{"title":"Glossenstudien: Ergebnisse der neuen Forschung ed. by Rolf Bergmann and Stefanie Stricker (review)","authors":"R. O. Cummins","doi":"10.1353/cjm.2022.0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2022.0009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53903,"journal":{"name":"COMITATUS-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49133872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Jewish Identity, al-Andalus, and Interfaith Communities: The Medieval Legacy of Islamic Spain","authors":"Aaron Forman","doi":"10.1353/cjm.2022.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2022.0003","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:The Jews of al-Andalus experienced two interconnected military conquests that constituted major shifts in the history of medieval Iberia. The Almohad invasion of 1148 resulted in mass displacement of Jews, many of whom fled to the Christian kingdoms of northern Spain and Provence in modern-day southern France. Subsequently, the rapid territorial expansion of the Christian kingdoms of Castile and Aragon following the 1212 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ensured that by the mid-thirteenth century, much of the remaining Jewish population in al-Andalus was now living under Christian rule. However, changes in political territory did not necessitate total cultural transformation. Indeed, legacies of Jewish life in al-Andalus continued to permeate the culture of its diaspora, but discontinuities also emerged with each succeeding generation. Ultimately, the perpetuation of cultural symbols such as ideas of exceptionalism within the diaspora, use of the Arabic language, references to admired figures of the Andalusi past, and adaptations to professional activity that enabled the continuation of trading practices demonstrates the strong presence of the idea of al-Andalus in the identity of the medieval Jewish communities of twelfth- and thirteenth-century Christian Spain and Provence.","PeriodicalId":53903,"journal":{"name":"COMITATUS-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48430906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to The Modern by Mary Beard (review)","authors":"Mikayla Barreiro","doi":"10.1353/cjm.2022.0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2022.0008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53903,"journal":{"name":"COMITATUS-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41306206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Petitions from Lincolnshire, c. 1200–c. 1500 ed. by Gwilym Dodd, Alison K. McHardy, and Lisa Liddy (review)","authors":"M. Geldof","doi":"10.1353/cjm.2022.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2022.0014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53903,"journal":{"name":"COMITATUS-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44214015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Henry of Blois, New Interpretations ed. by William Kynan-Wilson and John Munns (review)","authors":"Benjamin Bertrand","doi":"10.1353/cjm.2022.0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2022.0021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53903,"journal":{"name":"COMITATUS-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48666528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Memory in Letters: The Epistolary Practice and Letter Collection of Lupus of Ferrières","authors":"Huw Foden","doi":"10.1353/cjm.2022.0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2022.0001","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This study seeks to uncover the letter writing—and letter collecting—practices of both the ninth-century abbot Lupus of Ferrières and the creators of the principal surviving manuscript of his letters (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 2858). I will do so through a close analysis of the letters and their manuscript context. My central contention is that letters, as well as the activities of letter writing and collecting, must be studied alongside the context of their preservation—despite the trend that has become common among historians and editors to dissociate them. Many modern editions of Lupus's letters, for instance, eschew manuscript presentation and seek to restore the \"original\" letter chronology. I propose that the relationship between letters and their preservation is closely tied to individual and social memory. A preservative intent is, naturally, discernible in letter collecting, but I will argue that the desire to remember and be remembered was also a significant factor in motivating Lupus's letter writing: the letter itself serves an important memorative social function. Indeed, the letter fulfils a broader preservative function, conserving and recontextualizing information. Furthermore, both letter and collection draw upon a vocabulary of memory to communicate with their audiences. In this respect, the commemorative value of Lupus's letters within an epistolary memorial, such as the Paris manuscript, derive from the social contexts of their composition, transmission, and receipt.","PeriodicalId":53903,"journal":{"name":"COMITATUS-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47474489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cushions, Kitchens and Christ: Mapping the Domestic in Late Medieval Religious Writing by Louise Campion (review)","authors":"Luke Penkett","doi":"10.1353/cjm.2022.0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2022.0010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53903,"journal":{"name":"COMITATUS-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43917433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Guido Reni's Compendio: Disegno, Colore, and the Ideal Union of Art","authors":"Yanzhang Cui","doi":"10.1353/cjm.2022.0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2022.0007","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This article offers a belated reading of Guido Reni's Union of Disegno and Colore. I argue that Reni's painting, though allegorical by nature, is a visual summary of his biography and artistic consciousness. Although the concept of compendio (compendium) is key to early modern Bolognese art historiography, it has yet to be analyzed closely, let alone applied to the many messages conveyed through Reni's Union. By interpreting the Union through biography, iconography, sex, and gender, I propose that we take seriously the concept of a visual compendium, one that gives form to Reni's ideal union of art.","PeriodicalId":53903,"journal":{"name":"COMITATUS-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49138086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To Have and to Hold: Conversion, Genealogy, and Imperialist Aims in Les Enfances Renier","authors":"Annie Le","doi":"10.1353/cjm.2022.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2022.0002","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Les Enfances Renier, a chanson de geste dating to the mid-thirteenth century, recounts the titular hero's journey throughout the Mediterranean as he looks for his birth family and aids Frankish, Norman, and even Byzantine allies in their struggles against predominantly Muslim enemies. The present study focuses on Renier's relationship with Ydoine, the Muslim princess who took him in as a foundling and raised him. After Renier discovers the identity of his birth parents, and Ydoine converts to Latin Christianity, the two marry and conceive a son named Tancred. This son, according to the narrator, will go on to play a major role in the First Crusade. In this way, Les Enfances Renier constructs a genealogy for the historical figure of Tancred (1075–1112) that adds an element of familial reclamation to the campaigns of the First Crusade. Conversion is an indispensable process that allows for Ydoine to convert, marry Renier, and conceive such an important figure. Throughout this article, I uncover how Les Enfances Renier uses conversion and ambivalent treatment of Ydoine, the notable convert, to navigate complex genealogical issues in service of upholding an ethos of Latin Christian expansion.","PeriodicalId":53903,"journal":{"name":"COMITATUS-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43610678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography ed. by Alicia Spencer-Hall and Blake Gutt (review)","authors":"Alexander Flores","doi":"10.1353/cjm.2022.0028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2022.0028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53903,"journal":{"name":"COMITATUS-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43681615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}