The International Workshop Heraldry in Medieval Illuminated 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 scientifically coordinated by the same researcher.

The International Workshop 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) and the research projects ROADMAP – Research on Antonio De Holanda Illuminated Artistic Production (FCT – PTDC/ART-HIS/0985/2021) and Books, Rituals and Space in a Cistercian Nunnery. Living, praying and reading in Lorvão, 13th – 16th centuries (FCT – PTDC/ART-HIS/0739/2020). 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 medieval manuscripts (13th-15th centuries).

This initiative also aims to facilitate synergies between different research projects and 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 documents, drawing attention to the importance of conserving that heritage.

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

Organizing secretary:
João Costa Silva (IEM-NOVA/FCSH)

Organization:
IEM – Instituto de Estudos Medievais NOVA/FCSH
IUS ILLUMINATUM Oficina de Investigação

Organization Partners:
Instituto Português de Heráldica
Projeto ROADMAP – Pesquisa sobre a Produção Artística Iluminada Antonio De Holanda (FCT – PTDC/ART-HIS/0985/2021)
Projeto Livros, Rituais e Espaço num Convento Cisterciense. Viver, rezar e ler no Lorvão, séculos XIII-XVI (FCT – PTDC/ART-HIS/0739/2020)

Contacts: iem.geral@fcsh.unl.pt; maria.bilotta@fcsh.unl.pt