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Bernard of Clairvaux, Material and Spiritual Order, and the Economy of Salvation (2019)
Journal Article
Gasper, G. E. (2019). Bernard of Clairvaux, Material and Spiritual Order, and the Economy of Salvation. Journal of Medieval History, 45(5), 580-596. https://doi.org/10.1080/03044181.2019.1658617

This article explores themes connected to the spiritual and the material, especially in connection with order and economy, in the thought of the Cistercian abbot Bernard of Clairvaux (1090/1–1153). It argues that these themes are particularly useful... Read More about Bernard of Clairvaux, Material and Spiritual Order, and the Economy of Salvation.

Anselm of Canterbury: Theology of Salvation (2017)
Book Chapter
Gasper, G. E. (2017). Anselm of Canterbury: Theology of Salvation. In J. S. Holcomb (Ed.), Christian Theologies of Salvation: A Comparative Introduction (124-142). New York University Press

Producing Christian Culture: Medieval Exegesis and Its Interpretative Genres (2017)
Book
Gasper, G. E., Watson, F., & Crawford, M. (Eds.). (2017). Producing Christian Culture: Medieval Exegesis and Its Interpretative Genres. Routledge

Producing Christian Culture takes as its thread the 'interpretative genres' within which medieval people engaged with the Bible. Contributors to the volume present specific material as a case study illustrative of a specific genre, whether devotional... Read More about Producing Christian Culture: Medieval Exegesis and Its Interpretative Genres.

Bow-shaped Caustics from Conical Prisms: a 13th Century Account of Rainbow Formation from Robert Grosseteste’s De iride (2017)
Journal Article
Harvey, J., Smithson, H., Siviour, C., Gasper, G. E., Sonnesyn, S. O., Tanner, B. K., & McLeish, T. (2017). Bow-shaped Caustics from Conical Prisms: a 13th Century Account of Rainbow Formation from Robert Grosseteste’s De iride. Applied Optics, 56(19), G197-G204. https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.56.00g197

The rainbow has been the subject of discussion across a variety of historical periods and cultures, and numerous optical explanations have been suggested. Here, we further explore the scientific treatise De iride [On the Rainbow] written by Robert Gr... Read More about Bow-shaped Caustics from Conical Prisms: a 13th Century Account of Rainbow Formation from Robert Grosseteste’s De iride.

Salsamenta pictavensium: Gastronomy and Medicine in Twelfth-Century England (2016)
Journal Article
Gasper, G. E., & Wallis, F. (2016). Salsamenta pictavensium: Gastronomy and Medicine in Twelfth-Century England. The English Historical Review, 131(553), 1353-1385. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cex013

This article presents a collection of culinary recipes from a manuscript produced in England from the later twelfth century. The suite of ten recipes for ‘Poitou sauces’ or ‘Poitou relishes’ (salsamenta pictavensium—literally ‘of the Poitevins’) to g... Read More about Salsamenta pictavensium: Gastronomy and Medicine in Twelfth-Century England.

Listening Between the Lines: Medieval and Modern Science (2016)
Journal Article
Gasper, G., McLeish, T. C., & Smithson, H. E. (2016). Listening Between the Lines: Medieval and Modern Science. Palgrave communications, 2, Article 16062. https://doi.org/10.1057/palcomms.2016.62

In this article the investigators of the Ordered Universe project will reflect on how a diverse range of disciplinary perspectives essential for effective research into medieval science have been identified, acknowledged and absorbed into a genuinely... Read More about Listening Between the Lines: Medieval and Modern Science.

The Fulfillment of Science: Nature, Creation and Man in the Hexaemeron of Robert Grosseteste (2016)
Book Chapter
Gasper, G. E. (2016). The Fulfillment of Science: Nature, Creation and Man in the Hexaemeron of Robert Grosseteste. In J. P. Cunningham, & M. Hocknull (Eds.), Robert Grosseteste and the pursuit of religious and scientific learning in the Middle-Ages (221-242). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33468-4_12

Robert Grosseteste’s commentary on the six days of creation, the Hexaemeron, is one of his most extensive and detailed theological works. Composed during his time as bishop of Lincoln, it draws on earlier lectures, notably those on Genesis, and his s... Read More about The Fulfillment of Science: Nature, Creation and Man in the Hexaemeron of Robert Grosseteste.

Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200 (2015)
Book
Gasper, G. E., & Gullbekk, S. H. (Eds.). (2015). Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200. Ashgate Publishing

Bringing together essays from experts in a variety of disciplines, this collection explores two of the most important facets of life within the medieval Europe: money and the church. By focusing on the interactions between these subjects, the volume... Read More about Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200.

Contemplating Money and Wealth in Monastic Writing c.1060-c.1160 (2015)
Book Chapter
Gasper, G. E. (2015). Contemplating Money and Wealth in Monastic Writing c.1060-c.1160. In G. E. Gasper, & S. H. Gullbekk (Eds.), Money and the church in medieval Europe, 1000-1200 : practice, morality and thought (39-76). Ashgate Publishing

Money and the Church: Definitions, Disciplines and Directions (2015)
Book Chapter
Gasper, G. E. (2015). Money and the Church: Definitions, Disciplines and Directions. In G. E. Gasper, & S. H. Gullbekk (Eds.), Money and the church in medieval Europe, 1000-1200 : practice, morality and thought (3-16). Ashgate Publishing