Book Review: IV. Church History: The Holy Roman Empire

Book Proposal !e Astrologers of Emperor Maximilian I: Nature, Knowledge and Politics in the Holy Roman Empire

General outline In the Renaissance, astrology provided a compelling explanation of human and natural phenomena. !rough an elaborate system of correspondences, humans and their social world were connected to the movements of the heavens and especially the motions of the planets. !is general worldview was shared by people across all registers of society, from the illiterate peasant to the Renaiss...

Remembering the Persian Empire (Book Review)

John Dee and the alchemists: Practising and promoting English alchemy in the Holy Roman Empire

This paper investigates John Dee’s relationship with two kinds of alchemist: the authorities whose works he read, and the contemporary practitioners with whom he exchanged texts and ideas. Both strands coincide in the reception of works attributed to the famous English alchemist, George Ripley (d. c. 1490). Dee’s keen interest in Ripley appears from the number of transcriptions he made of ‘Ripl...

Superior Courts in Early-Modern France, England and the Holy Roman Empire

Book Review: "Loving Literature. A Cultural History"

It is widely acknowledged that emotion is deeply embedded in literary criticism. Even when we aspire to scientific analysis and objectivity, we assume that we share a love of literature. Loving Literature is a deep and fascinating exploration of this important assumption. Literary critics and professors of literature are expected not only to know but also to love their work. In the case of prof...