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IMC 2021: Sessions

Session 2111: Too Much or Too Little Water in Medieval Everyday Life

Friday 9 July 2021, 11.15-12.45

Organiser:Beata Możejko, Zakład Historii Średniowiecza Polski i Nauk Pomocniczych Historii, Uniwersytet Gdański
Moderator/Chair:Emilia Jamroziak, Institute for Medieval Studies / School of History, University of Leeds
Paper 2111-a'Too much water or too little water…': Astrometeorological Prognosisin the Middle Ages
(Language: English)
Sylwia Konarska-Zimnicka, Instytut Historii, Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego, Kielcach
Index terms: Daily Life, Folk Studies, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Science
Paper 2111-bAtmospheric Phenomena at Sea: Cases of the Hanseatic Skippers
(Language: English)
Beata Możejko, Zakład Historii Średniowiecza Polski i Nauk Pomocniczych Historii, Uniwersytet Gdański
Index terms: Daily Life, Maritime and Naval Studies, Social History, Technology
Abstract

The first paper focuses on the unquestionable symbiosis between the lunar and sublunary world which was noticed in the form of a changing aura. The second paper explains the fundamental issue how atmospheric phenomena such as rain, storms or too strong wind influenced shipping, skippers and the crew of ships.