tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034399454083305947.post3205415032222634027..comments2024-03-24T07:50:56.426-04:00Comments on Vaulting and Vellum: A World Lit Only By Misconceptions: On TimeVaultinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13686632678496609427noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034399454083305947.post-49897960171116983682011-01-16T13:36:50.366-05:002011-01-16T13:36:50.366-05:00This book came into our second hand bookshop recen...This book came into our second hand bookshop recently, and I thought I might give it a try. I don't think I'll bother now.Eigonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368838188678418192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034399454083305947.post-77914126309712310712010-12-21T13:17:25.261-05:002010-12-21T13:17:25.261-05:00My students also believe that no one loved their s...My students also believe that no one loved their spouse before, say, 1967. (No one had sex then, either, they think.)Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034399454083305947.post-59923535781794062132010-12-20T10:14:03.859-05:002010-12-20T10:14:03.859-05:00Oh good god, that's the stupidest thing I'...Oh good god, that's the stupidest thing I've ever read. Even his own words undercut his argument -- seasons and cyclical event *are* a measurement of the passing of time! Duh!<br /><br />I read Manchester long before I was a medievalist (about 20 years ago) and had thankfully forgotten most of it. But one thing I remember is that he extends the idea of the Middle Ages to Magellan's day (which is only the early 16th century -- not a *big* extension), which is something I could buy if it were made for the right reasons, but I suspect Manchester made it for all the wrong ones.<br /><br />@Tom - I LOL'ed at "the Bible...which was sort of an important text in the middle ages." Indeed.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034399454083305947.post-22207662353668510602010-12-19T20:38:06.966-05:002010-12-19T20:38:06.966-05:00And of course, monasteries structured their day ar...And of course, monasteries structured their day around prayers (matins, lauds, etc.) based on the time of day. And there's reference to hours of the day in the Bible (e.g., when Christ was crucified), which was sort of an important text in the middle ages. No doubt there's a bunch of other examples people can come up with.<br /><br />I haven't ever read Manchester because I think it would infuriate me too much without actually teaching me anything or giving me anything useful to think about.Tom Elrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14634982419388998095noreply@blogger.com