Calendar

Although contemporary with the great development of Judaism in southern France, the poetry of the Provençal troubadours (12th-14th centuries) does not seem to denounce particularly relevant points of contact with the Hebrew culture of the time. However, a recent contribution has been interpreted as anti-Jewish, in the only preserved poem by the otherwise unknown troubadour […]

The Cancioneiro da Ajuda is a precious manuscript that collects some of the songs of the Galician-Portuguese troubadours. It is precious as a codex, with its rich (albeit incomplete) illuminations, and precious also because it is the only surviving songbook whose production is contemporary with the troubadours themselves (late 13th or early 14th century). In […]

The program for the conference Crossing the Divide? Experiences of Conversion in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Era, co-organized by the Interdisciplinary Centre for History, Cultures and Societies of the University of Évora and the Institute of Medieval Studies of the New University of Lisbon.

The last decades have witnessed the development of studies on material culture, favouring an inter- and multidisciplinary approach. This has enabled a more cohesive reading of the way in which the medieval Man related to his material environment, manipulating, adapting and transforming it, of the uses given to the objects he produced, the meanings attributed, […]

As part of the Cultures of Vines and Wine project, which brings together researchers from different universities and research centres with the aim of promoting research focused on the cultural presence of vines and wine in Portugal, from the Middle Ages to the present day, a conference/debate will be held with Manuel Carvalho, Público newspaper […]

This doctoral workshop focuses on the various internal and external powers at work in the medieval city. The presence of monarchs, nobles, ecclesiastics, merchants and other agents and institutions, such as the university, transformed the urban space and offered opportunities for political, institutional and cultural dialogue, in which all the elements of the kingdom's political […]

The project La conformación de la autoridad espiritual femenina en Castilla aims to analyze the emergence of female authority in the environment of Castilian convents and "beaterios", as well as in its relationship with the court space, from the early fifteenth century to the mid-sixteenth century. The purpose is to investigate the ways in which […]

Highlighting the continuous dialogue between the Middle Ages and the post-medieval world, In the Middle is an international interdisciplinary conference that seeks to explore the ways, methods and motivations in which the medieval period has been imagined, evoked, re-lived, and refashioned in contemporary popular culture.  Hosted by the Institute for Medieval Studies (IEM-NOVA FCSH), the conference […]

From words to artwork: contributions to a new perspective on stained glass art, by Márcia Vilarigues (FCT NOVA) We intend to set out the path that leads to the creation of new knowledge based on the connections established between historical documentary information on the production of glass and stained glass and the historical material testimonies […]

At one point in his Traité dês seigneuries (1608), Charles Loyseau states the following about the historical importance of the Parlement de Paris to preserving the unity of the French crown: 'It must be acknowledged that it was the Parlement that prevented us from being divided and dismembered in France as in Italy and Germany […]

The third and last session of the IEM 2019 Conference Cycle takes place on 4 December, a regular initiative that invites internationally renowned specialists to constitute privileged moments of contact, learning and scientific interaction with outstanding contemporary researchers. This conference is given by Professor Pascoal Martínez Sopena, speaking on: "La conquista de Antequera (1410). Reflexiones […]