Browsing Theses by Subject "medieval"
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Arboriculture and the Environment in Manosque, 1341 - 1404
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)This thesis uses records of criminal inquisitions from 1341 to 1404 to take up the question of medieval environmental consciousness. These records were created in the Provençal town of Manosque. The town’s region extended ... -
Die Motivik des mittelhochdeutschen Tageliedes in neuhochdeutscher Lyrik
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)This thesis investigates the medieval genre of the Tagelied or dawn-song to examine its diachronic development from the Middle Ages to today. The genre in its origin is best represented by the Middle High German songs, ... -
ENFRAMED.
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-10)Contemporary architectural discourse commonly invokes the term framing. Derivative phrases contrived in education and practise are seemingly inexhaustible: framing the view, framing space, framing an idea, frame of ... -
The Flesh Made Mind: Language and Embodiment in Late Middle English Literature
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-14)My dissertation compares contemporary cognitive models of self, that posit an interconnection between body and mind, with Pre-Modern conceptions of an embodied self as represented in late fourteenth and early fifteenth ... -
Industrial Waste Management and Urban Environments in Medieval England, 1300 - 1600
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-20)This paper demonstrates how key industries impacted urban environments in late medieval England from 1300-1600CE through an examination of city laws, ordinances, and rulings. It focuses on the municipalities of Bristol, ... -
Reconstructing the Life Histories of the Individuals Buried in the Rock-cut Cave Church of St. Georges, in Gurat, France
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-25)In the 1960s and 1970s, eighteen individuals were excavated from the cave church of St. Georges, located in Gurat, France. This thesis develops osteobiographies for these individuals to build on previous studies relating ... -
The Transformation of a Medieval Sussex Vineyard into a Deer Park, a Case Study: The Arundel "Little Park" 1150-1400
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-24)This thesis examines medieval deer parks in West Sussex from 1150-1400 with a thorough case study of Arundel’s “Little Park”. This paper sheds light on the common medieval English practice of imparking to understand its ...