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2nd Conference IEM 2020: “Eucharistic Materiality and Lay Liturgical Experiences in the Early Middle Ages” – Juliette Day

Professor Juliette Day will deliver a present a communictation entitled "Eucharistic Materiality and Lay Liturgical Experiences in the Early Middle Ages" as part of the IEM Conference Cycle, following up and developing the theme already more succinctly presented at the last edition of the "Medieval Europe in Motion" International Congress, held at the Monastery of […]

Undergraduate class and postgraduate seminar, taught by Professor Juliette Day

On 27 and 28 October 2020, Professor Juliette Day will give a lecture and a postgraduate seminar, via Zoom, to undergraduate and postgraduate students of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, NOVA University (NOVA FCSH), respectively on the "Liturgy and architecture of the 4th century Jerusalem" and on the methodologies, problems and potentials associated […]

Seminar in Medieval Studies: “O papel da história nas Cantigas de Santa Maria na Península Ibérica: inspiradora de novos milagres ou destino de velhos prodígios?” – Manuel Negri (Santiago de Compostela Univ.)

Despite the existence of many studies on the sources and the circumstances that would lead to the composition of the Cantigas de Santa Maria (Songbook), elaborated in the scriptorium of the Castilian-Leonese King Alfonso X during the second half of the 13th century, many questions still remain unanswered before there is a satisfactory explanation whether […]

Colloquium “O Feminismo nos Arquivos”

The Colloquium "O Feminismo nos Arquivos" (Females in the Archives) takes place between 16 and 18 November 2020, broadcast live online. This represents an initiative by the Regional Directorate of Culture, through the Public Library and Regional Archive of Ponta Delgada, through an ongoing scientific partnership with CHAM Azores, a unit of the Humanities Research […]

International Meeting RIMS “Research in Medieval Studies – Production and Commerce in Europe, 1100-1550”

RiMS - Research in Medieval Studies aims to raise awareness of the latest scientific advances and discuss innovative approaches to medievalism at the international level.  The first meeting (26 and 27 November) will discuss the linkage between production and trade across several European regions over an extended timeline. Factors such as technical and technological innovation, […]

International Congress: “Using the Past: The Middle Ages in the Spotlight”

The international conference “Using the Past: The Middle Ages in the Spotlight” will take place at the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória (Batalha, Portugal) on December 9–12, 2020.  The conference aims at bringing together scholars from all around the world concerned with the uses of the medieval past. Participants will address when, where, how, […]

Seminar in Medieval Studies: “A Oficina de investigação IUS ILLUMINATUM e o estudo em rede dos manuscritos jurídicos iluminados em Portugal e na Europa: apresentação de um projeto em curso” – Maria Alessandra Bilotta (IEM – NOVA FCSH)

The purpose of the seminar is to present the results of the work produced by members of the research workshop IUS ILLUMINATUM, characterised by its multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to the study of illuminated legal manuscripts and their circulation in medieval Europe; a study that has developed and deepened considerably in Portugal over the last […]

Seminar in Medieval Studies: “A Oficina de investigação IUS ILLUMINATUM e o estudo em rede dos manuscritos jurídicos iluminados em Portugal e na Europa: apresentação de um projeto em curso”, by Maria Alessandra Bilotta

The aim of the seminar is to present the work of the researchers who are members of the IUS ILLUMINATUM research workshop (https://iusilluminata.fcsh.unl.pt/), characterized by a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to the study of illuminated legal manuscripts and their circulation in medieval Europe; a study that has developed and enriched considerably in Portugal over the […]

Seminar in Medieval Studies: “Los monasterios jerónimos en el panorama de la arquitectura monástica peninsular. Un puente entre dos mundos” – Eduardo Carrero Santamaría (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Few monastic orders have more conjecture surrounding them than the Hieronymite monks, the only one of Iberian foundation and whose male branch expanded exclusively throughout the Peninsula. They were born in the midst of the definition of the so-called devotio moderna, in the Castile of the 19th century, and with a triple nationality: Italian, Castilian […]

Seminar in Medieval Studies: “Nacionalismo e internacionalidade na historiografia sobre a arquitetura do mosteiro da Batalha: de Frei Manuel dos Santos a Mário Chicó, com uma lenda de permeio (1729-1956)” – Pedro Redol (Convent of Christ, Machado de Castro National Museum, Monastery of Batalha)

As an (imperfect) review of the literature on the architectural history of the Monastery of Batalha, we propose a dynamic approach based on the dichotomy between its Portuguese and international roots generated by the successive nationalist theses and their antitheses. This tour demonstrates how the well-known tale The Vault (1401) by Alexandre Herculano crystallised the […]