The article discusses the realities of sexual desire in Western Europe during the Middle
Ages in comparison with the ideal of a chivalrous courtly love often found among nobles and�…

Everything the flower-loving bee you're named for does, you do, my Melissa, and I take it to
heart. You drop honey from your lips when you sweetly kiss, and when you want money, can�…

LOVE AND HELL: THE DENIZENS OF HADES IN THE LOVE POEMS OF THE MIDDLE
AGES It has often been noted that two of Chauder's suffering lovers, Troilus and the Black�…

Among the Greek magical handbooks of the Roman period we find several charms labeled
thumokatocha1–a rubric usually translated as “spells for restraining anger” despite the�…

While engaging in my research over many years, I have been lucky enough to visit many
libraries all over the world and been assisted by many librarians, too many to list, but special�…

Throughout history, a huge amount of attention has been devoted to aphrodisia. Yet, in
historical research, they tend to feature only in passing comments in studies of love, sex and�…

Courtly love refers to a code of behavior followed by aristocratic lovers in Europe in the
Middle Ages. Courtly love required that lovers show their devotion by writing romantic�…

This early manual of tricks is an absorbing work which will prove of much interest to the
enthusiast or historian of magic. Intended as a complete how-to guide to the uninitiated, The�…