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Leon Battista Alberti

Close-up of Leon Battista Alberti statue

Philosopher, writer, cleric, architect and artistic theorist, Leon Battista Alberti has been called the quintessential "universal man" of learning. He could also, from a standing position, with his feet together, jump over a man's head.

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Wednesday January 25, 2012

Treasure, more treasure, theories on a mass grave, a research aid and a collision of the very modern with the medieval.

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Meister Eckhart

Tuesday January 24, 2012

Considered by some to be the greatest mystic in Germany -- even in all of medieval Europe -- Meister Eckhart espoused spiritual ideas that conflicted with orthodoxy. He wrote: "He knows God rightly who knows Him everywhere," and exhorted his listeners to look within themselves to understand the divine. Find out more about Meister Eckhart in these resources:

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This Week in Medieval History

Monday January 23, 2012
In the week of January 23rd in the Middle Ages, Richard de Bury was born, Saint Ildephonsus died, and Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn .

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Friday fun

Friday January 20, 2012

Below are four notable medieval rulers from four different centuries and four different lands. What "occupation" do they all have in common, aside from "ruler"? And which one was born earliest?

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