Date/Time
Date(s) - 30 Jan 2014
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location
Observatory Room
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The Dark Arts in the Dark Ages
An Illustrated Lecture By Dr. Elly Truitt, Bryn Mawr College
Date: Thursday, January 30
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $8
Presented by Morbid Anatomy
The pages of medieval history teem with sorcerers, soothsayers, and necromancers who used their knowledge to foretell the future, uncover lost treasure, and create animated statues. In tonight’s lecture, historian Elly R. Truitt will discuss legendary figures from medieval history, including Gerbert of Aurillac, Gerard of York, and Albertus Magnus, in order to examine the scientific theories foundational to divination, as well as natural and demonic magic. Discover the scientific sophistication of the so-called “Dark Ages.”
Elly R. Truitt is Assistant Professor of Medieval History at Bryn Mawr College. She has published articles in a number of scholarly journals, and is currently finishing a book on medieval automata. She also has a blog, calledMedieval Robots. She lives in Philadelphia, PA.
http://observatoryroom.org/2013/12/29/the-dark-arts-in-the-dark-ages/