Pulmonaria--An Episode on "ER?"
Nope. Not a chest or heart ailment, either, but that's what it sounds like. During the Middle Ages, herbalists believed that any plant which bore a resemblance to a human organ was intended (by God, no less) for use in treating said organ. If ... [... more]
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James Burge
James Burge is a producer and director of documentaries for the BBC and the Discovery Channel. His fascination with the Middle Ages led him to make Strange Landscape, the BBC series about medieval culture, and to create a dramatization of the ... [... more]
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Norman F. Cantor
Norman F. Cantor was Emeritus Professor of History, Sociology, and Comparative Literature at New York University. His many books include In the Wake of the Plague, Inventing the Middle Ages, and The Civilization of the Middle Ages, the most ... [... more]
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Kremlin/from the Middle Ages
 Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0730099453721 Release Date: 1996-10-01 Running Time: 79 minutes UPC: 730099453721 Tracks: The Kremlin, Op. 30: Popular Festival The Kremlin, Op. 30: In The Cloister The Kremlin, Op. 30: The Entrance And Coronation Of The Prince [... more]
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The Wandering Scholars of the Middle Ages
This book will live for ever: When I bought this book, I had some misgivings, because it was dated 1927, and I am always nervous about reading old books in unfamiliar areas - there might be some important discovery that completely changes the picture, [... more]
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Britain in the Middle Ages: An Archaeological History
A smooth flow of time: Buried deep in this fine work is Francis Pryor's pondering of the question, how much of a 'revolution' was the Industrial one? The question indicates the theme of this book, which stresses continuity. Change was present, but often [... more]
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The Autumn of the Middle Ages
From Amazon.com: In 1919, Johan Huizinga revealed in the original version of this book that the ideals, aspirations, and behaviors of humanity in history were dramatically different from those in present day. In Herfsttjj der Middeleeuwen, he recalled [... more]
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Vergil in the Middle Ages
Great: Just what I needed for my report. This book has truly great information. A great source for Vergil's importance in the Middle Ages. Author: Domenico Comparetti Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 873.01 EAN: 9780691026787 Edition: Reprint [... more]
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Vertebrate Management Program
I have very little hope that we will achieve any change in policy. We may as well be living in the Middle Ages, the Dark Ages Last year in May I reported that our flora and fauna were in danger and appealed to you to help by writing email letters ... [... more]
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Divine Dianthus
Shakespeare's Perdita finished the above comment startlingly with the phrase "which some call nature's bastards." Although carnations and gillyflowers ("pinks") were second only in popularity to roses during the Middle Ages, they were [... more]
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Cutlivation and Harvesting
Hawthorn, another nice addition to the landscape, produces berries with important medicinal value. Hawthorn is not only a great landscape bush, but also an important medicinal. It can be traced back to the middle ages, used then for a number of ... [... more]
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Mary Gardens
A Mary Garden is a garden devoted to the Virgin Mary. An ideal Mary Garden is always an enclosed garden, a direct descendant of Medieval gardens. In the Middle Ages, the Song of Songs was strongly connected with the Virgin Mary, "A garden ... [... more]
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