In this lecture Dr. Tobias Emanuel Capwell discusses this major research effort, tracing its progress, problems, methodology and results, while also considering the wider potential significance of what appears to be a highly specialised area of historical enquiry. Advancements in our understanding of the iconic armour of the medieval knight are hard won victories. The […]
The third RiMS meeting takes the theme "State-Making and Diplomacy in Europe, 1050-1550". With Prof. Isabella Lazzarini (Univ. Molise / Edinburgh) serving as co-organiser, the meeting will serve as the basis for a collection of studies for subsequent open access publication by the University of Coimbra Press.
slamic mysticism moves from description to image, from orthodoxy to heterodoxy, from sound to silence, from multiplicity to unity. Several Andalusian masters, between treatises, aphorisms and the silent example. Local, trans-regional, trans-Islamic influences. Between Sunni and Shi'a. Following the stars that drank in the light of the Message and the Messenger. Identifying connections, transmissions, contacts […]
The Institute of Medieval Studies (NOVA FCSH) stages the Lecture Series "Viver, ler e rezar no Mosteiro de Lorvão (séculos XIII a XVI)" (Living, reading and praying in the Lorvão Abbey (13th to 16th centuries)), integrated into the project Books, Rituals and Space in a Cistercian Nunnery. Living, Praying and Reading in Lorvão, 13th-16th centuries […]
On November 16th, UNESCO elevated Falconry to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The day will be marked as International Falconry Day from this year onwards. This anniversary was created to celebrate Falconry and bring the general population closer to this ancestral form of hunting. Tapada Nacional de Mafra is associated with partner Falcoes no […]
The XIII EDICIC 2022 Meeting, organized by IEM and the Iberian EDICIC Group, will be held online between November 21st and 23rd. The XIII Encuentro EDICIC, with the central theme 'Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility,' is a crucial platform that aims to bring together the communities of Ibero-America and the Caribbean that carry out research […]
The Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM | NOVA FCSH) organises the Early Medieval Cities Meetings (EMCITY), in partnership with several institutions, within the objective of establishing a meeting point for specialists interested in the study of early medieval cities on the Iberian Peninsula. Thus, the EMCITY meetings strive to foster interdisciplinary dialogues and the timely […]
"The horse in the Portuguese Middle Agges" The study of the horse in the Middle Ages is a subject that has received little interest in Portuguese historiography. However, and given the growing relevance of environmental and animal history, we believe that understanding the importance of equidae in the political, social, economic, symbolic and daily life […]
How bold and skilful was the man who first made a ship and put to sea, chasing the wind, seeking a land he could not see and a coast he could not know! Robert Wace (c. 1110–c. 1174) Depending on one’s place in medieval Europe, the sea might be the centre of the known […]
The Order of Saint Jerome has mainly been studied from an institutionalist and "triumphalist" point of view. The research underlying this speech aims to generate new perspectives, especially in terms of spirituality, while also attempting to understand Fray Lope's proposed reforms, his new Congregation in the Observant movement, and then compare this with other Orders […]
For the first Seminar in Medieval Studies, IEM is hosting the speech "Construyendo una historia visual del Atlántico en la Edad Media" by Kevin R. Wittmann. Taking place on 19 January 2023 at 4pm, interested parties may participate either online, via Zoom, or in person at Almada Negreiros College, Room 315, 3rd Floor. Summary:The Atlantic […]
IEM is pleased to inform that the next IEM Conference entitled "The Masks and the Mosque: The Kingdom of Mâli (13th-14th c.)", by Professor François-Xavier Fauvelle, will take place on February 17th, at 5:00 PM. Abstract: On certain Fridays, according to the testimony of Arab authors, two very different types of rituals took place in […]