The game of dice must have been a frequent pastime in medieval society, as evidenced by the frequent allusions to this game in numerous literary works. I will be interested today in the references to this game in Alphonsine works of very different themes, from the poetry of scorn, to the Cantigas de Santa María, […]
The V MedCrafts Conference is dedicated to the topic "Formas de organização dos mesteres em Portugal na Idade Média e modalidades de estrutura económica" (Means of organising masters in Portugal in the Middle Ages and the prevailing economic structures) and takes place on 31 May and 1 June 2022 at Évora University. Organisation:Arnaldo Sousa Melo […]
The Webinars Cycle “Dialogues of Art, History and Law” is organized by the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM - NOVA FCSH), together with the IUS ILLUMINATUM research team (https://iusilluminata.fcsh.unl.pt) and in partnership with the Portuguese Heraldry Institute (IPH), the Capitular Library of Verona and the Capitular Library of Vercelli. This initiative, organized by a scientific […]
In Portugal, unlike in other countries such as Spain and France, municipal account books have encountered difficulties in establishing themselves as a specific and privileged object of study within medieval urban and economic history. This scenario partly stems from the scarcity of these sources which, however, is not the case in Loulé, a small town […]
The Institute of Medieval Studies (NOVA FCSH) runs the Conference Cycle "Viver, ler e rezar no Mosteiro de Lorvão (séculos XIII a XVI))" (Living, reading and praying in 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 (ref. […]
The cycle of conferences on "Medievalismos e Neomedievalismos" (Medievalisms and Neomedievalisms), which takes place during the months of April to June 2022, is organised within the framework of a new seminar on the same theme, which forms part of the Medieval Studies Doctoral Program curriculum (E-learning), coordinated by Universidade Aberta and NOVA University. The cycle […]
Color played an important role in the presentation of the deceased and his or her memory in the funerary art of the late Middle Ages. The carved stone or wooden tomb was often painted, but it could also be made from materials chosen for their chromatic effect, such as enameled metal or certain colored stones. […]
The 3rd Webinars Cycle "Heraldry in Traveling European Legal Manuscripts" is part of the research project "ManJusEurIt - European Traveling Legal Manuscripts" conducted by Maria Alessandra Bilotta, also linked to activities of the IUS ILLUMINATUM research team (https://iusilluminata.fcsh.unl.pt) scientifically coordinated by the same researcher. The Webinar Cycle is organized by the Institute of Medieval Studies […]
The historiography on the Asturian-Leonese expansion across the Meseta do Douro has emphasised the exclusive role played by the monarchy in organising this territory and imposing authority over the peasant communities that survived the destruction of the Kingdom of Toledo. Nevertheless, this perception is subject to distortion due to overemphasising the royal political framework and […]
My story on Western merchants in the Ottoman Mediterranean has chronological, geographical and legal limits imposed by MS Turc 130 (BnF, Paris). This manuscript proves the necessity to legitimate the clauses of capitulations (ahdnames) by legal opinions (fetvas). MS Turc 130 illustrates also practical aspects of commercial diplomacy at the Ottoman Court, and reveals the […]
On 30th June, there is the latest session of the SEA US Conference Cycle organised by the UNESCO Chair “The Ocean’s Cultural Heritage”. The guest speaker at this IEM co-organised session entitled "Molinos de mareas y corrales de pesca a finales de la Edad Media. Reflections on Cultural and Natural Heritage in the Gulf of […]
The International Medieval Congress (IMC) provides an interdisciplinary forum for sharing ideas relating to all aspects of the Middle Ages. Since its inception in 1994 the IMC has brought researchers from different countries, backgrounds, and disciplines together, providing opportunities for networking and professional development in an open and inclusive environment. It is organised and administered […]