The Medieval Magazine No. 102 / Vol 3 No 19 | Page 3

The medieval Magazine

Editors: Sandra Alvarez and Danielle Trynoski

Website: www.medievalists.net (This digital magazine is published bi-monthly.)

Cover Photo: The Virgin and Child Between Saint John the Baptist and Saint Michael. Saint Barnaba da Modena (14th c.)

Table of Contents

Regular Features

6 Building the Medieval - Half-

timbering

10 Art/ifact Spotlight - Yule Log

29 Talk the Talk - Old French

4 Letter from the Editors

11 Exhibit Review: Harry Potter: A History of Magic by

Sandra Alvarez

17 How blockchain technology has medieval roots by

Victoria Lemieux

21 New Books: Edward II The Man: A Doomed Inheritance by

Stephen Spinks

31 Five Japanese Amine Series That Are Inspired by

Medieval Europe by Minjie Su

40 Londinium Lectures: The Foreskins of Christ and

Antichrist: Latin Christian Interpretations of

Circumcision During the Crusades by Kevin Lewis

50 Feeling Guilty about Drinking? Well, Ask the Saints by

Michael Foley