My recent contribution to the re-editing project of the initial chapters of my book, "The Enchanting Encounter with the East," has commenced. View it
https://www.academia.edu/143090131/Where_is_the_Heart_of_the_World_The_Location_of_Jerusalem_on_Medieval_Mind_Maps
The article places Jerusalem in the center of the papal vision of the Crusades, the pilgrim's desire to visit the Holy City, and the mapmakers' intention to establish the spatial center of the world.
The previous chapters are available:
https://www.academia.edu/127139711/What_if_the_Earth_Is_the_Sphere
https://www.academia.edu/127881027/How_to_measure_the_Earths_circumference
https://www.academia.edu/128448718/How_Long_Spans_the_Inhabited_World
https://www.academia.edu/129455182/The_World_as_the_Trefoil
My upcoming Zoom lecture titled "The Siege of Chandax," based on the article of the same name, will take place on August 11. View
https://www.academia.edu/126933976/The_Siege_of_Chandax_The_Byzantine_Recovery_of_Crete_960_961
I have begun developing my new study on merchant galleys. I will focus on the Flanders convoy, which connected Venice with various Flemish and English ports from 1315 to 1531. In particular, I will discuss the role of Southampton as the final destination for these journeys in the latter part of the fifteenth century. Additionally, I will examine the activities of privateers in the Atlantic who targeted richly laden galleys. Finally, I will elaborate on the auctions that offered these vessels for lease to the highest bidder.
