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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 […]

This project consists of carrying out a diachronic analysis of the rural territory of the municipality of Castelo de Vide with a view to creating a New Archaeological Charter. It is a project to be carried out by researchers from the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM - NOVA FCSH), in collaboration with the Castelo de […]

The first manifestations of literary production in Portuguese correspond to texts in verse, generally composed by educated poets - troubadours - who lived in various royal and lordly courts of the Iberian Peninsula, particularly in the Northwest. The songbook compositions - cantigas -, which certainly circulated in loose form, were preserved through poetry books - […]