In 1701 the connecticut legislature adopted a charter to erect a collegiate school. His research is focused on the cultural, intellectual and legal history of the european high middle ages and on the economic and social history of early medieval scandinavia. Paul freedman during a book reading in oxford, mississippi, 2016 paul h. It received the samuel and ronnie heyman prize for outstanding scholarly publication at yale and the prose award for best book in art history and criticism from the association of american publishers, and was a finalist for the charles rufus morey prize from the college art association. Yale program in the history of the book beinecke rare book. Movement, expression, and the human figure in gothic sculpture. Cambridge university press, 20 was awarded the john nicholas brown prize by the medieval academy of america, the prose award for art history and criticism by the association of american. Peace of the land established by frederick barbarossa between 1152 and. Books from yale library of medieval philosophy series. The ordinance of louis the pius division of the empire of the year 817. Jewish history, journalism, latin american studies, maritime history, medieval, medievalrenaissance. The department of history offers students the opportunity to work intensively in the classroom and with individual faculty to discover the richness and complexity of history. Yale college has announced that students will be graded on a universal passfail basis.
Saladin, richard the lionheart, and the battle that decided the third crusade. Our exhibitions, events and educational programs have enriched the yale and new haven communities, and beyond, since 1866. Yale history in manuscripts and archives yale university. Sources chronological order pliny the elder 1st century ce natural history, book 8, 30.
Dgs medieval studies, dus of english 63 high st, new haven, ct 065116642. The medieval book beinecke rare book yale university. We are currently closed for submission for our fall 2019 issue. Oct 15, 2016 medieval europe is a remarkably detailed and readable book, and, at only 250 pages in length it is, unlike the middle ages, both brief and clear. Chris wickham is chichele professor of medieval history, university of oxford. Founded in 2005, the log has since chronicled updates and breaking news about authors, books, publishing, museums, awards, contests, events, podcasts. Like few other works of contemporary literature, elena ferrantes. Others prefer to switch off their screens and dive into a good book. Cosponsored by yales department of english and beinecke rare book and manuscript library, the program hosts a series of public lectures throughout the academic year and the annual harvardyale graduate conference in book history. The yale university press blog is the official blog of yale university press. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn. Request ebook exam copy request print examdesk copy. The volume contains a preface that describes the organization of the seminar and an introduction by the yale faculty member who led the seminar that describes what the fellows studied in general and sometimes comments on the units they wrote in particular. History medievalrenaissance studies yale university press.
Paul freedman department of history at yale university. The history department at harvard university offers programs of study for undergraduates pursuing their ab and graduates working towards their phd. Welcome the department of slavic languages and literatures at yale university, which is one of the oldest programs of its kind in the united states, was born of the vision of two of the most remarkable figures in the universitys twentiethcentury history. Dec 17, 2019 for university students, with englishspeaking orientation.
I am interested in the cultures of medieval reading as they are preserved in manuscripts. A native of canada, bruce gordon taught at the university of st. For future reference, continue reading for general information on the submissions process. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university, volumes of. Artz professor of history at oberlin college, ohio. Saladin, richard the lionheart, and the battle that. He also published his third book, images of the medieval peasant 1999 and two. The historic texts collection brings together an extensive collection of primary sources for the history of late antiquity and the western middle ages as well as selected commentaries and reference works. To safeguard against the spread of covid19, the yale university art gallery will remain closed until further notice.
There you will find cultural and scientific treasures, from van goghs night cafe to the gutenberg bible to historic musical instruments to. Households, manhood, and national expansion on the eighteenthcentury kentucky frontier. Ordinance of william i, separating the spiritual and temporal courts. The ihsp recognizes the contribution of fordham university, the fordham university history department, and the fordham center for medieval studies in providing web space and server support for the.
Its holdings draw hundreds of scholars, artists, and critics from around the world to the reading room each year. In a new yale history exhibit, photos, letters, artifacts, and other archival material bring alive the stories of notable yalies, including. Beinecke library at yale university offers online resources. The department emphasizes the histories of europe, the united states, africa, latin america, and china. His book on the demand for spices in medieval europe was published in 2008 by yale university press. Shira billet studies nineteenthcentury german jewish philosophy. Yale university is a private ivy league research university in new haven, connecticut. He specializes in medieval social history, the history of spain, the study of medieval peasantry, and medieval cuisine. The centers mobile app offers an indepth guide to works in our collection as well as information about our landmark building, designed by louis i.
Paul halsall this page is a subset of texts derived from the three major online sourcebooks listed below, along with added texts and web site indicators. Tracking the entire sweep of the middle ages across europe, wickham focuses on important. The department has affiliations with the yale art gallery, the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale divinity school, yale law school, and the departmentsprograms of africanamerican studies, philosophy, comparative literature, hellenic studies, history, humanities, linguistics, near eastern languages and civilizations, renaissance. A writing sample of ten to twenty pages should be included with the application. Its history, academic achievements, wealth, and selectivity have made yale one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Open yale courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at yale university. Medieval studies program at yale university home facebook. This lively history of yale traces the development of the college from its founding in 1701 by a small group of puritan clergymen intent on preserving the purity of the faith in connecticut, to its survival in the eighteenth century as a center for intellectual life, to its expansion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as a major international university. This yields a sense of intellectual adventure that remains compelling throughout, as chris wickham engages his readers in his arguments, choices. He received an mls and phd in history from university of california at berkeley, and specializes in medieval social history, the history of spain, comparative studies of the peasantry, trade in luxury products, and history of cuisine. This yale college course, taught on campus two times per week for 50. Lander, and zachary lesser beinecke rare book and manuscript libraryyale university press edited and authored by his students, the book in history, the book as history is a work of essays in honor of david scott kastan, the george m.
He also published his third book, images of the medieval peasant 1999 and two collections of essays. Avalon project documents in law, history and diplomacy. Her doctoral work at princeton university focused on the german jewish philosopher hermann cohen in his historical and intellectual contexts, particularly the intellectual contexts of both german idealism and the jewish intellectual movement wissenschaft. Yale college student course enrollments will be administratively updated to a passfail grade mode. Primary sources can be found in all of yales libraries and museums as well as in online resources. For university students, with englishspeaking orientation. The beinecke librarys medieval and renaissance collections document the history of human thought from the byzantine era through 1600.
The department of history is home to one of the most popular majors on the yale campus and encompasses the histories of africa, asia, europe, the middle east, and north and south america. Andrews in scotland, where he was professor of modern history and deputy director of the st andrews reformation studies institute. Freedman is the chester d tripp professor of history at yale university. Yale was originally chartered by the colonial legislature of connecticut as the collegiate school and was held at. More broadly, her fields are modern jewish thought and intellectual history. Digital library has more than 1 million images to explore, enjoy, and download. The university traces its roots to the 1640s, when colonial clergymen led an effort to establish a local college in the tradition of european liberal education.
Subscribe to hear when new releases or catalogs are ready. Yale university library the heart of the university. Learn more about the actions yale university press is taking. Yale university, private university in new haven, connecticut, one of the ivy league schools. This collection draws together images from the medieval book, the catalogue of an exhibition held at the beinecke library in 1988 and curated by viceprovost. The school officially became yale college in 1718, when it was renamed in honor of welsh merchant elihu yale, who had donated the proceeds from. Space, sculpture, and community in the cathedrals of france and germany, ca.
Courses range in focus from the earliest recorded historical periods up through the modern day. Course books in history european history yale university press. A fourgeneration yale family has created a permanent endowment for yale university librarys center for science and social science information a gift that will support key university initiatives in the sciences and social sciences. Whether you are a professional colleague, current or prospective graduate student, yale undergraduate, or just someone exploring different yale or art history websites, we hope you find our website informative and useful. Medieval manuscripts in the vernacular yale law school. This includes lectureclass outline archived version byzantium. Marta figlerowicz associate professor of comparative literature and english, yale university, peter stallybrass annenberg professor in the humanities and professor of english, university of pennsylvania, david scott kastan george m. Founded in 2005, the log has since chronicled updates and breaking news about authors, books, publishing, museums, awards, contests, events, podcasts, book trailers, and reading. Yale college grade mode change, dropping courses, and pass option. The first medieval manuscript recorded in the yale collection was acquired in 1714, and was the gift of elihu yale. In my first book, reading in the wilderness chicago 2007, i explore the format of a late medieval miscellany to reveal surprising connections between the private reading of a meditative lyric and the public performance of civic drama. This enterprise is generously supported by the medieval studies program, the institute for sacred music, the office of the university secretary, the english department, the history department, the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, judaic studies, the spanish and portugese department, the french department, religious studies and the european studies council, the yale divinity school. For more contextual information, for instance about western imperialism, the islamic world, or the history of a given period, check out these web sites.
Were home to ten scientific collections that tell the story of our earth, its life, history and cultures. Thank you for your interest in the department of the history of art. In 1946, william clyde devane, the eminent longterm dean of yale college and professor. Medieval studies course or low graphics version a page created for my fall 1996, and after, medieval survey course at fordham university, the shaping of the medieval world. Medieval foundations of the western intellectual tradition yale. Yale s program in medieval studies is an autonomous interdisciplinary enterprise, with faculty drawn from many relevant humanities departments classics, comparative literature, english, french, german, history, history of art, italian, music, near eastern languages and civilizations, philosophy, religious studies, slavic languages and literatures, and spanish and portuguese along with. We also organize the book history seminar series, a workshop and reading group for yale graduate students. History of the britons historia brittonum by nennius translated by j. The internet medieval sourcebook, and other medieval components of the project, are located at the fordham university center for medieval studies. Yale college students may elect to drop a course, with or without a w, until 5pm on. The department of slavic languages and literatures at yale university, which is one of the oldest programs of its kind in the united states, was born of the vision of two of the most remarkable figures in the universitys twentiethcentury history. Yales program in medieval studies is an autonomous interdisciplinary enterprise, with faculty drawn from many relevant humanities departments classics, comparative literature, english, french, german, history, history of art, italian, music, near eastern languages and civilizations, philosophy, religious studies, slavic languages and literatures, and spanish and portuguese along with. A list of online destinations for arts, entertainment and.
An exhaustive and fascinating portrait of medieval english childhood. Medieval and renaissance manuscripts at the beinecke library. The yale program in the history of the book brings together scholars across disciplines to explore the materiality of the written word over time and across cultures. Since coming to yale, professor freedman has served as director of undergraduate studies in history, director of the medieval studies program and chair of the history department. Books from yale library of medieval philosophy series yale. Sefer hasidim and the ashkenazic book in medieval europe.
The medieval studies program is an interdisciplinary enterprise to study and promote the study of the middle ages. Founded in 1701, it is the thirdoldest institution of higher education in the united states and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the american revolution. Yale school of medicine at the forefront of educating tomorrows physician scientists, advancing medicine through scientific discovery, and improving health whether in caring for patients, modeling the epidemiology of the virus, approaching possible treatments, or exploring the genetics of covid19, ysm is responding to the pandemic with. The yale book store will host a book launch event for the ferrante letters monday, march 23 at 6. Major developments in the political, social, and religious history of western europe. Often these sources are created at the time when the events or conditions are occurring, but primary sources can also include autobiographies, memoirs, and oral histories recorded later. Includes an overview and guide to the history and study of medieval pilgrimage, and an annotated bibliography of 1062 entries.
It was founded in 1701 and is the third oldest university in the united states. Medieval europe a website created for my 2004 course on medieval europe at unf. Dominic green, minerva writing with great wit, style and clarity, chris wickham presents to us a powerful account of the middle ages as a period of considerable dynamism and massive change. The basilisk is the enemy of the yale, and if it finds the yale asleep it stings it between the eyes, causing its eyes to swell until they burst. Ormes is one of the most beautifully and intelligently illustrated academic works ive encountered. Roche is the joyce professor of german and former dean of arts and letters at the university of. Medieval studies history, history of art, history of music, religious studies, languages and literatures, linguistics, and philosophy. Relief, optics, and the rise of perspective in medieval italy. Medieval europe is a model of clarity and accessibility, the superlative answer to a challenge taken up by an eminent and wideranging historian. Bodman professor of english, yale university january 29, 2020.