The 3rd Webinars Cycle “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 Cycle is organized by the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM-FCSH/NOVA), together with the IUS ILLUMINATUM research team and in partnership with the Portuguese Heraldry Institute (IPH). This initiative, coordinated by researchers Maria Alessandra Bilotta and Miguel Metelo de Seixas, aims to show the usefulness of the scientific analysis of the presence of heraldic emblems in illuminated manuscripts and legal documents, focusing on those manuscripts and documents that circulated in Europe during the Middle Ages (13th-16th centuries). 

This initiative also aims to facilitate synergies between different areas of knowledge and to disseminate the results of research to a wider audience, always maintaining scientific rigor, in order to promote the awareness of the heraldic heritage in manuscripts and in medieval legal documents, drawing attention to the importance of conserving that heritage. 

Programme 
A Juridical Illuminated Manuscript Between Florence and Portugal in the 15th Century (Firenze, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Conventi Soppressi A 4 2554) 
Sofia Orsino (Università di Firenze; Oficina de Investigação Ius Illuminatum) 

“Illustrious Generation, Most High Princes”: Emblematic Assertion of an “Outstanding and Grandiose Deed” in the Repertorium iuris of the Badia Fiorentina 
João Portugal (Instituto Português de Heráldica)   

Scientifical coordination: 
Maria Alessandra Bilotta (IEM-FCSH/NOVA) 
Miguel Metelo Seixas (IEM-FCSH/NOVA) 

Organization: 
IEM – Instituto de Estudos Medievais FCSH/NOVA 
Oficina de investigação IUS ILLUMINATUM 
Instituto Português de Heráldica (IPH) 

Contacts: 
Iem.geral@fcsh.unl.pt 
maria.bilotta@fcsh.unl.pt 
miguelmeteloseixas@fcsh.unl.pt