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International Seminar “Monarchies and Revolution: nineteenth century resiliences and ruptures (Portugal, Italy and Spain)”

The international workshop "Monarchies and Revolution: nineteenth century resiliences and ruptures (Portugal, Italy and Spain)" is the result of a partnership between two Portuguese institutions (IEM - NOVA FCSH) and ICS - UL), one Spanish (Universidad Complutense) and one Italian (Università di Torino). The theme of the workshop follows on from a first scientific meeting, […]

Workshop “Archaeological Landscapes in Portugal. New opportunities and projects”

This workshop is the first step in the recent scientific relationship established between NOVA FCSH and the KNIR-Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome. In this sense, the lectures will focus on the presentation of different case studies linked to the analysis of the archaeological landscape of different cities and regions of ancient Roman Lusitania. These lectures […]

IEM Conference “Armed in Alabaster: Monumental effigies and the Study of the late medieval armour” | Tobias Emanuel Capwell

In this lecture Dr. Tobias Emanuel Capwell discusses this major research effort, tracing its progress, problems, methodology and results, while also considering the wider potential significance of what appears to be a highly specialised area of historical enquiry.  Advancements in our understanding of the iconic armour of the medieval knight are hard won victories. The […]

RiMS 2022 – State-Making and Diplomacy in Europe, 1050-1550

The third RiMS meeting takes the theme "State-Making and Diplomacy in Europe, 1050-1550". With Prof. Isabella Lazzarini (Univ. Molise / Edinburgh) serving as co-organiser, the meeting will serve as the basis for a collection of studies for subsequent open access publication by the University of Coimbra Press.

International Colloquium Islamic Mysticism Al-Andalus

slamic mysticism moves from description to image, from orthodoxy to heterodoxy, from sound to silence, from multiplicity to unity. Several Andalusian masters, between treatises, aphorisms and the silent example. Local, trans-regional, trans-Islamic influences. Between Sunni and Shi'a. Following the stars that drank in the light of the Message and the Messenger.  Identifying connections, transmissions, contacts […]

I Conference Cycle “Viver, ler e rezar no Mosteiro de Lorvão (séculos XIII a XVI)”: “As visitações ao Mosteiro de Lorvão: espaço e liturgia (séculos XV-XVI)” – Luís Miguel Rêpas and Catarina Fernandes Barreira

The Institute of Medieval Studies (NOVA FCSH) stages the Lecture Series "Viver, ler e rezar no Mosteiro de Lorvão (séculos XIII a XVI)" (Living, reading and praying in the Lorvão Abbey (13th to 16th centuries)), integrated into the project Books, Rituals and Space in a Cistercian Nunnery. Living, Praying and Reading in Lorvão, 13th-16th centuries […]

World Falconry Day 2022

On November 16th, UNESCO elevated Falconry to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The day will be marked as International Falconry Day from this year onwards. This anniversary was created to celebrate Falconry and bring the general population closer to this ancestral form of hunting. Tapada Nacional de Mafra is associated with partner Falcoes no […]

XIII EDICIC Meeting 2022

The XIII EDICIC 2022 Meeting, organized by IEM and the Iberian EDICIC Group, will be held online between November 21st and 23rd. The XIII Encuentro EDICIC, with the central theme 'Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility,' is a crucial platform that aims to bring together the communities of Ibero-America and the Caribbean that carry out research […]

Early Medieval Cities 2022. New approaches to Early Medieval Cities in the West of the Iberian Peninsula

The Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM | NOVA FCSH) organises the Early Medieval Cities Meetings (EMCITY), in partnership with several institutions, within the objective of establishing a meeting point for specialists interested in the study of early medieval cities on the Iberian Peninsula. Thus, the EMCITY meetings strive to foster interdisciplinary dialogues and the timely […]

6th International Conference “Medieval Europe in Motion”: The Sea

How bold and skilful was the man who first made a ship and put to sea, chasing the wind, seeking a land he could not see and a coast he could not know! Robert Wace (c. 1110–c. 1174)   Depending on one’s place in medieval Europe, the sea might be the centre of the known […]

Seminar in Medieval Studies: “Fray Lope de Olmedo y la “Reforma” Monástica en la Orden de San Jerónimo (1373 – 1567)” – Maria del Pilar Abellan Millán

The Order of Saint Jerome has mainly been studied from an institutionalist and "triumphalist" point of view. The research underlying this speech aims to generate new perspectives, especially in terms of spirituality, while also attempting to understand Fray Lope's proposed reforms, his new Congregation in the Observant movement, and then compare this with other Orders […]