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 […]
The IEM Doctoral Student Day 2020 has been postponed to next Friday, 26th June. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
As has been happening regularly, this year the IEM will also stage its Doctoral Student's Day. This initiative aims at promoting the sharing and discussion of ongoing PhD projects in the field of Medieval Studies as well as the expectations and needs of the respective researchers. This year, besides the usual round-table discussion on the […]
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 (https: //iusilluminata.fcsh.unl.pt) scientifically coordinated by the same researcher. The Webinar is organized by the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM-FCSH/NOVA), together […]
Coord: Timoty Leonardi e Maria Alessandra Bilotta Org.: Fundação do Tesouro da Catedral de Vercelli, Biblioteca Capitular da Catedral de Vercelli, Oficina "Ius Illuminatum" e IEM NOVA FCSH This webinar is available here.
As one of its main goals, the Institute of Medieval Studies strives to internationalise, deepening the scientific and academic exchanges alongside building networks with national and international research centres producing scientific works and outputs of excellence, and which share identical objectives to the IEM in the field of Medieval Studies. Every year, the Institute welcomes […]
The female historiography of Andalusia is relatively recent. Although a whole line of research has been developed, there are still only a few studies focusing on women and the health sciences in al-Andalus. For this reason, the main objectives here are: to convey the latest results from the study of women in al-Andalus between the […]
To celebrate its first year of existence, the IUS ILLUMINATUM Research Workshop is organizing on September 22, 2020, in collaboration with the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM) of NOVA FCSH, the Portuguese Institute of Heraldry, the Fondazione Museo del Tesoro del Duomo e Archivio Capitolare di Vercelli (Italia) and the Società Storica Vercellese (Italia), an […]
The 3rd International Seminar "Architectures of the Soul" aims to promote scientific study and discussion on architecture associated with spiritual practices centred on the search for the wilderness and the experience of solitude. A multidisciplinary approach will be favoured, at the crossroads between different fields of knowledge and perspectives - between history, architecture, landscape architecture, […]
Significant literature has been produced about pilgrimages which led travellers to far away destinations on dangerous paths, but pilgrims travelling to local sites within their own countries also faced perilous setbacks. In exploring these various challenges, it is hoped to inspire further research into these local pilgrimages in order to better appreciate medieval culture, their […]
The Institute for Medieval Studies (IEM – NOVA FCSH) and the Municipality of Castelo de Vide are organizing a Autumn School for twenty Master’s and PhD students in medieval studies, that will take place during the 6th and the 7th of October in Castelo de Vide. The goal of this initiative is to create a place for […]
This year, from October 8th to the 10th, the Institute for Medieval Studies (IEM | NOVA-FCSH) and the municipality of Castelo de Vide are organizing the V International Conference on the Middle Ages, under the theme: The Governance of Medieval European Towns. The importance of this theme justified its selection for the International Conference on […]