Monthly Archives: February 2019

Buridan is dead, long live Buridan!

Posted on February 21, 2019 by grazianaciola

Semblablement, où est la reine  Qui commanda que Buridan  Fut jeté en un sac en Seine?  Well into the 15th century the “buzz” about Buridan’s life and death was still circulating [1], since François Villon could record it in his … Continue reading →

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Who is Luisius Turrianus?

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Sara L. Uckelman

All right, this isn’t quite medieval, nor quite logical, but in the context of researching “Pepper is sold here and in Rome”, I came across a post-medieval text that mentions this example, in the context of a theological discussion. And … Continue reading →

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On the selling of pepper: Sherwood, Auxerre, Bacon, and Spain

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Sara L. Uckelman

After our brief political digression last week, this week we’re back to the pepper puzzle. Since writing that post, I’ve been continuing to collect data on how medieval authors analysed these two sentences: (1) Pepper is sold here and in … Continue reading →

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