The Black Death and Property Rights
The Black Death visited unprecedented mortality rates on Europe, realigning relative values of factors of production, and in consequence the costs and benefits of defining and enforcing property rights.
Women’s oldest profession? Evidence from twelfth century Bergen, Norway
I am going to present a micro level study; A close up on activities at town plots in Bergen in twelfth century western Norway providing substance to our insight in the everyday life of ordinary people – the first generations of townspeople in this newly established town.
Multicultural City: The Historic Centre of Cordoba
Cordoba lies in Andalusia, in southern Spain. It is a city rich in history, and dates back to Roman times. There is a…
The cultivated town – another perspective on urban life
The cultivated town – another perspective on urban life By Karin Lindeblad and Sofia Wennström Medieval Europe Paris 2007, 4th International Congress of…
Late medieval and 16th century urbanization – Stagnation, expansion or both?
Late medieval and 16th century urbanization – Stagnation, expansion or both? By Per Gunnar Sidén Paper given at the Eighth International Conference on Urban…
Territorial Expansion of the Ragusan Commune/Republic and the Churches of Its Patron Saints
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…
The Medieval Diet in Genova (N-W Italy) through the analysis of faunal remains from archaeological sites
The Medieval Diet in Genova (N-W Italy) through the analysis of faunal remains from archaeological sites By D. Cesana et al. Medieval Europe…
Central Places in un-central Landscapes. The Tuscany of “weak-Towns” between Lombards and Carolingians (AD 600- 900)
Central Places in un-central Landscapes. The Tuscany of “weak-Towns” between Lombards and Carolingians (AD 600- 900) By Carlo Citter Medieval Europe Paris 2007,…
Urbanisation of high-medieval Moravia during the 13th century contribution of archaeology
Urbanisation of high-medieval Moravia during the 13th century contribution of archaeology By Rudolf Procházka Medieval Europe Paris 2007, 4th International Congress of Medieval and…
Occupying town plots on the early development of habitation in Norwegian medieval towns
Occupying town plots on the early development of habitation in Norwegian medieval towns By Petter B. Molaug Medieval Europe Paris 2007, 4th International…
On the Medieval Urban Economy in Wallachia
On the Medieval Urban Economy in Wallachia By Laurentiu Radvan Scientific Annals of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi: Economic Sciences Series,…
From Dubrovnik (Ragusa) to Florence: Observations on the Recruiting of Domestic Servants in the Fifteenth Century
From Dubrovnik (Ragusa) to Florence: Observations on the Recruiting of Domestic Servants in the Fifteenth Century By Paola Pinelli Dubrovnik Annals, Vol. 12…
Competing Models of Marriage in Quattrocento Florence
Competing Models of Marriage in Quattrocento Florence By Genevieve Landis Istoria: An Online Graduate History Journal, Vol.1:1 (2008) Introduction: On August 24, 1447,…
The Miracle of Water: Prolegomena to the Early Renaissance Aqueduct of Dubrovnik
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…
Sanctuary and the Legal Topography of Pre-Reformation London
Sanctuary and the Legal Topography of Pre-Reformation London By Shannon McSheffrey Law and History Review, Vol. 27:3 (Fall 2009) Introduction: In early sixteenth-century…
The western suburb of medieval Dublin: its first century
The western suburb of medieval Dublin: its first century By Cathal Duddy Irish Geography, Vol. 34:2 (2001) Abstract: Situated to the west of…
Medieval Krakow and its Churches: Structure and Meanings
Medieval Krakow and its Churches: Structure and Meanings By Tomasz Węcławowicz Urban People, Vol.7:1 (2007) Abstract: The first part of this paper aims…
The Politics of Body Parts: Contested Topographies in Late-Medieval Avignon
The Politics of Body Parts: Contested Topographies in Late-Medieval Avignon By Joëlle Rollo-Koster Speculum, Vol. 78, No. 1 (2003) Introduction: When urban archaeologists discuss topography,…
Taxation Mechanisms and Growth in Medieval Paris
We model the mechanism used by the city of Paris to collect the taille and show it was efficient and effective.
Isola non isolata. Le Stinche in the Middle Ages
Isola non isolata. Le Stinche in the Middle Ages By Guy Geltner Annali di Storia di Firenze, Vol.3 (2008) Introduction: The Italian government’s Department of…
Merchants, ports and hinterlands. The building of sea-port structures in the Early Modern Porto
Merchants, ports and hinterlands. The building of sea-port structures in the Early Modern Porto By Amândio Jorge Morais Barros Revista da Faculdade de Letras,…
Visualising Urban Space: Rome’s Late Medieval Iconography from a Media Historical Perspective
Visualising Urban Space: Rome’s Late Medieval Iconography from a Media Historical Perspective By Marco Vencato Power and culture : new perspectives on spatiality in…
Revolt and the Manipulation of Sacral and Private Space in 12th-Century Laon and Bruges
Revolt and the Manipulation of Sacral and Private Space in 12th-Century Laon and Bruges By Jeroen Deploige Power and culture : new perspectives on…
Venice-Babylon: Foreigners and Citizens in the Renaissance Period (14th-16th Centuries)
Venice-Babylon: Foreigners and Citizens in the Renaissance Period (14th-16th Centuries) By Ludivine-Julie Olard Imaging frontiers, contesting identities, edited by Steven G. Ellis and Lud’a…
Transition to the Renaissance: Republican Values and Ideals in Florence and Siena, 1300-1500
By the close of the fourteenth century, Siena, once an expanding medieval Italian commune, was declining almost as quickly as she had risen.