Professor Baker teaches a wide range of courses including: Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence; Hebrew Bible; New Testament; Eve, Adam, and the Serpent; Jews and Judaism in Antiquity; History of Early ...

These Medieval Manuscripts Were Bound With an Unlikely Animal Hide An analysis of 16 texts in a French Abbey found their surfaces were covered with uncommon hair.

🤫 No talking, just pure focus. These videos feature bakers who let their hands (and icing) do all the storytelling—soothing, satisfying, and visually stunning.

In the Middle Ages, baking, especially the making of bread was more than just a way to create a staple foodstuff to feed the masses. Bakers were an essential part of the social and cultural lives ...

Medieval scholars – all men – defined women’s temperament in negative terms: Women were libidinous, frivolous, unfaithful, capricious, unpredictable and easily tempted.

Blood has both fascinated and repelled generations of artists and viewers. Medieval manuscripts testify to a rich visual culture surrounding blood: devotional, medical, genealogical, and as evidence ...

And Eleanor gets hands on in the medieval kitchen with experiential archaeologist Caroline Nicolay to explore the jobs of country women, from dairymaids to cheese-sellers to bakers, uncovering some ...

The jury and pleading -- From 'proof' to 'trial' -- Medieval pleading and legal development -- The system transformed -- Decline of the Common Law System -- 6. The Court of Chancery and Equity -- The ...

Art World Art Bites: The Hidden History Behind the Term ‘Masterpiece’ The term comes from the Middle Ages, when artists had to present a “master piece” to their craftsman’s guild.

Olivia M Swarthout guides readers through life in the Middle Ages in her book “Weird Medieval Guys: How to Live, Love, Laugh (and Die) in Dark Times.” ...