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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]