Middle Ages

Observation · June 4, 2019
Making a Space for God
By Marc Michael Epstein
How the 14th-century creators of an illustrated Pentateuch managed to reflect both the Jewish and the Christian worlds they lived in.
Observation · February 7, 2018
No, the Mysterious Voynich Manuscript Is Not Written in Hebrew
By Philologos
Despite the silly claims of two computer scientists.
Observation · July 29, 2015
The Vanished Jews of Oria
By Mark Glanville
Negotiating for a country home, a classical singer and cantor uncovers traces of Italian Jewry's medieval golden age.