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Articles & chapters by Flávio Miranda
A Vida Quotidiana na Cidade na Europa Medieval, 2022
O estudo do quotidiano dos mercadores tem seguido diferentes abordagens que privilegiam as suas a... more O estudo do quotidiano dos mercadores tem seguido diferentes abordagens que privilegiam as suas atividades socioeconómicas em ambiente urbano (Murray 2005), os seus locais de convívio e de descanso (Constable 2003), as suas estratégias na gestão de conflitos (Miranda & Wubs-Mrozewicz 2017), e o seu papel na administração de propriedades rurais (Dyer 2012). Cada uma destas abordagens preenche uma lacuna no nosso conhecimento sobre a vida, o trabalho, as relações sociais e os comprometimentos institucionais de indivíduos que entraram na história como comerciantes, migrantes, diplomatas e produtores. Este artigo investiga o quotidiano e as interações sociais dos mercadores portugueses em Bruges durante o século XV, propondo-se a interpretar os espaços de interação socioeconómica, os laços de confiança mercantil entre as comunidades locais e estrangeiros, assim como as evidências de relações familiares e de conflitos estabelecidos nesse território flamengo. As sentenças civis, preservadas no arquivo da cidade de Bruges, fornecem a sustentação empírica deste estudo, que utiliza, sempre que necessário, documentação portuguesa e de outros países para o estabelecimento de nexos comparativos. Propõe uma divisão metodológica entre ocorrências atípicas coletivas e individuais, colocando a hipótese de que as segundas permitiram um desenvolvimento da atividade mercantil luso-flamenga.
Maritime Networks as a Factor in European Integration, 2019
With the development of research in economic history, historians are now testing the hypothesis t... more With the development of research in economic history, historians are now testing the hypothesis that maritime networks and port cities contributed to the phenomenon of European integration. This essay applies a holistic approach to discuss how the city of Lisbon, located outside the privileged setting of multi-cultural interactions that was the Mediterranean Sea, became appealing to merchants from far and wide in late-medieval Europe. To do so, it examines a whole array of commercial, normative, fiscal, royal and judicial sources from European archives to discuss if it is possible to observe this phenomenon of European integration in fifteenth-century Lisbon.
Expresiones del poder en la Edad Media. Homenaje al profesor J. A. Bonachía Hernando. , 2019
Anais de História de Além-Mar, 2018
Embora as relações comerciais anglo-portuguesas para o período tardo-medieval sejam bem conhecida... more Embora as relações comerciais anglo-portuguesas para o período tardo-medieval sejam bem conhecidas, a indexação numa base de dados de quase 11 mil registos de entrada e de saída da alfândega de Bristol permite-nos questionar e repensar o comércio externo de Portugal. É
com base nesses livros de contas guardados nos arquivos nacionais britânicos (Kew, Londres) que este artigo examina o comércio entre Bristol e Portugal, entre os anos de 1461 e 1504. Estas fontes inéditas permitem perceber a relevância económica de Portugal no quadro europeu, bem como o carácter preponderante de Lisboa enquanto grande cidade de comércio internacional.
Although the study of Anglo-Portuguese commercial relations is well-known for the later Middle Ages, a new database containing up to 11 thousand records of entry and exit in the Bristol customs allows us to rethink Portugal’s foreign trade. Buttressed by these Customs Accounts preserved at the National Archives (Kew, London), this article examines the trade between Bristol and Portugal, for the period from 1461 to 1504. These sources enable us to place Portugal within the framework of European economy, and to confirm Lisbon’s preponderance as city of international trade.
Recent historiography argues that the legal autonomy of municipal governments created the necessa... more Recent historiography argues that the legal autonomy of municipal governments created the necessary conditions for successful commercial transactions and economic growth in certain parts of Europe in the later Middle Ages, and that these features attracted foreign merchants. This article uses empirical data from England, Flanders and Normandy to test the following questions: were there significant differences in rules, laws and institutions between one place and another in late medieval western Europe? Were the Portuguese merchants drawn to markets that hypothetically had more effective institutions? The findings demonstrate that legal institutions and conflict management were very similar across western Europe, and that there is no evidence that the Portuguese opted for trading in a certain market because of its effective institutions. Moreover, the article claims that the merchants seemed to prioritise protection and privilege while trading abroad, and it highlights the role of commercial diplomacy in conflict management.
Commercial Networks and European Cities, 1400–1800, 2014
Gentes de Mar en la Ciudad Atlántica Medieval, 2012
Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies, Feb 4, 2013
The maritime history of Portugal is commonly associated with Henry the Navigator and the voyages ... more The maritime history of Portugal is commonly associated with Henry the Navigator and the voyages of exploration during the “age of discoveries,” which allowed the exchange of exotic commodities and the cross-cultural encounter of civilisations. But before Portugal became an empire, its merchants and ships were commuting between Iberia and Atlantic markets laden with figs, raisins, wine, olive oil, and other typical Portuguese commodities. This article discusses the medieval origins of Portugal's maritime trade before the overseas expansion by presenting a critical overview of the first commercial contacts in England, Flanders, Zeeland, and Normandy, and by analysing the major shifts in Portugal's commercial exchange. It also examines the relation between fifteenth-century commerce and overseas expansion in order to identify changes in Euro-Atlantic trade patterns.
e-Journal of Portuguese History, Jun 2014
This article examines some of the problems, questions, arguments, and hypotheses discussed in the... more This article examines some of the problems, questions, arguments, and hypotheses discussed in the doctoral thesis
Resumo Este artigo pretende estudar as relações entre Portugal e a Inglaterra desde meados do ... more Resumo
Este artigo pretende estudar as relações entre Portugal e a Inglaterra desde meados do século XIV até às primeiras décadas do seguinte, através de uma análise combinada aos tratados, embaixadas e actividade mercantil em Inglaterra, na qual se procura entender que nexos terão existido entre diplomacia e comércio. Nesta perspectiva, a primeira parte caracteriza alguns acordos políticos e económicos obtidos em Inglaterra, bem como o perfil dos agentes diplomáticos, enquanto que na segunda parte é apresentado um estudo de caso em que se pretende perceber qual o efeito da actividade diplomática sobre o comércio.
Palavras-chave: diplomacia, comércio, Portugal, Inglaterra
Abstract
Our aim is to understand correlations between diplomacy and trade in Anglo-Portuguese relations from the mid-fourteenth century to the first decades of the fifteenth century. This we achieve through a combined analysis of treaties, their context and personnel involved, against the perceived development of Portuguese mercantile activity in England..The first section sets out to demonstrate how varying political and economic interests were reflected on the making of treaties, while in the second section a case-study of the effects of diplomacy on trade is presented.
Keywords: diplomacy, trade, Portugal, England
[If you need a copy of this paper, you can request a copy by e-mail.] La Flandre a toujours été ... more [If you need a copy of this paper, you can request a copy by e-mail.]
La Flandre a toujours été un destin important pour les marchand portugais, au Bas Moyen Âge. La liberté de commerce a souvent été octroyée par les Ducs de Bourgogne, Assurant l’établissement d’un comptoir portugais, et le droit d’exercer la justice dans la communauté portugaise. En tout cas, des conflits commerciaux, des intérêts politiques et souvent des épisodes de violence auraient un effet dans le commerce international. Est-ce que ces conflits se basaient sur la nationalité des marchands ? Les marchands portugais seraient-ils considérés comme des étrangers et, en consequence, privés de leurs droits ? Quels mécanismes les auraient pu protéger des tromperies, des vols et de la violence ? Ce travail, élaboré avec des sources flamandes, bourguignonnes et portugaises, ne constituant qu’un premie ressai d’une recherche en cours, s’adresse à cês questions en même temps qu’il offre des informations sur les activités des marchands portugais dans la Flandre médiévale.
Flanders has always been an important marketplace for Portuguese merchants, in the later Middle Ages. Freedom of trade was often granted by the dukes of Burgundy, ensuring the establishment of the Portuguese factory, and the right to apply justice within the community. Yet, commercial conflicts, political interests, and seldom cases of violence would have an effect on international trade. Would those conflicts be based on the nationality of merchants? Would Portuguese merchants be considered foreigners and, due to such condition, have their rights deprived? Which mechanisms would have allowed them protection from cheating, theft and violence? This paper, sustained by Flemish, Burgundian, and Portuguese sources, being a first draft of an ongoing investigation, issues these questions while presenting some data on the activity of Portuguese merchants in medieval Flanders.
Books by Flávio Miranda
Essays on Production and Trade in Late Medieval Iberia and the Mediterranean, 1100–1500, 2023
From the tenth century on, technical and technological advancements in agriculture resulted in an... more From the tenth century on, technical and technological advancements in agriculture resulted in an unprecedented growth of cultivated land in Europe, which would contribute to a progressive integration of markets. This economic drive occurred during a time of profound political, social, and religious change. In certain parts of Europe, citystates emerged to become the standard form of polity, breaking away from previous ruling models and thrusting a new era of urban life and economic development. This period was also marked by the zenith of Islam throughout the Middle East, the Maghreb, and the Iberian Peninsula, with its people revolutionising agricultural production. Through specific case studies, this book aims to understand how these pieces of the medieval economy worked and evolved, how distinctive they were from one region to another, and what consequences local, regional, and international trade have had in people's everyday lives.
The World of the Newport medieval ship. Trade, Politics and Shipping in the Mid-Fifteenth Century. , 2018
A Vida Quotidiana na Cidade na Europa Medieval, 2022
O estudo do quotidiano dos mercadores tem seguido diferentes abordagens que privilegiam as suas a... more O estudo do quotidiano dos mercadores tem seguido diferentes abordagens que privilegiam as suas atividades socioeconómicas em ambiente urbano (Murray 2005), os seus locais de convívio e de descanso (Constable 2003), as suas estratégias na gestão de conflitos (Miranda & Wubs-Mrozewicz 2017), e o seu papel na administração de propriedades rurais (Dyer 2012). Cada uma destas abordagens preenche uma lacuna no nosso conhecimento sobre a vida, o trabalho, as relações sociais e os comprometimentos institucionais de indivíduos que entraram na história como comerciantes, migrantes, diplomatas e produtores. Este artigo investiga o quotidiano e as interações sociais dos mercadores portugueses em Bruges durante o século XV, propondo-se a interpretar os espaços de interação socioeconómica, os laços de confiança mercantil entre as comunidades locais e estrangeiros, assim como as evidências de relações familiares e de conflitos estabelecidos nesse território flamengo. As sentenças civis, preservadas no arquivo da cidade de Bruges, fornecem a sustentação empírica deste estudo, que utiliza, sempre que necessário, documentação portuguesa e de outros países para o estabelecimento de nexos comparativos. Propõe uma divisão metodológica entre ocorrências atípicas coletivas e individuais, colocando a hipótese de que as segundas permitiram um desenvolvimento da atividade mercantil luso-flamenga.
Maritime Networks as a Factor in European Integration, 2019
With the development of research in economic history, historians are now testing the hypothesis t... more With the development of research in economic history, historians are now testing the hypothesis that maritime networks and port cities contributed to the phenomenon of European integration. This essay applies a holistic approach to discuss how the city of Lisbon, located outside the privileged setting of multi-cultural interactions that was the Mediterranean Sea, became appealing to merchants from far and wide in late-medieval Europe. To do so, it examines a whole array of commercial, normative, fiscal, royal and judicial sources from European archives to discuss if it is possible to observe this phenomenon of European integration in fifteenth-century Lisbon.
Expresiones del poder en la Edad Media. Homenaje al profesor J. A. Bonachía Hernando. , 2019
Anais de História de Além-Mar, 2018
Embora as relações comerciais anglo-portuguesas para o período tardo-medieval sejam bem conhecida... more Embora as relações comerciais anglo-portuguesas para o período tardo-medieval sejam bem conhecidas, a indexação numa base de dados de quase 11 mil registos de entrada e de saída da alfândega de Bristol permite-nos questionar e repensar o comércio externo de Portugal. É
com base nesses livros de contas guardados nos arquivos nacionais britânicos (Kew, Londres) que este artigo examina o comércio entre Bristol e Portugal, entre os anos de 1461 e 1504. Estas fontes inéditas permitem perceber a relevância económica de Portugal no quadro europeu, bem como o carácter preponderante de Lisboa enquanto grande cidade de comércio internacional.
Although the study of Anglo-Portuguese commercial relations is well-known for the later Middle Ages, a new database containing up to 11 thousand records of entry and exit in the Bristol customs allows us to rethink Portugal’s foreign trade. Buttressed by these Customs Accounts preserved at the National Archives (Kew, London), this article examines the trade between Bristol and Portugal, for the period from 1461 to 1504. These sources enable us to place Portugal within the framework of European economy, and to confirm Lisbon’s preponderance as city of international trade.
Recent historiography argues that the legal autonomy of municipal governments created the necessa... more Recent historiography argues that the legal autonomy of municipal governments created the necessary conditions for successful commercial transactions and economic growth in certain parts of Europe in the later Middle Ages, and that these features attracted foreign merchants. This article uses empirical data from England, Flanders and Normandy to test the following questions: were there significant differences in rules, laws and institutions between one place and another in late medieval western Europe? Were the Portuguese merchants drawn to markets that hypothetically had more effective institutions? The findings demonstrate that legal institutions and conflict management were very similar across western Europe, and that there is no evidence that the Portuguese opted for trading in a certain market because of its effective institutions. Moreover, the article claims that the merchants seemed to prioritise protection and privilege while trading abroad, and it highlights the role of commercial diplomacy in conflict management.
Commercial Networks and European Cities, 1400–1800, 2014
Gentes de Mar en la Ciudad Atlántica Medieval, 2012
Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies, Feb 4, 2013
The maritime history of Portugal is commonly associated with Henry the Navigator and the voyages ... more The maritime history of Portugal is commonly associated with Henry the Navigator and the voyages of exploration during the “age of discoveries,” which allowed the exchange of exotic commodities and the cross-cultural encounter of civilisations. But before Portugal became an empire, its merchants and ships were commuting between Iberia and Atlantic markets laden with figs, raisins, wine, olive oil, and other typical Portuguese commodities. This article discusses the medieval origins of Portugal's maritime trade before the overseas expansion by presenting a critical overview of the first commercial contacts in England, Flanders, Zeeland, and Normandy, and by analysing the major shifts in Portugal's commercial exchange. It also examines the relation between fifteenth-century commerce and overseas expansion in order to identify changes in Euro-Atlantic trade patterns.
e-Journal of Portuguese History, Jun 2014
This article examines some of the problems, questions, arguments, and hypotheses discussed in the... more This article examines some of the problems, questions, arguments, and hypotheses discussed in the doctoral thesis
Resumo Este artigo pretende estudar as relações entre Portugal e a Inglaterra desde meados do ... more Resumo
Este artigo pretende estudar as relações entre Portugal e a Inglaterra desde meados do século XIV até às primeiras décadas do seguinte, através de uma análise combinada aos tratados, embaixadas e actividade mercantil em Inglaterra, na qual se procura entender que nexos terão existido entre diplomacia e comércio. Nesta perspectiva, a primeira parte caracteriza alguns acordos políticos e económicos obtidos em Inglaterra, bem como o perfil dos agentes diplomáticos, enquanto que na segunda parte é apresentado um estudo de caso em que se pretende perceber qual o efeito da actividade diplomática sobre o comércio.
Palavras-chave: diplomacia, comércio, Portugal, Inglaterra
Abstract
Our aim is to understand correlations between diplomacy and trade in Anglo-Portuguese relations from the mid-fourteenth century to the first decades of the fifteenth century. This we achieve through a combined analysis of treaties, their context and personnel involved, against the perceived development of Portuguese mercantile activity in England..The first section sets out to demonstrate how varying political and economic interests were reflected on the making of treaties, while in the second section a case-study of the effects of diplomacy on trade is presented.
Keywords: diplomacy, trade, Portugal, England
[If you need a copy of this paper, you can request a copy by e-mail.] La Flandre a toujours été ... more [If you need a copy of this paper, you can request a copy by e-mail.]
La Flandre a toujours été un destin important pour les marchand portugais, au Bas Moyen Âge. La liberté de commerce a souvent été octroyée par les Ducs de Bourgogne, Assurant l’établissement d’un comptoir portugais, et le droit d’exercer la justice dans la communauté portugaise. En tout cas, des conflits commerciaux, des intérêts politiques et souvent des épisodes de violence auraient un effet dans le commerce international. Est-ce que ces conflits se basaient sur la nationalité des marchands ? Les marchands portugais seraient-ils considérés comme des étrangers et, en consequence, privés de leurs droits ? Quels mécanismes les auraient pu protéger des tromperies, des vols et de la violence ? Ce travail, élaboré avec des sources flamandes, bourguignonnes et portugaises, ne constituant qu’un premie ressai d’une recherche en cours, s’adresse à cês questions en même temps qu’il offre des informations sur les activités des marchands portugais dans la Flandre médiévale.
Flanders has always been an important marketplace for Portuguese merchants, in the later Middle Ages. Freedom of trade was often granted by the dukes of Burgundy, ensuring the establishment of the Portuguese factory, and the right to apply justice within the community. Yet, commercial conflicts, political interests, and seldom cases of violence would have an effect on international trade. Would those conflicts be based on the nationality of merchants? Would Portuguese merchants be considered foreigners and, due to such condition, have their rights deprived? Which mechanisms would have allowed them protection from cheating, theft and violence? This paper, sustained by Flemish, Burgundian, and Portuguese sources, being a first draft of an ongoing investigation, issues these questions while presenting some data on the activity of Portuguese merchants in medieval Flanders.
Essays on Production and Trade in Late Medieval Iberia and the Mediterranean, 1100–1500, 2023
From the tenth century on, technical and technological advancements in agriculture resulted in an... more From the tenth century on, technical and technological advancements in agriculture resulted in an unprecedented growth of cultivated land in Europe, which would contribute to a progressive integration of markets. This economic drive occurred during a time of profound political, social, and religious change. In certain parts of Europe, citystates emerged to become the standard form of polity, breaking away from previous ruling models and thrusting a new era of urban life and economic development. This period was also marked by the zenith of Islam throughout the Middle East, the Maghreb, and the Iberian Peninsula, with its people revolutionising agricultural production. Through specific case studies, this book aims to understand how these pieces of the medieval economy worked and evolved, how distinctive they were from one region to another, and what consequences local, regional, and international trade have had in people's everyday lives.
The World of the Newport medieval ship. Trade, Politics and Shipping in the Mid-Fifteenth Century. , 2018
This book is on the history of Porto in the fourteenth century.
This book is on the History of Porto in the fifteenth century.
Die Beilegung struktureller kommerzieller Interessenkonflikte lässt sich nicht ausschließlich unt... more Die Beilegung struktureller kommerzieller Interessenkonflikte lässt sich nicht ausschließlich unter der Überschrift der Schlichtung subsumieren.
For many years, historians have considered the Anglo-Portuguese commercial agreement of 1353 and ... more For many years, historians have considered the Anglo-Portuguese commercial agreement of 1353 and the Treaty of Windsor of 1386 as part of the political friendship between England and Portugal, and as tools for promoting trade between the two realms. Recent research, however, has been putting this theory into perspective by suggesting that the first commercial statute was not negotiated to boost Anglo- Portuguese trade but to allow safe passage through English waters into Norman and Flemish ports, and that the alliance of 1386 actually created obstacles for the merchants of Portugal in Euro-Atlantic markets. To what extent was commercial diplomacy beneficial for Portuguese merchants? How did this economic relation evolve throughout the later middle ages? This paper will address these questions by taking into account information from Portuguese, English, Flemish, and French sources to discuss the origins of Anglo-Portuguese commercial relations in the middle ages, and its relevance for the Portuguese economy during the transition to the early modern period.
Trade was often the intermediary vessel of cultural novelties across Europe in the Middle Ages, s... more Trade was often the intermediary vessel of cultural novelties across Europe in the Middle Ages, stimulating the contact between different communities and allowing ideas to spread from one region to another. This paper will discuss cross-cultural trade in medieval Europe by presenting some examples of how art, architecture, and societies were shaped by the exchange of a vast array of commercial and intellectual wares. It will show how merchants and the wheels of commerce also provoked shifts in knowledge, institutions, society, fashion, and taste, thus being partially responsible for moving medieval Europe forward.
Durante la Edad Media, aunque la mayor parte de la población de Portugal vivía en el interior, lo... more Durante la Edad Media, aunque la mayor parte de la población de Portugal vivía en el interior, los portugueses siempre han sido considerados gente de mar. Transportistas, mercaderes y marineros establecieron contactos comerciales con las principales ciudades del Norte de Europa, en Bristol, Londres, Harfleur, Middelburg o Brujas.
El objetivo de esta ponencia es entender la articulación que existió entre los hombres - los portugueses - y el mar - las ciudades portuarias de la Europa atlántica. ¿De dónde eran estos hombres? ¿Cuál fue el origen de sus productos? ¿Existió una correlación entre las ciudades de origen (en Portugal) y los puertos de destino (en Inglaterra, Normandía, Flandes)? ¿Cuáles fueron las principales consecuencias del comercio atlántico en el desarrollo urbano de Portugal?
La hipótesis que aquí se presenta es que había una especialización marítima diferenciada en un determinado período, y que el desarrollo de la actividad marítima del Atlántico ha sido crucial para el crecimiento urbano y definición de las elites municipales.
This thesis is about the commercial relations between Portugal and the medieval Atlantic, roughly... more This thesis is about the commercial relations between Portugal and the medieval Atlantic, roughly from the twelfth century until the end of the fifteenth century, covering the first commercial contacts with England, Zeeland, Flanders, Normandy, and Brittany, the consolidation of overseas commerce in those territories, the effect of the Hundred Years War on commercial exchange, and the changes produced in trade by the overseas expansion. The focus is both on commercial diplomacy and the role of Portuguese merchants in overseas trade, in order to understand when, how and why did traders begin to travel to Euro-Atlantic markets, how commercial statutes, treaties, and warfare stimulated or hindered trade routes, in what way Portugal's socioeconomic and political convulsions affected external commerce, and how significant were these circumstances for the kingdom's urban and economic growth, and institutional development. Esta tese é sobre as relações comerciais entre Portugal e o Atlântico medieval, aproximadamente do século XII até ao final do século XV, analisando os primeiros contactos comerciais com a Inglaterra, Zelândia, Flandres, Normandia e Bretanha, a consolidação do comércio internacional com esses territórios, as consequências da Guerra dos Cem Anos no comércio, e as mudanças produzidas pela expansão oceânica na trocas comerciais. A abordagem privilegiará a diplomacia comercial e o papel dos mercadores no comércio marítimo internacional, e a forma como os estatutos comerciais, os tratados e a guerra estimularam ou afectaram as rotas comerciais, de que forma as convulsões socioeconómicas e políticas condicionaram o comércio externo, e quão significativas foram essas circunstâncias para o desenvolvimento institucional e para o crescimento urbano e económico do reino.
Seminário 2. Quarta-feira, 9 de dezembro de 2020, 14h30 Marília dos Santos Lopes (Universidade Ca... more Seminário 2. Quarta-feira, 9 de dezembro de 2020, 14h30
Marília dos Santos Lopes (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisboa)
Percursos de investigação em arquivos e bibliotecas alemães e austríacos para a história cultural da época moderna
https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/89755731805
Decorrerá dia 9 de dezembro de 2020, o seminário de Marília dos Santos Lopes sobre "Percursos de investigação em arquivos e bibliotecas alemães e austríacos para a história cultural da época moderna". Professora na Universidade Católica Portuguesa, em Lisboa, foi colaboradora científica no Centro de Investigação de História da Expansão Europeia da Universidade de Bamberg (Alemanha), onde se doutorou em História Moderna, em 1992.
Esta iniciativa é de acesso aberto para todos os que queiram participar, servindo para fornecer conhecimento e ferramentas sobre os arquivos e bibliotecas de fora de Portugal com documentação essencial para a história portuguesa. Não é preciso registo e basta aceder à sessão através da hiperligação da plataforma Zoom.
A sessão será moderada por Liliana Oliveira (CITCEM, Universidade do Porto).
Cordialmente,
Flávio Miranda & Amândio Barros
Fontes de Arquivos Estrangeiros para o Estudo da História de Portugal Seminários de 2020-2021. CI... more Fontes de Arquivos Estrangeiros para o Estudo da História de Portugal Seminários de 2020-2021. CITCEM, Universidade do Porto Sessões via Zoom
Arrancam, na próxima semana, os seminários de Fontes de Arquivos Estrangeiros para o Estudo da História de Portugal do CITCEM da Universidade do Porto.
Este ano letivo, teremos como convidados quatro investigadores que trabalham temas da área da história cultural, económica e social nas épocas medieval e moderna. A primeira convidada será Cátia Antunes, da Universidade de Leiden, que apresentará uma sessão sobre a riqueza da documentação flamenga e neerlandesa. A segunda sessão estará a cargo de Marília dos Santos Lopes, especialista em temas de história cultural nas relações luso-germânicas e -austríacas para a época moderna. O terceiro convidado será Marcelo Siqueira, que nos trará uma visão na primeira pessoa da orgânica, do funcionamento e do conteúdo do Arquivo Nacional do Brasil. Por fim, a quarta sessão será conduzida por Francesco Guidi-Bruscoli, um especialista em história económica medieval e do renascimento, que nos falará sobre a documentação dos arquivos da Toscana.
Tendo em conta o contexto atual de pandemia de SARS-CoV-2, este ano, os seminários FAEEHP serão, integralmente, via Zoom.
Seminário 1. Quinta-feira, 15 de outubro de 2020, 10h00 Cátia Antunes (Universidade de Leiden) Fontes neerlandesas e flamengas para o estudo da história de Portugal
https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/87450106786
Seminário 2. Quinta-feira, 9 de dezembro de 2020, 14h30 Marília dos Santos Lopes (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisboa) Percursos de investigação em arquivos e bibliotecas alemães e austríacos para a história cultural da época moderna
https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/89755731805
Seminário 3. 4 de março de 2021, 14h30
Marcelo Siqueira (Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Arquivo Nacional - Brasil) O Arquivo Nacional do Brasil e a documentação referente à Portugal
https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/82836230531
Seminário 4. Quinta-feira, 6 de maio de 2021, 14h30 Francesco Guidi-Bruscoli (Universidade de Florença) Tuscan sources for the study of late-medieval Portuguese history
https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/84399502982
Os seminários estão abertos a toda a comunidade académica e pretendem estimular os estudantes de licenciatura e de mestrado, e os candidatos a doutoramento, a considerarem as possibilidades para a história portuguesa oferecidas pela documentação existente nos arquivos de fora de Portugal.
Vemo-nos online!
Os coordenadores,
Flávio Miranda e Amândio Barros
Apoio à organização de Ana Clarinda Cardoso e Liliana Oliveira
Porto, 18 June 2020 Via Zoom and YouTube As part of the seminars on Sources in Foreign Archives ... more Porto, 18 June 2020
Via Zoom and YouTube
As part of the seminars on Sources in Foreign Archives for the Study of Portuguese History, Wendy R. Childs is going to present her experience on working with "English sources for the study of Portuguese commercial exchange in the Middle Ages".
https://faeehp.wordpress.com
The session will be broadcasted live on YouTube at the CITCEM channel, starting at 14h30 (Lisbon time; 15h30 in Madrid, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome...): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Ia8syabdh1bO6-fCgQnIA.
Participants will be able to ask questions via the YouTube chat.
Porto, 26-27 November 2020 Call for papers is open till 20 March 2020 The RiMS Meeting invites r... more Porto, 26-27 November 2020
Call for papers is open till 20 March 2020
The RiMS Meeting invites research papers on how technical, productive, organisational, commercial, and mercantile innovations stimulated economic growth and the expansion of international trade from the twelfth century to the early sixteenth century. Recent historiographical works on medieval European trade follow approaches favouring the study of socioeconomic networks, the role of institutions, conflict management, port infrastructures, and cross-cultural exchange. In 2017, The Routledge Handbook of Maritime Trade Around Europe 1300–1600 pushed the theoretical analysis further by examining the level of autonomy of ports cities ‘vis-à-vis other powers in their environment or network,’ and the relation between cities and states. Moreover, it aimed at offering a ‘refreshing vision on Europe’s integration from the seaside’ (p. 11), one which was deepened in the 50th edition of the study week, in 2018, of the Fondazione Istituto Internazionale di Storia Economica “F. Datini” dedicated to Maritime Networks as a Factor of European Integration.
Rather than looking at the complexities of urban autonomy, conflict management, and European integration, the RiMS Meeting returns, in a certain way, to the classical approach proposed in Lopez’s ground-breaking work The Commercial Revolution of the Middle Ages 950-1350, first published in 1971. Thus, it proposes to observe Europe’s expansion of long-distance trade by re-evaluating and investigating, under the light of recent research, the articulation between the productive sectors (agriculture and industry) and foreign commercial exchange between the twelfth and the early sixteenth century. It seeks not to underline the revolution of medieval trade, but the intricacies of both the productive and commercial sectors for the centuries preceding the first global age. The chronology of this project will include the first five decades of the sixteenth century in order to examine elements of continuity and change in European production and commerce, following the expansion of trade to other continents and newfound lands.
The call for papers is open to every scholar working on European history, particularly those who have produced ground-breaking research on medieval economic history. The meeting proceedings will be published both in paper and as an open-access, indexed e-monograph by the Coimbra University Press. Papers will be committed to double-blind review from a specialist board of advisers.
Research sections:
1. The primary and secondary sectors in their articulation with long-distance trade
a. Which European regions developed specialised productions towards the export market, and what distinct features did they have?
b. How did the primary and secondary sectors articulate with long-distance trade?
2. Production, infrastructures, and markets
a. How important were local and regional markets for international trade?
b. How much of the local and regional production was meant for export?
c. What type of infrastructures supported regional and foreign trade?
3. Economic policies, and growth
a. To what extent were rulers and urban governments responsible for economic growth, both in terms of production and commerce?
b. What links existed between the fluctuations in productivity and commerce, and those of economic growth?
c. How do historians evaluate the relevance of medieval overland and sea-borne transport?
4. Agents, commerce, and social dynamics
a. Which agents and organisations exerted control over production and distribution?
b. What relation between the production centre and the foreign market?
c. What changes did the expansion of production and international trade cause in society?
Researchers are invited to send a 500-words proposal and a up to two-page curriculum vitæ by 28 February 2020 to rimsmeeting@gmail.com. Applicants will be informed of the scientific committee’s decision by 31 March 2020.
The RiMS Meeting will have a registration fee of €80, which will include access to coffee break and meals (2 lunches and 2 dinners) for the duration of the event. The organisation expects applicants to have financial support of their institutions to cover travel and accommodation costs. A list of affordable hotels will be provided at the website of the event (under development). Soon, a list of keynote speakers will also be announced. Stay tuned!
Important dates
• Call for papers open from 13 January 2020 thru 20 March 2020
• Applicants will be informed of decision by 31 March 2020
• Papers submitted by 30 September 2020
• Seminar in Porto on the 26th and 27th of November 2020
• Post-seminar manuscript submitted for peer-review by 31 January 2021
• Final version of the manuscript submitted for publication by 30 April 2021
International seminar Lisbon, 25-26 October 2018 Organised by the Instituto de Estudos Medievais... more International seminar
Lisbon, 25-26 October 2018
Organised by the Instituto de Estudos Medievais, FCSH NOVA University of Lisbon, the University of Leiden and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
This initiative is funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia under the strategic project of the IEM UID/HIS/00749/2013. It integrates the international research project “Maritime Conflict Management in Atlantic Europe, 1200-1600”, funded by the Dutch NWO (ref. 236-50-006).
** UPDATE ** Confirmed keynote speakers: * Michel Bochaca (La Rochelle) * David Igual (La M... more ** UPDATE **
Confirmed keynote speakers:
* Michel Bochaca (La Rochelle)
* David Igual (La Mancha)
* Bart Lambert (York)
* Pierre Prétou (La Rochelle)
* Louis Sicking (U. Leiden)
* Final call: applications must be sent by 15 June *
In the Middle Ages, maritime conflict has developed hand in hand with international trade. Over time, specific institutions were established to address disputes arising from violence or mishap at sea and in coastal areas. Recent historiography emphasises that late-medieval merchants, together with consuetudinary law and common legal practices, relied on the legal autonomy of municipal governments to resolve maritime and commercial conflicts. For highly urbanised areas like the Low Countries, it has been argued that urban legal autonomy played a decisive role in inter-urban competition to attract foreign merchants, thus stimulating economic growth in the most successful cities. However, in other regions of Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula and in England for instance, the situation was different. Certain cities – like Lisbon and London – rose to dominance without facing competition from other cities. Some of these cities were highly dependent, from a judicial standpoint, from the crown's intricate bureaucracy. So, how were maritime conflicts resolved in port cities under the authority and control of central governments or the crown? And how to explain that places not involved in urban competition, which sometimes lacked autonomy in judicial matters, could economically expand? In addition, the role of central governments in highly urbanised regions, including the Italian city states and the Low Countries, will also be discussed from the perspective of maritime conflict management. This seminar on Central Governments and the Resolution of Maritime Conflicts, 1200–1600 aims at exploring these questions in a broad, comparative perspective, by looking at how disputes were managed and settled both in Atlantic Europe, more specifically in the Iberian Peninsula, and around the Mediterranean in the later Middle Ages. The seminar will include invited keynote presentations by European scholars. The full programme will soon be published online. Paper proposals We welcome paper proposals for a twenty-minute presentation on topics related to the call. We encourage papers related to merchant conflicts and their resolution in central courts, legal strategies, merchants and governments' diplomatic exchanges, among other approaches.
Students -Porto only: 5€ Students -Lisbon and Porto: 8€ General public: 20€ RegistRation If you w... more Students -Porto only: 5€ Students -Lisbon and Porto: 8€ General public: 20€ RegistRation If you wish to attend this conference, please register online at: tinyurl.com/mpp2016 Registration closes on 23 April 2016. The IEM and the CITCEM are organising a conference on the economy of medieval Portugal and Europe in order to discuss recent research on this broad topic, but also to celebrate the influential work of Professor Peter Spufford in the new generation of economic historians in Portugal and elsewhere. This conference will present current research by more than a dozen scholars working on a range of themes connected with the medieval economy of Portugal and Europe, including keynote lectures by Peter Spufford (Queens' College, Cambridge) and hilario Casado Alonso (Valladolid). CooRdinatoR Flávio Miranda (F.Miranda@fcsh.unl.pt) oRGAnISInG CoMMITTEE This initiative is funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia under the projects: UID/hIS/00749/2013; UID/hIS/
The IEM and the CITCEM are organising a conference on the economy of medieval Portugal and Europe... more The IEM and the CITCEM are organising a conference on the economy of medieval Portugal and Europe in order to discuss recent research on this broad topic, but also to celebrate the influential work of Professor Peter Spufford in the new generation of economic historians in Portugal and elsewhere. This conference will present current research by more than a dozen scholars working on a range of themes connected with the medieval economy of Portugal and Europe, including keynote lectures by Peter Spufford (Queens’ College, Cambridge) and Hilario Casado Alonso (Valladolid). Young PhD students and post-doctoral researchers from Portugal and abroad are invited to submit their proposal to present and discuss their studies
Cultura, Espaço & Memória, 2010
The aim of this paper is to understand the correlation between diplomacy and trade in Anglo-Portu... more The aim of this paper is to understand the correlation between diplomacy and trade in Anglo-Portuguese relations from the mid-fourteenth century to the first decades of the fifteenth century. This we achieve through a
combined analysis of treaties, their context and the personnel involved, in face of the development of Portuguese mercantile activities in England.
The first section of the paper sets out to demonstrate how varying political and economic interests reflected on the making of treaties, while in the second section a case-study of the effects of diplomacy on trade is presented.
Lisboa Medieval. Gentes, espaços, poderes, 2016
Central Governments and the Resolution of Maritime Confl icts, 1200–1600. Lisbon, 25-26 October 2... more Central Governments and the Resolution of Maritime Confl icts,
1200–1600. Lisbon, 25-26 October 2018
In the Middle Ages, maritime con ict has developed hand in hand with international trade. Over time, speci c institutions were established to address disputes arising from violence or mishap at sea and in coastal areas. Recent historiography emphasises that late-medieval merchants, together with consuetudinary law and common legal practices, relied on the legal autonomy of municipal governments to resolve maritime and commercial con icts. For highly urbanised areas like the Low Countries, it has been argued that urban legal autonomy played a decisive role in inter-urban competition to attract foreign merchants, thus stimulating economic growth in the most successful cities.
However, in other regions of Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula and in England for instance, the situation was di erent. Certain cities – like Lisbon and London – rose to dominance without facing competition from other cities. Some of these cities were highly dependent, from a judicial standpoint, from the crown’s intricate bureaucracy. So, how were maritime con icts resolved in port cities under the authority and control of central governments or the crown? And how to explain that places not involved in urban competition, which sometimes lacked autonomy in judicial matters, could economically expand? In addition, the role of central governments in highly urbanised regions, including the Italian city states and the Low Countries, will also be discussed from the perspective of maritime con ict management. is seminar on Central Governments and the Resolution of Maritime Confl icts, 1200–1600 aims at exploring these questions in a broad, comparative perspective, by looking at how disputes were managed and settled both in Atlantic Europe, more speci cally in the Iberian Peninsula, and around the Mediterranean in the later Middle Ages.
NOTA: Os seminários 1 e 2 decorrerão exclusivamente via Zoom; os seminários 3 e 4 decorrerão em r... more NOTA: Os seminários 1 e 2 decorrerão exclusivamente via Zoom; os seminários 3 e 4 decorrerão em regime misto.
Urban Parish Communities in Medieval Europe, 1049-1545 We invite the submission of unpublished, ... more Urban Parish Communities in Medieval Europe, 1049-1545
We invite the submission of unpublished, original research work to RiMS 2021. The second RiMS meeting will congregate around the subject of communal organisation in the European urban parish from the Gregorian Reform to the Council of Trent.
Important dates
• Call for papers open from 15 February 2021 thru 30 April 2021
• Applicants will be informed of decision by 31 May 2021
• Papers submitted by 31 October 2021
• Seminar in Coimbra on the 2-3 December 2021
• Post-seminar manuscript submitted for peer-review by 31 January 2022
• Final version of the manuscript submitted for publication by 30 April 2022.
RiMS - Research in Medieval Studies aims to raise awareness of the latest scientific advances and... more RiMS - Research in Medieval Studies aims to raise awareness of the latest scientific advances and discuss innovative approaches to medievalism at the international level.
The first meeting (26 and 27 November) will discuss the linkage between production and trade across several European regions over an extended timeline. Factors such as technical and technological innovation, and advances in the productive sector will come under analysis as they connected with the development of merchant and commercial networks, and of economic markets.
Production and Commerce in Europe, 1100-1550 features Carsten Jahnke (Copenhagen) as guest convener and Bas van Bavel (Utrecht) as keynote speaker. Participation, via zoom, is free and does not require registration.
We invite the submission of unpublished, original research papers to be read at RiMS 2022. The th... more We invite the submission of unpublished, original research papers to be read at RiMS 2022. The third RiMS meeting will gather around the subject of diplomacy and diplomatic relations in their contribution to the shaping of the polities of Europe between the twelfth and the early sixteenth centuries. Building upon a pre-existing theroretical foundation, historical approaches to the European medieval state came to their fullest probably in the 1990s, this development certainly aided by an atmosphere of Euro-optimism and integration. A generation of scholars -- including Wim Blockmans, Giorgio Chittolini, Jean-Philippe Genet, or Charles Tilly -- led the way in looking for and amply discussing the constituents of the "medieval state", inspiring a mass of related research. Statebuilding narratives as applied to the medieval polity have not been without critique since, a common criticism being the anachronism of concepts. Another, which has long been highlighted (Joseph Strayer, On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State, 1970), but hardly followed through, is arguably the slowness with which medieval government branches dealing with external affairs and diplomacy came into being. The coming RiMS meeting takes stock of the state-formation in medieval Europe debate and its changing scholarly conceptions, in order to question diplomacy as one of its building blocks. Having in the background the transformation and gradual definition of geo-politicial borders and sovereignties in Europe, two key questions arise: How demanding were external affairs on political communities and governments as they became more structured? In turn, how did the growing need for more comprehensive diplomacy impact on the development of such structures? The call for papers is open to any scholar working on medieval Europe, particularly those who have produced, or potentially will produce, groundbreaking research. Proposals may cover longer-term examinations or focus more narrowly on a period and/or setting. Papers will be committed to double-blind peer review and a selection will be published by the Coimbra University Press both in print and as an open-access, database indexed e-monograph. We suggest the following core themes, insofar as they bring out the intersections between state-growth and diplomacy: Researchers are invited to send to rimsmeeting@gmail.com a 500-word proposal and an up to two-page curriculum vitae by 15 April 2022. The registration fee of €80 includes coffee break and meals (2 lunches and 2 dinners). A list of affordable hotels will be provided on our website. Keynote speakers are to be announced shortly.