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In 1888, the heiress of the House of Castelo Melhor married the 3rd Viscount of Várzea. In 1901, both assumed the title of Marquises of Castelo Melhor - she by right, he by marriage. As the palace belonging to these holders in Lisbon, in Passeio Público, had been sold to the Marquis of Foz, the […]

The aim of this conference is to identify and list the Muslim mystics (Sufis) known to be present in Ġarb al-Andalus between the tenth and thirteenth centuries, detailing their social and cultural origins, their journeys, experiences and relationships with the different political, military and legal powers in al-Andalus over these centuries. The time period under […]

The Vinum vita est - CULTURAS DA VINHA E DO VINHO: ENTRE O MEDITERRÂNEO E O ATLÂNTICO (Vinum vita est - Cultures of vines and wine: between the mediterranean and the Atlantic) arises from the interest shown by the municipality of Madalena, on the island of Pico, in promoting reflection on the theme of vineyards […]

NOVA FCSH's IEM and UÉ's CIDEHUS are organizing, with the support of UAb, the Webinar and Asynchronous Seminar - The political society of cities in the Lower Middle Ages: trades, mobility and power relations ("A sociedade política das cidades da Península ibérica na Baixa Idade Média: ofícios, mobilidade social e relações de poder"). Initially planned […]

This event provides insights into the research tools, online and with free access, about the work of Fernão Lopes. The presentation takes us through the history, virtualities and practical features of the site at a time when it is integrating the set of digital research tools already made available by the IEM. Work began on […]

The activity "MedCrafts - Os mesteres na cidade medieval portuguesa" (MedCrafts - Craftsmanship in Portuguese medieval cities) is jointly organised by the Centre for the History of Society and Culture, of the Department of History, European Studies, Archaeology and Arts, the University of Coimbra and the research project MEDCRAFTS - The regulation of craftsmanship in […]

The webinar "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 scientifically coordinated by the same researcher.  The webinar is organized by the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM-FCSH/NOVA), together with the […]

The conference will take place by videoconference at 16:00 Lisbon time, live broadcast on IEM Youtube.   Coord.: IEM  Org.: IEM NOVA   

The Alexander Romance was widely known across all the Slavic realm. Alexander of Macedon was indeed the only Classical hero known in pre-modern literature in Slavic. The present conference will analyse the various translations and adaptations made from either Greek, Latin or German into Slavic and the wider cultural, and political, repercussions of adopting the […]

Next Wednesday, at 6.30 p.m., we'll resume the VISEU PATRIMÓNIO Conferences with researchers Catarina Tente and Tomás Cordero Ruiz, who will talk to us about the ongoing research at Cava de Viriato. The Cava was defined as one of the priorities of the 2nd phase of the VISEU PATRIMÓNIO municipal program, because it is an […]