The Galveias Palace Library (Lisbon) will host, on November 20, the symposium “New Perspectives on Medieval and Early Modern Lisbon. A Proposal for a Map of 15th-Century Lisbon”, organized by the Geo-Municipality of Lisbon, the IEM–NOVA FCSH, and the CH–University of Lisbon.

The program begins at 2:30 p.m., and participation is free of charge, subject to room capacity.

Program

Opening
2:30 p.m. – Opening session – Representatives of the organizing institutions
3:10 p.m. – Spaces and Institutions in Medieval Lisbon – Mário Farelo (ICS–UMinho)
3:40 p.m. – Map of Medieval Lisbon (15th Century) – Manuel Fialho (GEO–CML | CH–ULisboa | UNIARQ) and Miguel Martins (GEO–CML | IEM/NOVA-FCSH)
4:10 p.m. – Break (coffee break)
4:40 p.m. – Glimpses of 16th-Century Lisbon: Urban Dynamics, Municipal Jurisdiction, and “Invisible” Professions – José Damião Rodrigues (CH–ULisboa) and Francisco Raimundo (CH–ULisboa)
5:10 p.m. – The View of Lisbon (drawing held at the University of Leiden Library), in color – Miguel Martins (GEO–CML | IEM/NOVA-FCSH) and Manuel Fialho (GEO–CML | CH–ULisboa | UNIARQ)
5:40 p.m. – Debate
5:50 p.m. – Discussion – Hermenegildo Fernandes (CH–ULisboa)

Moderator: Catarina Tente (IEM/NOVA-FCSH)

Institutions:
CH–ULisboa: History Centre, University of Lisbon
IEM/NOVA-FCSH: Institute for Medieval Studies, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, NOVA University Lisbon
ICS–UMinho: Institute of Social Sciences, University of Minho
UNIARQ: Centre for Archaeology, University of Lisbon
GEO: Olisiponense Studies Office, Department of Cultural Heritage, Directorate of Culture, Lisbon City Council