374) europe. Key moments: agricultural revolution: economic growth, rise of towns, family life. Market developing for trade of excess produce: doctrine, monasticism, lay piety (13c onwards, vast movement). Black death and plague: romance: literature and courtly ideals, art and architecture: romanesque and gothic. Chateau of saumur (late 12c) depicted by limbourg brothers in tres riches heure du duc de berry, c. 1410.
