Stories
- Article
Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages
Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.
- Article
Confession as therapy in the Middle Ages
The line between confession and counselling has been blurred for centuries.
- Article
Guide dogs or good dogs from the Middle Ages
Medieval illustrations often show blind people, sometimes with dogs. But working out whether these were actually guide dogs involves a mix of detailed detective work and expert speculation.
- In pictures
Advice for (medieval) old age
Whether it was an abstemious, pious preparation for death or drinking gold in the quest for eternal life, those seeking advice on what best to do in their later years were never short of inspiration.
Catalogue
- Books
Queer love in the Middle Ages / Anna Klosowska.
Kłosowska, Anna, 1966-Date: 2005- Books
Middle-aged women in the Middle Ages / edited by Sue Niebrzydowski.
Date: 2011- Books
Sight and embodiment in the Middle Ages / Suzannah Biernoff.
Biernoff, Suzannah.Date: 2002- Books
On farting : language and laughter in the Middle Ages / Valerie Allen.
Allen, Valerie, 1941-Date: 2007- Books
Fallen bodies : pollution, sexuality, and demonology in the Middle Ages / Dyan Elliott.
Elliott, Dyan, 1954-Date: [1999], ©1999