Tradition and Originality in El Greco’s Work: His Synthesis of Byzantine and Renaissance Conceptions of Art
Tradition and Originality in El Greco’s Work: His Synthesis of Byzantine and Renaissance Conceptions of Art By Richard G. Mann Quidditas, Vol.23 (2002)…
Currency Change in Pre-millennial Catalonia: Coinage, Counts and Economics
Currency Change in Pre-millennial Catalonia: Coinage, Counts and Economics Jarrett, Jonathan Numismatic Chronicle, No.169 (2009) Abstract Barcelona in the late tenth century was on…
Ssegunt natura de los cielos e de las otras cosas spirituales: Alfonso X, Astrology, and Kingship
This thesis uses Alfonso’s scientific texts to analyze how and why astrology was particularly useful to a thirteenth century king.
The Osma Beatus Map: A Medieval and Christian View of the World
These medieval maps represent images of different aspects not only of geographical and historical but also fantastical knowledge of the world.
The Forested Frontier: Commentary in the Margins of the Alhambra Ceiling Paintings
The Forested Frontier: Commentary in the Margins of the Alhambra Ceiling Paintings By Jennifer Borland Medieval Encounters, Vol.14 (2008) Abstract: This paper argues…
MUSLIM AND JEWISH “OTHERNESS” IN THE SPANISH NATION-BUILDING PROCESS
MUSLIM AND JEWISH “OTHERNESS” IN THE SPANISH NATION-BUILDING PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE RECONQUISTA (1212-1614) TÜRKÇELİK, EVRİM M.A. Thesis (Science), Middle East Technical University, August…
Mass Conversion and Genealogical Mentalities: Jews and Christians in Fifteenth-Century Spain
Mass Conversion and Genealogical Mentalities: Jews and Christians in Fifteenth-Century Spain By David Nirenberg Past and Present, No. 174 (2002) Introduction: It is…
Stupor Mundi: Alfonso X of Castile, the Learned
Stupor Mundi: Alfonso X of Castile, the Learned By Robert I. Burns Emperor of Culture: Alfonso X the Learned of Castile and His…
Castle of Intellect, Castle of Force: The Worlds of Alfonso the Learned and James the Conqueror
Castle of Intellect, Castle of Force: The Worlds of Alfonso the Learned and James the Conqueror BURNS, S.J., ROBERT I. THE LIBRARY OF…
Islamic tilings of the Alhambra Palace: teaching the beauty of mathematics
What geometry was needed by artisans in the Middle Ages to create the beautiful symmetric tilings of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain?
La guerra en cors amb els països musulmans occidentals en els primers
La guerra en cors amb els països musulmans occidentals en els primers anys del regnat de Jaume II (1291-1309) FERRER I MALLOL, MARIA…
El arzobispado de Don Gonzalo de Aguilar en Santiago de Compostela (1348-1351)
El arzobispado de Don Gonzalo de Aguilar en Santiago de Compostela (1348-1351) SÁNCHEZ, XOSÉ M. SÁNCHEZ Archivo-Biblioteca de la Catedral de Santiago ANUARIO…
Mujeres cautivas en “la tierra del Islam”
Mujeres cautivas en “la tierra del Islam” de la Puente, Cristina AL-ANDALUS MAGREB, No.14 (2007) Abstract Frontier conflicts usually lead to a careful…
Christian-Muslim Frontiers in Early Medieval Spain
Christian-Muslim Frontiers in Early Medieval Spain By Ann Christys Bulletin of International Medieval Research, Vol.5 (1999) Introduction: Most histories of medieval Spain include…