Daily Medieval

Although little is known of his personal life, and he was not famous in his own lifetime, the Sufi poet known as Attar of Nishapur (c.1145 –...

The Guild of Pepperers was established as early as 1180, and was responsible for the quality of spices and the setting of weights and measur...

The Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, "storehouse") became Latin apotheca  and gave us the English word apothecary, used for both ...