Where the Middle Ages Begin
The History of Literature in the Context of New Theoretical Proposals Lipatow, Aleksander PORÓWNANIA 5 (2008) Abstract In the beginning of the Middle Ages with the growth of the Christian ecumene and a related ecclesiastical, and institutional differentiation and a following cultural and political differentiation localized around the two centres – Byzantium and Rome – […]
From Dubrovnik to Florence: Recruitment of Servants in the Fifteenth Century Paola, Pinelli Anali Dubrovnik 46 (2008) Abstract The documentation of some Florentine merchants but also of Giuliano Marcovaldi, a merchant from Prato established in Ragusa, confirms that via Ragusa Tuscany was involved in the trade of slaves from the Slavic hinterland in the fifteenth […]
On Ragusan Libertas in the Late Middle Ages Kunčević, Lovro Anali Dubrovnik 46 (2008) Abstract The notion of libertas (libertà) is one of the most important motifs in the discourses on collective identity of the Late Medieval and Renaissance Dubrovnik. During this period references to “liberty” of the city reappear constantly in most different sources, […]
The Dyadic Goddess and Duotheism in Nodilo’s the Ancient Faith of the Serbs and the Croats Marjanic, Suzana STUDIA MYTHOLOGICA SLAVICA VI – 2003 Abstract Depending on the primary source that is used in the reconstruction of the Southern Slavic Pantheon, the text considers two possibilities for re/construction of the Southern Slavic goddess. Namely, Helmold’s Chronica Slavorum […]
The Population of the Dubrovnik Republic in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries By Nanad Vekarić Dubrovnik Annals, No.2 (1998) Abstract: According to tax evidence in Dubrovačko Primorje and a census performed for the purpose of reducing surplus vineyards in Konavle, the Dubrovnik Republic (Ragusa) had almost 90,000 inbabitants by the end of the fifteenth […]
When Qadan grandson of Ghengis Khan, and his Mongol horsement arrived before the walls of Spaalto in the spring of 1242, the Adriatic Sea became the westernmost boundary of the Tartar Empire, Stretching eastward across the vast Eurasian landmass to the shores of the Sea of Japan.
Croatia’s southernmost city, Dubrovnik – with its red-roofed and white-walled houses – was hailed as The Pearl of Adriatic. In its heyday, it was a bustling, flourishing city protected by its mighty defensive walls. This unique medieval setting has been preserved and was inscribed on UNESCOs World Heritage List in 1979. A war to fight […]
Pre-Romanesque stone furnishings from Church of St. Peter the Old in Lučac, Split By Ante Piteša Journal of Dalmatian archaeology and history, Vol.1 No.100 (2007) Abstract: In this work, the author analyzes two until now neglected pieces of the altar screen from the Church of St. Peter the Old in Lučac, a section of Split. […]
Territorial Expansion of the Ragusan Commune/Republic and the Churches of Its Patron Saints By Ana Marinković Dubrovnik Annals, No.13 (2009) Abstract: The churches of St Blaise and the earlier Ragusan patron saints (primarily St Pancras) on the territory of the Ragusan commune/Republic are analysed hagiotopographically from the oldest sources available up to the fifteenth century. […]
Medievalists are particularly haunted by the question of whether the records mirror what was typical, or, contrarily, the very fact that something was not typical or commonplace guided the recorders to write it down.
The Miracle of Water: Prolegomena to the Early Renaissance Aqueduct of Dubrovnik By Relja Seferović and Mara Stojan Dubrovnik Annals, No.11 (2007) Abstract: Inadequate water supply prompted the Ragusan authorities in the first half of the fifteenth century to consider the construction of an aqueduct. The latter owes its design to Italian master Onofrio della Cava, bearing witness to his engineering […]
Discriminant function sexing of fragmentary and complete femora from medieval sites in continental Croatia Šlaus, M. Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology, Vol.21 No.1 December 1997. Abstract Discriminant function analysis for seks assessment was applied to 160 femora from four medieval archaeological site sin continental Croatia. The measurements included femoral lenght, epicondular breadth, […]
Demography and pathology of the medieval population from Stenjevec Šlaus, M. Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology, Vol.26 No.1 October 2002. Abstract Human skeletal remains from 84 individuals from the medieval (10th-12th century) Stenjevec cemetery in continental Croatia are described. Paleodemographic analysis shows high subadult mortality despite clear underrepresentation in the youngest age […]
Pluteus from the island of Rab from the later 6th or 7th century Jarak, M. Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology, Vol.29 No.1 December 2005. Abstract This work presents an analysis of the fragmentarily preserved slab walled into the cloister of the Monastery of St. Euphemia in Kampor, on the island of Rab. […]
Archaeological research at the parish church of Mary Magdalene in Čazma T. Pleše, A. Azinović-Bebek Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology, Vol.29 No.1 December 2005. Abstract In 2003 and 2005, archaeological research was conducted at the parish Church of Mary Magdalene in Čazma. The foundations of earlier phases of construction were found, as […]
Main directions in the development of Medieval Archaeology in Croatia Jarak, Mirja Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology, Vol.30 No.1 April 2008. Abstract This article, written to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the journal Opuscula archaeologica, covers works on medieval topics printed in the journal’s pages. A definition is provided for the broader […]
The alleged diocese of Delminium Škegro, Ante Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology, Vol.31 No.1 August 2008. pp. 283 – 302 Abstract The Christianisation of the deeper hinterland of Salona and Narona, which includes the Duvno region, proceeded along the major communication routes that linked these settlements to Pannonia. Christianity began to spread […]
GRADINA-TYPE CAPITALS Šiljeg, Bartul Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology, Vol.32 No.1 May 2009. pp. 81-100 Abstract Three capitals from the Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments prompted an analysis of identical capitals in Croatia, and even farther afi eld. They have been designated as Gradina-type, based on the best known examples from Gradina, […]
MEDIEVAL RIDING GEAR AND WEAPONS FROM THE BILOGORA AREA Jakovljević, Goran Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology, Vol.32 No.1 May 2009. pp.101- 132 Abstract Riding gear (gear for horses and riders, including weapons) as an archaeological material is very important not only for the determination of a chronology for the existence of individual […]
MEDIEVAL MONOLITHIC TOMBSTONES/STEĆCI AT THE GREBINE SITE NEXT TO ČEVELJUŠA (PLINA) NEAR PLOČ Sunjic, Maja Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology, Vol.32 No.1 May 2009. pp.133-166 Abstract In this paper, stećci – medieval monolithic tombstones – at the Grebine necropolis of the Čeveljuša (Plina) settlement next to Ploče are analyzed. Th e presentation […]
The Ottoman influences on Croatia in the second half of the fifteenth century By Borislav Grgin Povijesni prilozi, Vol. 23 (2002) Abstract: The article disscuss political, social, economic and demographic consequences of the Ottoman attacks on the Croatian territories during the second half of the 15th century. It also presents how Ottoman threat influenced the mentalities […]
Archdeacon Thomas of Split (1260-1268): A Source of Early Croatian History By Mirjana Matjevic Sokol Review of Croatian History Vol.3:1 (2007) Introduction: Thomas, the archdeacon of Split, one of the most interesting figures of medieval Croatia, a participant in many of events in public, political and clerical life in Split from the early to mid-thirteenth century, would […]
The Church of Sv. Spas (St. Savior) By Stjepan Gamulin Croatian Medical Journal, Vol. 41:3 (2000) Introduction: More than a hundred churches from early medieval period are strewn along the eastern Adriatic coast and islands. Some of them are well preserved and still in use, whereas other fell into ruin. The church of Sv. Spas (St. Savior) […]
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