The Middle Ages was a critical and formative time for Western approaches to our natural surroundings. An Environmental History of the Middle Ages is a unique an
How did medieval Europeans use and change their environments, think about the natural world, and try to handle the natural forces affecting their lives? This gr
Introduction : intimations of the planetary -- The globe and the planet. Four theses; Conjoined histories; The planet : a humanist category -- The difficulty of
Negotiating the Landscape explores the question of how medieval religious identities were shaped and modified by interaction with the natural environment. Focus
The ideas and practices that comprise “conservation” are often assumed to have arisen within the last two centuries. However, while conservation today has b