Sökning: "14th Century"
Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 31 avhandlingar innehållade orden 14th Century.
21. Landskap och ödesbölen : Jämtland före, under och efter den medeltida agrarkrisen
Sammanfattning : This study examines landscape change in the Province of Jämtland during c. 1000–1750 AD. Settlement and arable cultivation are two of the most important sources in this study. LÄS MER
22. Med öga för publiken : Moralisk fostran genom heliga Birgittas och de svenska predikanternas exempelberättelser, cirka 1340-1500
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is a comparative and deconstructive study of the use of narrative exempla in the Revelations of Saint Birgitta (also known as Saint Bridget of Sweden) and in Swedish sermon collections from the Late Middle Ages. The purpose is to show how Birgitta during the 14th century and Swedish preachers during the 15th century morally educated their audiences through the inclusion of exemplary stories in their works. LÄS MER
23. The Integration of MILLION into the English System of Number Words : A Diachronic Study
Sammanfattning : This corpus-based variationist study traces the history of the English number word MILLION from its first attested use in the 14th century, focusing on the diachronic shift in function from one of heading its noun phrase (NP), as in the obsolescent (Obs) construction three millions of citizens, to one of a post-determiner of its NP head, as in Present-day English (PdE) three million citizens. The authentic historical materials used include both numerous electronic linguistic corpora and, more innovatively, very-large-scale general collections available online, especially historical newspaper collections from the US and UK comprising tens of billions of words. LÄS MER
24. Theodore Metochites' Stoicheiosis astronomike and the study of philosophy in early Palaiologan Byzantium
Sammanfattning : Ancient Greek philosophy was taught and studied in the Greek-speaking world throughout the Middle Ages. This period in the history of philosophy is still imperfectly known, partly owing to the fact that many of the relevant texts are still unedited. This is true not least of the philosophical works produced during the 'Palaiologan Renaissance. LÄS MER
25. Den reformerade världen : Monastisk och materiell kultur i Alvastra kloster från medeltid till modern tid
Sammanfattning : In 1143 a Cistercian abbey was founded in the parish of Västra Tollstad in the province of Östergötland in Eastern Middle Sweden. The abbey of Alvastra and the role of the Cistercian monasteries in medieval Swedish society forms the main subject of this thesis. LÄS MER
