Joseph howley columbia university department of classics. Attitude, methods and critics, journal of religious history, 28 2004 146161. Most recently, he has coedited monsters, animals, and other worlds. Neslihan senocak mamsc in international and world history. The earliest examples date from about 1268, and the last in the printed series are for the year 1535.
Medieval europe department of history columbia university. A medieval university was a corporation organized during the middle ages for the purposes of higher education. His publications include books on the cathedrals of amiens, beauvais and troyes. Long health sciences library chinese law registers. History and literature columbia graduate school of. David eugene smith 18601944, who taught history of mathematics at teachers college 66 items. Best medieval history books this list is for nonfiction books covering the middle ages, c. Bulliet, richard department of history columbia university. Columbias medieval and renaissance studies program brings together dozens of students. Richard antaramian, assistant professor of history ph. History of the columbia university seminar on religion and. Covers all aspects of medieval studies within the date range of 400 to 1500 for the entire continent of europe, the. Alessandra russo studies the theory, practice and display of the arts in the early modern times. Contact the office of disability services with questions about physical access to a particular place or event at columbia.
Rachel fulton is associate professor of history at the university of chicago. The history of the rare book and manuscript collections dates from the founding of kings college, now columbia university, in 1754. Columbia university libraries has a long tradition of supporting research and teaching in premodern fields, which are amongst the oldest and most well established of academic disciplines. As a columbia degree taught in france, the ma in history and literature offers an attractive and unusual combination of ivy league and european academics. Recent books department of history columbia university. Han ling, columbia university, school of international and public affairs, februarymay 2018. Gonzalez lodge 18631942, of columbia s classics department, donated both books and funds that brought another 26 medieval and renaissance items to columbia. It therefore reflects the intellectual values and standards of columbia university. Hildegard of bingen to chaucer, as well as the premodern condition.
Howley holds a phd in classics 2011 and an m litt in ancient history 2007 from the university of st andrews, in scotland, and a ba 2006 in ancient studies from the university of maryland baltimore county umbc. General histories, social histories, politicalmilitary histories, and biographies are all good. This website uses cookies as well as similar tools and technologies to understand visitors experiences. She earned a doctorate in classical philology in 1942 at the university of rome with the accademico ditalia professor vincenzo ussani, sr. Positions held at columbia university now retired assistantassociate professor, department of english and comparative literature, 198089. Stephen murray was educated at oxford and the courtauld institute of art, university of london. Massimo montanari is professor of medieval history and the history of food. Medieval and renaissance studies columbia graduate.
The first millennium columbia university press, 2015. Borrow direct enables you to borrow books directly from other university libraries if the book you need is unavailable or is not owned by columbia university. Mexican revolution and counterrevolution, race in the americas, gender, time including ghost time, frida kahlo, octavio paz, juan rulfo, innovative historical writing. He is the author of music, body, and desire in medieval culture. By continuing to use this website, you consent to columbia university press usage of cookies and similar technologies, in accordance with the columbia university press website cookie notice. Most scholars would find the claim that troubadour poetry is the origin of french literature uncomplicated and uncontroversial.
Choo is an assistant professor at rutgers university and specializes in the cultural history of medieval china. While we all shelter in place, the columbia community is hard at work on covid19 research, preparing for a virtual commencement, and publishing new novels. Medieval and renaissance studies columbia graduate school. Ref based on all latin texts to the end of the 6th century, the project has. The year books are our principal source materials for the development of legal doctrines, concepts, and methods from 1290 to 1535, a period during which the common law developed into. Book acquisition in the medieval franciscan order, journal of religious history, 27 2003 1428. Test your knowledge of the latest developments at the university. A 3,000year history of peoples, tribes and empires. Collection reprocessed in 2009 june by daniel vaca, gsas 2010. Medieval and renaissance studies is an interdisciplinary program in which a student combines a concentration in medieval or renaissance civilization with a major or concentration in one of the following departments.
Learn more about the actions yale university press is taking. A few of our databases for research on women and gender. Fulton is associate professor of history at the university of chicago. His research and teaching focus on modern mexico, particularly on crime, politics, and culture. Womens history online, 15431945 everyday life and women in america, 18201900 women and social movements in the united states 16002000 letters. This portal provides access to records of archival collections at columbia university libraries, including finding aids, collection descriptions and available digital content, such as online exhibits and images. Stories from columbias hebraica and judaica manuscripts posted on 20121207 20140619 by cl880 columbia universitys collection of judaica and hebraica is the third largest in the country, and the largest of any nonreligious institution.
Publications books columbia university department of music. Home history research guides at columbia university. It has particularly extensive holdings of books and journals in premodern and modern literature, history, and religion. This course will study the medieval book as a multimedia physical and cultural artifact.
The first western european institutions generally considered universities were established in the kingdom of italy then part of the holy roman empire, the kingdom of england, the kingdom of france, the kingdom of spain, and the kingdom of portugal between the 11th and 15th centuries. Research guides by subject columbia university libraries. However, professor eliza zingesser argues in her new book, stolen song, that the frenchness of this tradition was invented and constructed by francophone medieval poets and compilers keen to devise their own literary history. Durst old york library collection missionary research library pamphlets wwi pamphlets 191920 microfilm from columbia university libraries augustus c. It looks back in order to project forward, and asks how the construction of architectural history through the making of models might generate new histories, practices, and ways of seeing. Plimptons collections had been formed to demonstrate a history of learning. Quijano, columbia university, department of history, marchapril 2017. The year books are the law reports of medieval england. The library holds materials related to both the first and third presidents of the university, samuel johnson and his son william samuel johnson, donated by the family in 1914. Ashley west, associate professor of art history, is an art historian of northern renaissance art ca. From the founding of the university in 1754 until 1916, latin was a required part of the columbia curriculum and the study of premodern history, literature. Ahis un2209 medieval architecture, to the reformation.
Her current book manuscript explores painterprintmaker hans burgkmair 14731531, an important figure in early color printmaking and in oversize multiblock woodcuts. The single other largest subset was the bequest of prof. The incessant private warfare that characterized medieval times brought about a permanent military class, and by the 10th cent. Faculty department of history usc dana and david dornsife. She has been trained in art history and historical anthropology at the universita di bologna, at the universiteit leiden, and at the ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales, in paris, where she received her ph.
We will begin with a study of the technology of book production from late antiquity through the high middle ages. A basic bibliography in medieval history columbia university. Shulevitz, columbia university, department of history, march 2014 march 2017. Massimo montanari is professor of medieval history and the history of food at the institute of paleography and medieval studies, university of bologna. Students are required to enroll in gr8910 introduction to history and historiography in the first year and gr8061 topics in premodern european. Columbia university, rare book and manuscript library, plimpton ms 219, f. Circulation of books in the medieval franciscan order. Macdonald chair in history and professor of history and east asian languages and cultures ph. Electronic resources for medievalists columbia university libraries. Medieval and renaissance studies columbia university. In 2005, green parlayed her interest in comics into an additional role as butlers first graphicnovel librarian. Ancient and medieval studies columbia university libraries. A collection of short medieval tales columbia university press, 2018. Codicology textbooks islamic books columbia university.
Director, teaching apprentice program encl, composition and survey courses, 198086. The range of the librarys holdings spans more than 4,000 years, from cylinder seals created in mesopotamia to contemporary artists books. For information about the columbia university in paris art history program at reid hall. Columbia university libraries, rare book and manuscript library. Temple faculty explore the history and future of the book.
Harry ree a british agent in the french resistance. Bruce holsinger is professor of english and music at the university of virginia. The curriculum is designed, administered, and primarily part taught by columbia faculty. Starr east asian library, columbia university has one of the strongest library collections in the world for japanese literature and culture. She is currently finishing a booklength study on memory, identity, and the transformation of mortuary and commemorative rituals in medieval china.
Devotion to christ and the virgin mary, 8001200, and she is currently studying the making of prayer in the medieval west, with special emphasis on prayer to the virgin mother of god. Apr, 2020 most scholars would find the claim that troubadour poetry is the origin of french literature uncomplicated and uncontroversial. The library holds the special collections of columbia university, as well as the columbia university archives. Modeling history revisits the material legacy of kenneth framptons course studies in tectonic culturea collection of models familiar to anyone who has passed through avery hall. University of texas at austin, 1997 is professor at the department of history, columbia university. John hine mundy 19172004 perspectives on history aha.
List of books and articles about medieval universities. Medieval universities often had many thousands of students and played an important role in public affairs. The columbia university libraries online catalogue is a primary tool for locating rbml materials. Among the famous institutions founded were salamanca c. He is writing a book on liturgy and vernacularity in premodern england. Recent scholarship gender studies database lgbt life contemporary womens issues feminae. It was karen green, columbias librarian for ancient and medieval history and religion, who laid the groundwork for lerners haul. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. His publications include works on the cultural and political history of the tang dynasty, buddhist scholasticism in china, and chinese historiography. History and literature columbia graduate school of arts. Browse all subject areas columbia university press. List of books and articles about knights and knighthood. The history of columbia university began before it was founded in 1754 in new york city as kings college, by royal charter of king george ii of england.
The knight in medieval history in medieval history, the knight was an armed and mounted warrior belonging to the nobility. After fifty years of teaching, she is now professor emerita of italian and medieval and renaissance studies at barnard and columbia. Columbia university, burke library at union theological seminary, uts ms 041, f. Professor of history emeritus john hine mundy, a member of the columbia university history department for 40 years and an internationally lauded medievalist, died peacefully at home on april, 2004. Mc18 621 dodge hall columbia university 2960 broadway new york, ny 10027 usa map. The ancient and medieval studies reading room provides researchers with an extensive selection of primary texts as well as commentaries, concordances and.
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