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Tag Archives: Hucbald monk of St.-Amand
1000 years whence
One thousand years ago our forebears lived in a “dark age.” They themselves did not think it was dark, and they were only half wrong… …Science as we know it, did not exist. The idea of experiment and discovery did … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbot Notker Balbulus, Abbot of Cluny Magilo, Bishop Adalberon of Reims, George Macaulay Trevelyan, Harley Psalter, Hatto I Archbishop of Mainz, Hucbald monk of St.-Amand, Limbourg Brothers, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Madrid Skylitzes, Raoul Glaber chronicler, Saint Gall Switzerland, The Dark Ages, Utrech Psalter
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dark ages and rages and sages
A thousand years ago the “dark ages” were dark, but maybe not as dark as we imagine today. Certainly, our forebears themselves did not think so, and they were only half wrong… …In Latin, only a few love songs and … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward Gibbon, George Macaulay Trevelyan, Hatto I Archbishop of Mainz, Hrotswitha of Gandersheim, Hucbald monk of St.-Amand, jean fouquet, King Alfred ninth century, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Saint Dinstan famous organ, The Dark Ages, Umberto Eco
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