Synopsis of those monasteries that were dissoluted during secularization, from which manuscripts came into possession of the former Court Library of the landgraves of Hessen-Darmstadt (now: University and State Library Darmstadt).

Synopsis of those monasteries that were dissoluted during secularization, from which manuscripts came into possession of the former Court Library of the landgraves of Hessen-Darmstadt (now: University and State Library Darmstadt).

The Vercelli Map, one of the largest maps to survive from the Middle Ages, has not received the attention it merits (Plate IV). This is likely the result of its very poor state of preservation, which has been a constant theme in what little has been published on it.’ There are several studies that make brief mention of the map, and a few studies…[Read more]

The Vercelli Map, one of the largest maps to survive from the Middle Ages, has not received the attention it merits (Plate IV). This is likely the result of its very poor state of preservation, which has been a constant theme in what little has been published on it.’ There are several studies that make brief mention of the map, and a few studies…[Read more]

In Order to understand what a “global Middle Ages” might be, we need to define “global” in and in relation to the “Middle Ages.” To do so, I turn to medieval (Christian) maps. Their construction of the world-the most, maybe all, others-was founded on inclusion and exclusion. In seeking to construct a global Middle Ages, the authors in this volume…[Read more]

In Order to understand what a “global Middle Ages” might be, we need to define “global” in and in relation to the “Middle Ages.” To do so, I turn to medieval (Christian) maps. Their construction of the world-the most, maybe all, others-was founded on inclusion and exclusion. In seeking to construct a global Middle Ages, the authors in this volume…[Read more]

Dossier temático organizado por Covadonga Valdaliso Casanova y Francisco Díaz Marcilla para la revista “Medievalista”, nº 23 (2018).
Aquí el Editorial de la propia revista y de los coordinadores del volumen temático.
Número completo: http://www2.fcsh.unl.pt/iem/medievalista/INDEX.html.
Special Issue: http://www2.fcsh.unl.pt/iem/medievalista/INDEX.html.

El desarrollo del pensamiento de Ramon Llull (1323-1316) y la transmisión de su obra en los siglos posteriores son temas que se exponen en este volumen desde distintas perspectivas. En medio del notable trabajo que los lulistas de nuestra época hacen en favor de la herencia intelectual del polígrafo mallorquín – en Freiburg, Barcelona, Palma de Ma…[Read more]

Das vandalische Afrika gilt als Musterbeispiel des „Kirchenkampfs“ zwischen
homöischen Barbaren und katholischen Römern. Kronzeugen sind Victor von Vita,
Fulgentius von Ruspe und Quodvultdeus von Karthago. Etwa 50 Jahre nach dem Ende
der Vandalenkönige inAfrika 533 kam es dagegen in Spanien zum Ausgleich zwischen
Katholiken und Homöer…[Read more]

Antropología, Sociología y Psicología contienen un bagaje de teorías (modelos explicativos y puntos de vista interpretativos) y metodologías (maneras de acercarse al objeto de estudio), que su aplicación a los estudios históricos no sólo es innovadora sino también necesaria para poder seguir construyendo una ciencia social histórica plena e i…[Read more]

Manuscript culture in Icelandic immigrant communities in North America is examined through the case study of an immigrant-scribe, Albert Jóhannesson (1847–1921), who left Iceland as an adult in 1884 and eventually settled in the community of Hecla Island, Manitoba, Canada. Albert Jóhannesson is one of the last known individuals in the Ice…[Read more]