Barcelona, a Society and its Law: 11th-13th Centuries
The legal system in Barcelona in the Lower Middle Ages – which we regard as a synthesis of rights (usages, customs, privileges, laws, and so on) and organization (municipality, universitat de prohoms, consulates, etc.) – had already attained maturity in the 13th century.
James I and his Era: Brief Analysis of a Major Political and Cultural Inheritance
James I, like his contemporaries Emperor Frederick II and Fernando III of Castile, was a major figure of the Mediterranean and Iberian Middle Ages.
Three Sources of Textual Evidence of Columbus, Crypto Jew
Three Sources of Textual Evidence of Columbus, Crypto Jew By Estelle Irizarry Published Online (2006) Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to add new…
An Intercultural Dialogue between the Muslim Taifa of Denia and the Christian County of Barcelona in the Eleventh Century
An Intercultural Dialogue between the Muslim Taifa of Denia and the Christian County of Barcelona in the Eleventh Century By Travis Bruce Medieval…
Landscape and Perception: The Medieval Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela from an Archaeological Perspective
Landscape and Perception: The Medieval Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela from an Archaeological Perspective By Julie Candy Esharp, Issue 4 (2005) Abstract: The…
Using Internet Resources for Researching Religious History: the Dominican Order in Medieval Spain as Case Study
Using Internet Resources for Researching Religious History: the Dominican Order in Medieval Spain as Case Study By Rita Ríos de la Llave Bridging the…
Islamic archaeology in the Iberian peninsula and Morocco
Islamic archaeology in the Iberian peninsula and Morocco By Johnny De Meulemeester Antiquity, Vol.79:306 (2005) Abstract: The author reviews the development of Islamic archaeology in…
English and Galician in the Middle Ages: A Sociohistorical Survey
English and Galician in the Middle Ages: A Sociohistorical Survey By Begoña Crespo García Revista Alicantina de Estudios Inglese, No.17 (2004) Introduction: It is the…
The Chronicles of Spain: A Discussion of Some Trends in Spanish History Found in the Chronicles of Hydatius of Lemica, John of Biclaro, Isidore of Seville, and the Chronicle of Zaragoza
The Chronicles of Spain: A Discussion of Some Trends in Spanish History Found in the Chronicles of Hydatius of Lemica, John of Biclaro,…
Early Islamic Spain: The History of Ibn al-Qutiyah
Early Islamic Spain: The History of Ibn al-Qutiyah By David James Routledge, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-415-47552-5 This book is the first published English-language translation…
St. Martin of Braga : sources for his tolerance toward the rustici in sixth century Galicia
St. Martin of Braga : sources for his tolerance toward the rustici in sixth century Galicia By Edward Kim Follis Master’s Thesis, University of…
Private financing and shipbuilding in the kingdom of Aragon (1200 – 1350 AD)
The union of Catalonia with Aragon at the beginning of the 12th century created a power able to expand commerce and dominion over the Mediterranean Sea.
The ‘Convivencia’ of Jews and Muslims in the High Middle Ages
The ‘Convivencia’ of Jews and Muslims in the High Middle Ages By Mark R. Cohen Paper given at Children of Abraham: Trialogue of Civilizations (2007)…
Espacio jurisdiccional y espacio econmico en el Sureste Peninsular en la Baja Edad Media
Espacio jurisdiccional y espacio econmico en el Sureste Peninsular en la Baja Edad Media Molina, Jorge Ortuo y Milla, Juan Leonardo Soler Journal…
New Directions in the Study of Medieval Andalusi Music
The present survey offers an overview of recently published research in the field of medieval Arabo-Andalusian music and sketches out a variety of new lines of research that are currently, or should be, followed by future scholars.
Beyond convivencia: critical reflections on the historiography of interfaith relations in Christian Spain
While Americo Castro’s ‘convivencia’ remains an influential concept in medieval Iberian studies, its sway over the field has been lessening in recent years. Despite scholars’ best efforts to rethink and redefine the concept, it has resisted all attempts to transform it into a workable analytical tool.
The Earthquakes of the XIV and XV Centuries in Catalonia
The Earthquakes of the XIV and XV Centuries in Catalonia By Carme Olivera, Esther Redondo, Jerome Lambert, Antoni Riera, and Antoni Roca First…
Foreign Merchants in Medieval Barcelona
Foreign Merchants in Medieval Barcelona By Guillem d’Efak Fullana Ferré, Alberto Ribas Casasayas, Núria Sauri Sanchez and Máxim Serranos Soler La ville en…
Women and Wills in Catalonia: Sterility and Testacy in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries
Women and Wills in Catalonia: Sterility and Testacy in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries By Nathaniel L. Taylor Mediaeval Encounters, Vol. 12:1 (2006)…
Constructing a diocese in a post-conquest landscape: a comparative approach to the lay possession of tithes
Constructing a diocese in a post-conquest landscape: a comparative approach to the lay possession of tithes By Thomas W. Barton Journal of Medieval…
The Early Development of Astrology in al-Andalus
The Early Development of Astrology in al-Andalus By Julio Samso Journal of the History of Arabic Science, Vol. 3 (1979) Synopsis: Examines the…
Community, Identity and the Redemption of Captives: Comparative perspectives across the Mediterranean
Community, Identity and the Redemption of Captives: Comparative perspectives across the Mediterranean By James William Brodman Anuario de Estudios Medievales, Vol 36:1 (2006) Abstract: Yvonne…
Understanding Plague: The Medical and Imaginative Texts of Medieval Spain
Understanding Plague: The Medical and Imaginative Texts of Medieval Spain By Randal P. Garza Peter lang Publishing, 2008 ISBN: 978-0-8204-6341-4 The outbreak of the plague…
Enemies and Familiars: Slavery and Mastery in Fifteenth-Century Valencia
Enemies and Familiars: Slavery and Mastery in Fifteenth-Century Valencia By Debra Blumenthal Cornell University Press, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-8014-4502-6 A prominent Mediterranean port located near…
Foreign Merchants in Medieval Barcelona
Foreign Merchants in Medieval Barcelona By Guillem d’Efak FULLANA FERRÉ, Alberto RIBAS CASASAYAS, Núria SAURI SÁNCHEZ and Máxim SERRANOS SOLER Paper given at…