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Serbian medieval history is divided into six distinctive periods: The Early Centuries (ca. 500 - ca. 1000) The First Kingdom (1000 - 1168) The Balkan Power (1168 - 1321) The Pinnacle (1321 - 1366) The Decline (1366 - 1402) The Final Chapter (1402 - 1496) This timeline of events lines up Serbian events with important world ones. Start Reading.
Medieval Serbia that enjoyed a high political, economic and cultural reputation in Medieval Europe, reached its apex in mid-14th century, during the rule of Tzar Stefan Dusan. This is the period when the Dusanov Zakonik (Dushan's Code) the greatest juridical achievement of Medieval Serbia, unique among the European feudal states of the period. St.
- The Middle Color
- Knightly Colors
- Black vs. White Monks
- The Color of Islam
- The ‘Blue Revolution’
Medieval scholars inherited the idea from ancient times that there were seven colors: white, yellow, red, green, blue, purple and black. Green was the middle color, which meant that it sat balanced between the extremes of white and black. It was also considered a soothing color, so much so that scribes often kept emeralds and other green objects be...
Arthurian romances, one of the most popular forms of literature in the High Middle Ages, often made symbolic use of color, especially in the depiction of knights. Pastoureau writes: The color code was recurrent and meaningful. A black knight was almost a character of primary importance (Tristan, Lancelot, Gawain) who wanted to hide his identity; he...
During the Early Middle Ages, the rules for monks noted that they should not be concerned with the color of their clothing. However, over the centuries their dress became darker, with the Cluniacs, one of the most influential monastic communities, believing that black was the appropriate color for one’s habit. A backlash to this idea would emerge i...
Green is often associated with the Islamic religion, but this idea only developed in the twelfth century. In the Quran green is mentioned eight times, always in a positive sense, as a color of vegetation, spring and paradise. The Prophet Muhammad was also said to have liked to wear a green turban and other green fabrics. However, while green was li...
Pastoureau’s book on blue starts off by mentioning how neglected this color was among the ancient Greeks and Romans, who rarely wrote about it or made use of it. He even delves into the question of whether or not ancient peoples could even see blue! This neglect continued through the early Middle Ages until the twelfth century. “Then suddenly,” wri...
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Apr 8, 2022 · This lecture aims to show some of these aspects related to the perception and role played by color in medieval societies with particular reference to the art of the central Middle Ages (twelfth-thirteenth century) and to the medium that perhaps more than any other focused on the visual power of colors: stained glass.
The Kingdom of Serbia ( Serbian: Краљевина Србија / Kraljevina Srbija ), or the Serbian Kingdom ( Serbian: Српско краљевство / Srpsko kraljevstvo ), was a medieval Serbian state that existed from 1217 to 1346 and was ruled by the Nemanjić dynasty. The Grand Principality of Serbia was elevated with the regal ...
Nov 4, 2016 · Modern reconstruction of the flag of the Serbian Kingdom, 13th century - Image by Tomislav Todorović & Mladen Mijatov, 6 January 2006. The oldest described flag of a medieval Serbian kingdom is the one which was the part of the treasury of King Stefan Vladislav I (reigned 1234-1243). The treasury was kept in the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia ...
Remains of Ras, medieval capital of Serbia (12th-13th century) Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Dečani, built in the 14th century Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Gračanica. The medieval period in the history of Serbia began in the 6th century with the Slavic migrations to Southeastern Europe, and lasted until the Ottoman conquest of Serbian lands in the second half of the 15th century.
