This blog was created in August 2021 as a regular newsletter sent out two to four times a year to keep users informed about new developments in the Medieval Londoners digital project, which launched in June 2020 and is hosted by the Center for Medieval Studies at Fordham University. Unless noted otherwise, all posts are authored by Maryanne Kowaleski.
The Medieval Londoners project has five parts:
(1) A curated guide to the archaeological, cartographic, documentary, and literary Resources for understanding the medieval city of London
(2) the Medieval Londoners Database (MLD for short), which offers a searchable database of individuals who lived in the city of London, Southwark, and Westminster between c. 1100 and 1520
(3) An emphasis on digital training and Pedagogy;
(4) A sub-site, Visual Sources for Medieval London, which provides a searchable guide and metadata about drawings, engravings, and maps depicting medieval London buildings, people, and streets, as well as seals of medieval Londoners and (forthcoming) images relevant to the city that were in manuscripts illuminated in London;
(5) This blog.
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The featured image depicts the medieval London bridge, which is the backdrop in a larger view of London that includes Charles, duke of Orléans (who authored the poems in this manuscript), sitting in a window of the Tower of London: British Library, Royal MS 16 F. ii, f. 73 (c. 1483, in Bruges).
