medieval studies
Studying the medieval
Medieval studies is an academic field examining European history, culture, and society from roughly the 5th to 15th centuries—the period between classical antiquity and the Renaissance.
The discipline draws on history, literature, art, religion, and archaeology: She's pursuing a PhD in medieval studies.
Also called medievalism or medieval history, though medieval studies emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches.
- historiographyStudy of history-writing
- primary sourcesFirsthand historical evidence
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- literatureBody of written works
philology · epigraphy · numismatics · hagiography · Icelandic sagas · oral tradition · Middle English · scholasticism · canon law · courtly · chivalry · knight errant · Holy Grail · illuminated manuscripts · crusades · Norman conquest · feudalism · siege
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Study of recent centuries
contemporary history · classical studies · prehistory · ancient history · American studies
medieval studiesnatural sciences
Empirical study of matter and life
data science · hard sciences · experimental physics · empirical research · quantitative research
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