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2025, Cahiers de recherches médiévales et humanistes

The Wavrin Master as illuminator of Burgundian prose romances The mid-fifteenth-century Lille-based artist known as the Wavrin Master, whose name is taken from his chief patron, Jean de Wavrin, the Burgundian bibliophile and chronicler 1 , was responsible for illustrating ten paper manuscripts containing fifteen romance narratives of what we can usefully term the "historico-realist" (i.e. non-Arthurian) type, many of which are prose rewritings of earlier verse texts 2 . The manuscripts of these works are decorated with over 650 ink-and-wash drawings which are strikingly different in style from the more usual miniatures of the period which were painted in tempera on parchment 3 , but they likewise

2025, Ahmed Moustafa Kamel Amer Elsawy

This paper explores Emilio González Ferrín's reinterpretation of the Arab-Islamic presence in the Iberian Peninsula as articulated in his work Cuando fuimos árabes (2018). Challenging dominant historiographical narratives that label this period as an "invasion" or "conquest," Ferrín proposes a civilizational and intercultural reading of Al-Andalus. This study analyzes the central arguments of Ferrín's work, situating them within broader debates on Mediterranean historiography, religious coexistence, and cultural transmission. The paper argues that Ferrín's reinterpretation contributes meaningfully to dismantling Eurocentric conceptions of medieval Spanish history and offers a more integrative model of cross-cultural legacy.

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Morva és osztrák pénzverő csapatok II. András és IV. Béla udvarában Bevezetés Az Árpád-kori pénzverés forráshiánnyal küzdő területén belül szinte semmit sem tudunk az érmeképet tervező és a verőtövek vésését végző csapatokról, holott azok szemmel láthatóan-az érmék stílusát vizsgálva-időnként váltották egymást. Az egyedüli kiindulópont, hogy többet megtudjunk róluk, azok maguk az érmék. Azt ugyan könnyű észrevenni, hogy a korszakon belül több európai uralkodó verete stílusában vagy motívumaiban időnként hasonlított egymáshoz, de ennél több információt elvétve találni a szakirodalomban ennek okáról. Ha azonban térben és időben egy-egy szűkebb sávot vizsgálunk, akkor a pénzverőcsapatok nyomon követésével magáról az érintett érmék keltezéséről is értékes információkhoz juthatunk. Az "ÁK-Árpád-kori érmék korrendje és megfejtései" című könyvemben azt az ambiciózus célt tűztem ki, hogy amennyire pontosan csak lehet, konkrét évekhez rendeljem a korszak vereteit. Ahhoz, hogy az ÁK táblázat folyamatosan fejlődni tudjon, és egyre precízebb legyen, II. András és Béla ifjabb király pénzverését ezúttal új szempontok alapján vizsgáltam meg. Ezek nemcsak megerősítették, hogy az ÁK táblázat nagyrészt helyes, hanem néhány esetben segítettek pontosabban is datálni az érméket. Bár, ami hibát találtam benne, azt kijavítottam, természetesen maradtak még nyitott kérdések, amiket az írásom végén összefoglalok.

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A Dubnici Krónikát mindenekelőtt az teszi fontossá számunkra, hogy utolsó fejezeteiben (cc. 228-235.)-miként azt először Mályusz Elemér jelezte-"az első alkalommal […] hangzott el [a ránk maradt hazai anyagban] történetíró részéről elítélő bírálat egy hatalma teljében lévő király ellen." 1 Ez az uralkodó pedig éppenséggel az "igazságos" Mátyással azonos. Az alapvetően a Budai Krónika szövegét alapul vevő, de abba a ("második") honfoglalás történetéig egy, a Képes Krónika családjába tartozó krónikaváltozat részleteit beépítő 2 kompilációt összeállító váradi klerikus ugyanis műve (eredeti) zárásaként (c. 228.) felpanaszolta Várad 1474. februári oszmán felprédálását, melynek ódiumát Mátyásra hárította, a gyászos esemény után szinte azonnal. 3 A kompilációhoz hozzájutott a király kegyeiből átmenetileg kiesett Bélteki Drágfi Bertalan megbízását teljesítő, a királyi udvarba is bejáratos deák, aki átalakította a "váradi" fejezet végét, és Mátyást bíráló elemekkel (cc. 229-235.) egészítette ki az összeállítást először 1479 elején, majd ugyanazon év vége felé közeledve. 4 A Dubnici Krónika másik historiográfiai sajátossága, hogy egyedül ott maradt fenn (cc. 154-172.) az általa megörökített eseményekkel kortárs-nyilvánvalóan ferences-szerző beszámolója I. Lajos király uralmának 1345-től 1355-ig tartó eseményeiről. 5 Látszólag e szöveg része, valójában azonban a Mátyás-kori váradi kompilátor betoldása az a nevezetes

2025, História da Historiografia

A Covid-19 originou diversos projetos de arquivamento da experiência pandêmica e de memorialização de suas vítimas, entre eles, o Memorial Inumeráveis. Entretanto, observa-se nessas iniciativas a inexistência de menções ao capitalismo e à razão neoliberal como promotores da pandemia e dos milhões de vitimados. Este ensaio reflete sobre essa ausência de inscrição e reconhecimento e propõe uma leitura do Memorial Inumeráveis como uma “memória do capitalismo”. Argumenta-se que a pandemia de Covid-19 resulta de uma forma específica de relacionamento dos seres humanos com os ecossistemas, e que é possível inscrever e reconhecer a “memória do capitalismo” a partir de um ato de enunciação característico do trabalho de memória. Desta forma, a interpretação do Memorial Inumeráveis como uma “memória do capitalismo” contribui para explicitar os mecanismos de produção de naturalização do sistema capitalista e do neoliberalismo.

2025, La diplomatie des villes (Europe latine, mondes musulmans et byzantins - XIIe-XVIe siècle / La diplomazia delle città (Europa latina, mondi musulmani e bizantini - secoli XII-XVI), Trieste, Cerm-Gaspari 2024, pp. 99-117.

Proveniente dall'archivio della Casa delle compere e dei banchi di San Giorgio, l'attuale fondo Antico Comune in Archivio di Stato di Genova conserva sotto il titolo Ambaxiatorum expensae materiale di natura contabile relativo ad alcune ambasciate organizzate dalla città ligure, tutte nell'Italia centro settentrionale, con l' eccezione dell'ultima che ha per meta la cittadina adriatica di Zara. I sei registri pervenuti sono datati tra il 1367 e il 1386 e sono dunque compresi in nemmeno un ventennio di governo dogale, anzi, di governo di ben 7 diversi dogi 'perpetui' che si avvicendano a un ritmo frenetico 1 : anni successivi al maggior picco della crisi trecentesca, certamente, che corrispondono in parte all'avvio dello scisma avignonese, ma anche antecedenti la prima dedizione della città ligure al re di Francia nel 1396 2 , così che si può

2025

The Ui Maine are an intriguing clan in the history of Ireland. While many theories abound about their origin, Maine Mor, the supposed progenitor of the Ui Maine, has a dubious genealogy and possibly originated or inserted into the genealogy of Ailill mac Eochaid Muigmedon. The Ó Cellaig become the dominate head of the clan. however, the original Ui Maine are possibly the Ui Aililla who they displaced by genealogic sleight of hand, or a tribe of the Ui Briuin, genetically unrelated to the Ó Cellaig.

2025, Cuaderna

Resumen: La Crónica de la población de Ávila incluye, como uno de sus episodios más destacados, la historia de Nalvillos y su mujer. Se ha hecho mucho por establecer los vínculos existentes entre el relato, de carácter claramente... more

2025, Islamic and Christian historiography on the perception of the Kurds during the medieval period

Stereotypes can become so ingrained that they eventually define the group with which they are associated. A popular example of this phenomenon are the Vandals, a Germanic tribe from antiquity whose reputation for being warlike and destructive led to their name becoming synonymous with "vandalism." A possibly similar phenomenon occurred with the Kurds, which is the scope of this essay. In medieval Islamic writings, Kurdish groups were frequently linked with nomadism, banditry, highway robbery, savagery or a combination of all (they intertwine). This caused the term "Kurd" to be associated with these rather (negative) traits. This association even persists in the modern Georgian language, where despite its use as an ethnic identifier, the word “Kurd” still literally translates to ‘thief.’ As is still the case in Kurdish studies, not enough effort has been made to examine this specific perception or stereotype of the Kurds in depth. Meanwhile, the interpretations of certain, mostly older, authors have largely shaped the prevailing consensus – Kurds during the medieval period were largely nomadic bandits engaged in cattle breeding and terrorized their surroundings. This brief essay aims to examine the historiographical portrayal of the Kurds by comparing two major scholarly traditions—those engaging with Islamicate and Christian source materials. The central question guiding this inquiry is: How are the Kurds depicted in the historiography of medieval Islamicate and Christian primary sources? Here, "Islamicate" refers to secondary scholarship dealing with Muslim authors, while "Christian" pertains to studies focused on Aramaic and Armenian sources. Through this small analysis, we will propose new interpretive connections between these two historiographical traditions. The approach is diachronic, emphasizing the development and transformation of perceptions over time, within a broad timeframe ranging from the fifth to the fourteenth century. A detailed examination of the specific contexts and motivations behind portrayals of the Kurds—as savage, nomadic bandits would require extensive engagement with the primary sources themselves, which falls beyond the scope of this essay and is a project for later. Instead, this study should be viewed as a preliminary step toward understanding the representation of the Kurds in medieval source material. We will return to these considerations in the conclusion.

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Współpraca między "Fantastycznym UAM" a Drużyną wykracza dziś poza mury Wydziału Historii 5 : członkowie tolkienowskiego towarzystwa prezentują swoje działania nie tylko podczas Pyrkonu, ale także innych wydarzeń, jak łódzki Festiwal Fantastyki "Kapitularz" 6 . Jednym z najważniejszych wydarzeń zeszłorocznego Pyrkonu, szczególnie dla autorów niniejszego tomu, była premiera książki Powtórka z historii rozrywki. Szkice historyczne i archeologiczne. Zauważając rosnące zainteresowanie aktywnością UAM podczas Pyrkonu, postanowiliśmy stworzyć publikację naukową poświęconą dziejom rozrywki, która jednocześnie byłaby atrakcyjna wizualnie i przystępna dla odbiorców festiwalu. Dzięki zaangażowaniu wielu osób powstała książka, w której znaleźć można m.in. teksty o rozrywkach starożytnych Rzymian, grach wikingów, zabawach królowych z dynastii Jagiellonów, tajemniczym Assarmocie i grze noszącej jego imię, a także o inspiracjach, które twórcy gry Wiedźmin 3: Dziki Gon znaleźli w historii i folklorze. Po raz pierwszy opublikowano w niej również historię samego festiwalu Pyrkon, autorstwa jednego z jego twórców -Piotra Derkacza 7 . Po pozytywnym przyjęciu pierwszego tomu, zdecydowaliśmy się na kontynuację -i oto drugi tom mają Państwo przed sobą.

2025, Migrazioni interne e forme di dipendenza libera e servile nelle campagne bassomedievali dall’Italia nord-occidentale alla Catalogna

Il saggio esamina le relazioni di dipendenza servile esistenti fra alcune comunità insediate nell'area genovese e in quella del Ponente ligure e i loro signori laici ed ecclesiastici fra il X e il XIV secolo.

2025, Crusades

By early 1191, the crusade of Frederick Barbarossa lay in ruins; not only its leader, but also many others among the leadership, including Duke Frederick of Swabia, Bishop Diepold of Passau and Bishop Gottfried of Würzburg, had lost their lives. According to the Historia de expeditione Friderici imperatoris, a contemporary source of the crusade, the latter wanted to secure his remembrance by ordering his fideles to sever his right hand after his death and bring it back to Würzburg so that he would be remembered there. This article shows that shaping remembrance did indeed play an important role in the Historia de expeditione, which tried to offer a positive image of the otherwise failed undertaking. To show which means of memorialising crusaders were available to the anonymous author of the source, an overview of remembrance-formation in previous crusade texts will be presented. The remainder of the article will be dedicated to showing that such approaches to memorialisation were also utilised in the Historia de expeditione: the anonymous author compiled a favourable list of participating crusaders as well as a shameful list of those who transgressed their crusading vows. His narrative reveals a distinctly personal and regional focus, which is also reflected in the choice of whose deaths and deeds were included in the narrative, thus contributing to the remembrance of the 'actors' of the text and corroborating the Bavarian provenance of the anonymous author.

2025, Roma y Persia: Colisión y fraternidad de potencias imperiales e ideologías civilizatorias en la Antigüedad tardía, 224-363 d. C.

El Imperio romano y la Persia sasánida fueron dos de las principales potencias del mundo antiguo. Su impacto en la geopolítica y la historia estuvo determinado por motivaciones estratégicas e ideológicas, aspectos generalmente enmarcados... more

2025, ŁÓDZKA KONFERENCJA GEOGRAFII HISTORYCZNEJ I POLITYCZNEJ 12-13 czerwca 2025

Niedawno zaprezentowane zostały kolejne wyniki projektu „Dynastia i społeczeństwo państwa Piastów w świetle zintegrowanych badań historycznych, antropologicznych i genomicznych” kierowanego przez prof. Marka Figlerowicza. Tym razem informują nas one o genetycznych cechach przedstawicieli dynastii Piastów, których udało się przebadać w ramach tego projektu. Łącznie przebadano 33 osoby, w tym 30 mężczyzn i 3 kobiety. U 7 mężczyzn stwierdzono haplogrupę Y-dna R1b, u 4 R1a, u 2 R1.
W niniejszej prezentacji przedstawiono koncepcję wyjaśnienia o odkrytych faktów, stawiając przypuszczenie, że w Polsce XII wieku pojawiła się nowa dynastia władców pochodzenia brytyjskiego, funkcjonująca równolegle do dynastii Piastów, której potomkowie przejęli następnie dominującą rolę w rządach nad krajem.

2025, Apresentação do dossiê "Diálogos entre História e Teologia nos cristianismos: da Antiguidade aos nossos dias"

A proposta para este dossiê nasce da nossa percepção sobre a escassez de trabalhos que incentivam o diálogo entre História e Teologia no espaço acadêmico brasileiro atual. Em meio às múltiplas revistas, periódicos, livros e coleções eruditas, dificilmente encontram-se discussões que propõem uma aproximação entre ambas as áreas. Tal ausência possui diversas explicações, mas ressaltamos duas que nos parecem as mais prováveis: 1) a especialização dos saberes; e 2) o receio em praticar a interdisciplinaridade -tão necessária às atuais ciências. As duas asserções dizem respeito a processos que ganharam corpo, especialmente, no contexto europeu iluminista do século XVIII, a partir do qual o fator religioso gradualmente foi desconsiderado no campo da investigação científica, além da crescente singularização das áreas de estudo ocorrida a partir do século XIX, um movimento que buscava oferecer legitimidade a cada uma das ciências que se

2025, Journal of Research for Christianity in China

Miaphysitism and African Christian Legacy: A Millennium of Resilience and Localization in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church（Ruizhen LOU）

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fermento politico, culturale e religioso. In questo contesto, le donne -che negli stessi anni, in tutta Italia, prendevano parte alla vita pubblica diffondendo i loro scritti e acquisendo una visibilità senza precedenticontribuirono in vari modi alla cultura cittadina, dal chiuso dei "recinti" nei quali normalmente erano confinate (chiostri, ambienti domestici e circuiti familiari), ma anche intervenendo in contesti più ampi. Il convegno si propone di precisare e approfondire l'apporto femminile alla vita culturale, spirituale, artistica, letteraria, musicale, economica, politica, familiare della Lucca del Rinascimento e della Controriforma. A questo scopo, intendiamo considerare attraverso uno sguardo interdisciplinare -storico, letterario, economico, storico-artistico e di genere -le attività, le relazioni, le iniziative emerse tramite la voce e le azioni delle donne, note e meno note, della realtà lucchese della prima età moderna.

2025, Geschichtsschreibung im mittelalterlichen Livland / Hrsg.: Thumser, Matthias (Schriften der Baltischen Historischen Kommission 18)

This article re-evaluates the historiographical legacy of Bartholomaeus Hoeneke, author of the so-called "Younger Livonian Rhymed Chronicle" (ca. 1350), long known only through the early modern prose adaptation by Johann Renner. Originally intended as a critique of the failed 19th-century reconstruction by Konstantin Höhlbaum, the study unexpectedly benefits from the rediscovery of a medieval manuscript fragment (GStA PK, XX. HA, Hs. 33 Bd. 22) that appears to preserve 32 verses of the original chronicle. While the overall transmission of Hoeneke’s work remains fragmentary and uncertain, the find provides an empirical anchor and confirms stylistic assumptions about the text's metrical structure and linguistic form—namely, that it was written in East Middle German rather than Low German, as previously thought. The article traces the historiographical reception of Hoeneke’s chronicle, its misattributions, and its role in later Livonian and Baltic historiography. It also critically revisits Höhlbaum’s methods and assumptions, demonstrating the limits of 19th-century source reconstruction and suggesting a revised understanding of Hoeneke's linguistic and historiographical context.

2025, Recerques Historia Economia Cultura

Shi estudia la personalitat intellectual de lautor i la seva relació amb el cercle dhumanistes format a Barcelona al darrer terç del segle xv. Des dun punt de vista metodològic, les Cròniques dEspanya mostren senyals inequívocs de modernitat: la reflexió sobre la fiabilitat de les fonts, lús de documentació darxiu i el recurs a larqueologia i a letimologia. EIs contingurs qtiestionen alguns dels mites historiogràfics medievals. Larricle examina també Ia influéncia de lobra damunt la historiografia catalana moderna i contemporània.

2025, Research Center Sanssouci.

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This embroidery, to give its proper English name, is reputed to have been made in the south of England prior to 1080 which makes it one of the earliest records of the events surrounding the battle and of the battle itself. If it was true that it was commissioned in England, then this makes it the most complete account from the English side. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles written at that time by monks seem to be more concerned with local matters with a smattering of "national" news. The modern-day equivalent would be a bulletin of local radio news about the events in a small English town with a ten second clip at the end of the news saying something of national importance. The purpose of the Bayeux Tapestry, in my opinion, was to enlighten the lower classes of the people of Normandy as to how their leaders had conquered the English. My study of the Tapestry started at Scene 40 and went through to the end (Scene 58). However, I centred my attention on just to the left of centre on Scene 48 to the end of the Tapestry.

2025, Intersessualità in immagini. Fluidità di genere nei codici miniati medievali Miscellanea di studi a cura di M. Cittadini e C. Rossi

Il volume, primo esito del progetto internazionale ""Intersexuality in Pictures: Gender Fluidity in Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts (2021–2026)", propone una mappatura teorica e testuale delle rappresentazioni della fluidità di genere nel Medioevo, con particolare attenzione alla cultura manoscritta e all’immaginario figurativo.
La miscellanea intende offrire, in italiano, uno strumento critico e documentario per l’individuazione sistematica di fonti medievali rilevanti nell’ambito degli studi di genere.

2025, Convegno PRIN 2022: «Cronache universali latine (secoli XII-XIV). Modelli tradizionali e sperimentazioni (pre)umanistiche» - Università degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano, 13/06/2025

Intervento nella tavola rotonda «Il progetto Universal Latin Chronicles in Medieval Italy (PRIN 2022): edizioni in corso e problemi di metodo»

2025, Journal of the American Oriental Society

A review of the first part of al-Makin's universal history edited by Martino Diez

2025, Crusades

Albert of Aachen has remained a mystery since his discovery in the 1580s. I identify him as Albert of Sponheim, a key chaplain and notary at the courts of Conrad III and Frederick Barbarossa. This identification rests on his Aachen connections, his relationship with the imperial chancellor Adalbert of Saarbrücken and ties to the Burgundian aristocracy, as well as remarkable similarities in writing style. The distinctive diplomatic phrases Albert of Aachen employs – borrowed from Gottschalk of Aachen (chief propagandist of Emperor Henry IV) – match those reintroduced by Albert of Sponheim in the mid-twelfth-century imperial chancery. I argue that these two Alberts were the same person. Additionally, I propose that Albert authored Aachen’s forged foundation charter, which aligns with both the crusade historian and later imperial notary in perspective and stylistic approach. Thus, rather than an unknown Albert who briefly wrote early in the twelfth century before vanishing, we can trace the career of an accomplished historian, notary and diplomat whose connections informed his extensive writing.

2025, Studi Medievali 66/1 (2025), pp. 344-47

In adeguamento alle norme internazionali la Rivista ha fatto proprio il sistema di accettazione dei saggi attraverso il ricorso sistematico ai referee. I referee rimangono rigorosamente anonimi e sono scelti dalla Fondazione CISAM tra gli studiosi italiani e stranieri maggiormente competenti per i soggetti specifici degli articoli da esaminare. Manoscritti e libri per recensione alla Direzione-Redazione: Studi Medievali, palazzo Racani Arroni, via dell'Arringo -06049 Spoleto (Pg). studimedievali@cisam.org Abbonamenti e vendite alla Fondazione Centro italiano di studi sull'alto medioevo, palazzo Racani Arroni, via dell'Arringo -06049 Spoleto (PG)

2025, La coronica

The present article argues that Alfonso X employed the Justinian prophecy of Africa to underscore the Gothic legacy of the Castilian monarchy and to assert that Castilian dominance over Africa was preordained. Alfonso X's vision of Africa was not merely an extension of his crusading efforts, but a complex ideological construct rooted in Gothic and Byzantine traditions. In pledging to defend Africa against Muslim invaders and Christian heretics, Alfonso imitates the actions of Justinian as depicted in the Estoria de Espanna, according to which the latter, in response to a dream featuring Saint Leto requesting his help, pledges to defend Africa against the heretical Vandals. The study also examines how Alfonsine historiography navigated tensions between religious, legal, and dynastic claims to Africa, ultimately shaping a vision of Castilian rule that linked Spain's destiny with Africa's past.

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Wprowadzenie Chciałem zaproponować koncepcję, według której odpowiedzialnym z pojawienie się haplogrupy R1b w linii męskiej Piastów, byłby Magnus Haroldson, syn ostatniego anglosaskiego króla Anglii, Harolda Godwinsona. Już kiedyś pisałem o jego osobie w kontekście związków z Polską, ale wtedy nieznane były jeszcze ustalenia zespołu prof. Figlerowicza, nie przypuszczałem więc, że zasięg oddziaływania Magnusa na polską rzeczywistość będzie aż tak daleki. Spodziewałem się tylko, dzięki wskazówkom innych badaczy, że mógł być on przodkiem niektórych rodów możnowładczych w Polsce (np. Duninów). Jednocześnie uważam, że do osoby Władysława Hermana, władcy Polski z dynastii Piastów mieli haplogrupę R1a (R-M458), charakterystyczną dla większości mężczyzn wtedy i teraz zamieszkujących Polskę. Oryginalni Piastowie byli więc miejscowego, słowiańskiego pochodzenia i to oni stworzyli państwo polskie. Pierwszym "Piastem" posiadającym "celtycką" haplogrupę R1b byłby dopiero Bolesław Krzywousty, syn Magnusa Haraldsona uznany przez Władysława Hermana za własnego.

2025, Anales de la Universidad de Alicante: Historia medieval (Arqueología medieval y mundo rural: nuevos horizontes, viejos problemas)

2025, Micae mediaevales XIV

The history of the First Crusade (1096–1099) is not solely about military events; it also requires a deeper understanding of the religious and social dynamics at play. Pope Urban II’s call in 1095, delivered at the Council of Clermont, inspired thousands across Europe to take up the cross and embark on an armed pilgrimage to the East for the conquest of Jerusalem. Despite numerous challenges, the campaign concluded successfully, interpreted by participants and contemporaries alike as a divine reward earned through the pilgrims’ sufferings, greatly influenced by the activities and communications of ecclesiastical figures. However, it is important to note that most of these accounts were written after the campaign’s conclusion, not making them in all cases reliable. To mitigate these
distortions, this research primarily relies on letters written during the campaign, which may provide a more realistic insight into the spiritual motivations of the pilgrims. Notable examples include the letters of Stephen, Count of Blois, to his wife, Adela, and those of Anselm of Ribemont. These letters illuminate how the consciousness of being chosen shaped the interpretation of hardships, how the institution of confession manifested on the battlefield, the role of saints, and ultimately, the importance of prayers from noncombatants and those not present. Therefore, while examining the preaching activities during the First Crusade through indirect sources, we can gain insights into how religious motivations shaped the spirituality and actions of its participants.

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nostra relazione partirà da una delle 63 immagini [Fig. ] della celebre Bilderchronik fatta realizzare in Germania, intorno agli inizi degli anni Trenta del Trecento 1 dall'arcivescovo di Treviri, Baldovino, fratello di Enrico VII. L'illustrazione è relativa all'incontro romano dell'imperatore con gli ebrei avvenuto il 29 giugno 1312, quando il sovrano, dopo l'incoronazione, stava trasferendosi dal Laterano a San Saba, sull'Aventino. Ad Enrico VII vennero incontro gli ebrei e ricevettero dall'imperatore, come dichiara la didascalia («Imperator redit dans Judeis legem moysii in rotulo»), il rotolo pergamenaceo della legge, la Torah, e cioè i primi cinque libri dell'Antico Testamento 2 . * Il presente lavoro è stato pensato e scritto congiuntamente dagli autori. La morte improvvisa di Michele Luzzati gli ha impedito di rivedere il testo nel suo insieme e di aggiungere le note a pié di pagina. Quest'ultimo compito è stato pertanto assunto dalla coautrice, alla quale si devono gran parte delle note e le verifiche necessarie a quelle già parzialmente inserite dal Luzzati. Ai fini strettamente concorsuali, sono dunque da considerarsi come materialmente redatte dal Luzzati le pp. 161-166 (sino al paragrafo 5 escluso), e dalla Veronese le pp. 165-172, oltre alle note delle pp. 161-166.

2025, E. Bennet, G. M. Berndt, S. Esders and L. Sarti, Early Medieval Militarisation,

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This chapter introduces the volume by presenting key concepts and outlining contributions. Starting from the observation that various features of medieval manuscripts give material shape to the images of history with which manuscript makers worked, it explores the interrelation of concepts, medium, and practices in manuscripts dealing with history. In addition to being informed by ideas about history, manuscripts could serve to form and modify such ideas by drawing on the practices and conventions of making and using manuscripts of the milieus that produced and held them. With examples from Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi and the Grandes chroniques de France, it makes the case for the centrality of the manuscript medium and the makers of manuscripts in bringing into shape ideas about time, history, and meaning.

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This volume interrogates the role of the manuscript medium in conveying history to medieval and early modern readers. The contributors adopt a capacious understanding of "history" to explore history-writing in its materiality from a variety of methodological and disciplinary perspectives. The core contentions of this book are that the material features of manuscripts helped shaping historical narratives and defining history conceptually, and that therefore, the makers of these manuscripts played an instrumental role in history-writing alongside authors. Ranging from the ninth to the sixteenth centuries and comprising materials from across Western Europe in Latin and the vernaculars, the ten chapters of this volume uncover stakes and strategies tied to highly specific contexts, such as late thirteenth-century Corbie or fifteenth-century Zurich, yet partaking in a shared practice of history-writing with manuscripts. Manuscript makers "made" history through layout, rewriting, illumination, compilation, choice of script, and annotation, and conferred history-writing its material dimension. This volume therefore situates the writing of history in its material dimension and invites us to consider medieval and early modern historiography in its medium.

2025, CATÁLOGO DE LA COLECCIÓN RAYMOND FOULCHÉ-DELBOSC DE LA BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA TOMO II IMPRESOS

Los catálogos de manuscritos e impresos de la Colección Foulché-Delbosc de la Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina constan de un amplio conjunto de archivos de texto e imagen en formatos xhtml y gráficos. Este archivo en pdf... more

2025, Making History with Manuscripts in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

This chapter examines a late thirteenth-century French multi-text manuscript, Copenhagen, Kongelige Biblioteket, GKS 487 f°, notable for transmitting the sole surviving copy of Robert de Clari's La Conquête de Constantinople (ca. 1216). GKS 487 contains four other historical or didactic texts (Récits d'un ménestrel de Reims, Jean de Flixecourt's translation of Dares' De excidio Troiae, Pseudo-Turpin Chronicle, Descepline de Clergie). Drawing on the concept of the "assemblage" as formulated by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, this chapter argues that multi-text manuscripts like GKS 487 act politically in the world by configuring territories and shaping identities. In particular, GKS 487 is read as staking a claim to the lands of the eastern Mediterranean by writing history about—and thus "translating"—these lands in the documents of northern France. The view of history that emerges in this chapter is one where the multi-text manuscript is a powerful materialization of a given community's sense of its past-but only as it relates to its future. GKS 487 points insistently to its presumed place of production and usage, an abbey, Saint-Pierre de Corbie, which housed many of the relics Robert de Clari plundered from Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. The concluding argument is that the GKS 487-Abbey-relic assemblage claims institutional longevity based on its role to remediate the past.

2025, Halmágyi Miklós

Ut a tróni8 KORTÁRS SZENTEK isTVÁN KIRÁLY ÉS HENRIK CSÁSZÁF3 HAGIOGRÁFIAI PÁRHUZAMAI Az ezredforduló korának, ennek a végítéletre váró kornak emlékezetes alakja volt 11. Henrik, német király és római császár. Idén, 2o24-ben ezer éve annak, hogy földi élete véget ért. A kerek évforduló jó alkalmat ad a rá való emlékezésre, legendáinak felidézésére. Henrik személye azért is kü-1önleges, mert õ volt az egyetlen német származású császár, akit szentté avattak. Magyar szempontból azért jelentõs, mert sógora volt Szent lstván királynak, fivére Boldog Gizellának, nagybátyja Szent lmre hercegnek. Adódik a lehetõség, hogy összehasonlítsuk az uralkodócsalád szent életû tagjairól szóló forrásokat és legendákat. Mit mondanak a kortárs források az elsõ ezredforduló idején élt keresztény uralkodóról, Henrikrõl, akit ii46-ban szentté avatott a pápa? Miként fejlõdtek a róla szóló legendák? A legenda-fejlõdés áttekintése módot ad a magyar szentekrõl való hagyomány jobb megértésére is.í Ami Szent Henrik születésének évét illeti, ellentmondanak egymásnak a források. 973 és 978 egyaránt kiszámítható a ránk maradt különbözõ emlékekbõl. Stefan Weinfurter, német történész amellett foglalt állást, hogy 973-ban jött világra. A napot viszont már egyértelmûen ránk hagyományozták a kortársak: május 6-án született Civakodó Henrik, bajor herceg és Burgundi Gizella gyermekeként. Apja halálát követõen 995-ben Bajorország ura lett. ioo2-ben nagy lehetõség csillant fel elõtte, amikor másodfokú unokatestvére, 111. Ottó, német császár gyermektelenül meghalt. Henrik ekkor határozott lépéseket tett a hatalom megszerzésére. Kezébe ragadta a német uralkodói jelvényeket, köztük a Szent Lándzsát, és elérte, hogy ioo2. június 7-én, német királlyá koronázza a mainzi érsek, majd szeptember 8-án, Szûz Mária születésének napján elfoglalta a trónt Aachenben. A fennmaradt források alapján Henrik önmagával fontosabb szemben igényes, ugyanakkor ellentmondást alig tûrõ személyiség volt. mozzanatai A korban bevett uralkodói szerepfelfogásnak megfelelõen saját hatalmát Istentõl kapott küldetésként értelmezte. Ugy tekintett magára mint lsten házának intézõjére, akire a jól elvégzett munka után jutalom vár, ám szömyû büntetés lesz osztályrésze, ha hanyagnak bizonyul. Ez motiválta egyházpolitikájában, amikor a megüresedett püspöki stallumokba többnyire saját híveit ültette, akárcsak az egyes apátságok élére. Henrik alakját és a hatalomról való gondolkodását remekül szemlélteti a regensburgi szakramentárium ábrázolása.2 Az uralkodó két karját két VIGILI6 84 i Életrajzát elsõsorban Weinfurter, tiszteletének fejlõdését Kandhza mûve alapján vázolom. Stefan Weinfurter: Hé?z.73rz.ch JI (ioo2-io24). He>7'7':schGr cm E7?c!e dG7' ZG3te72. Pustet, Regensburg, iggg; Iliana Ka[rLdzha:. The Cult of the Chaste lmpericü Couple.. He`nry 11 omd Cmigunde in the Hotgiog"phic Trcûd2tt.ons, Arf, cz7td MG772o7y of f72G Hozy Romcín E77zpz.rG (c. i35o-i5oo). PhD-Dissertation, Central

2025, Saeculum Christianum

The stages of human life and the corresponding physiological changes have been described in many ways since ancient times. Although old age was characterized by physical and mental weakening (senility), it was portrayed as an age of wisdom which contrasted youth dominated by passions. Vincent of Beauvais devoted a few extensive chapters of Speculum Naturaleto the last stage of life and cited works of Cicero, Aristotle, Horace, Virgil, St. Jerome, St. Ambrose, Avicenna, Isidore of Seville, which gave him a place in the intellectual tradition of his era. According to him, the advantages of old age were moderation in pleasures, lower libido, wisdom, maturity of advice, common sense and reconciliation to death. The negative aspects of senility were diseases, discouragement and drowsiness. The physical weakness of the body affected the stability of mind. Vincent recognized old age as a natural period in human life and characterized it from the philosophical and medical points of view. He chose those pieces of writings which he considered important and representing different aspects of old age. He advised on nutrition, strengthening of the body and mental energy. Vincent emphasized that old age should be considered as fate. Therefore, there is no reason to fall in despair and wallow in hopelessness, but prepare for death through a wise life.

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Cette brochure s'adresse aux étudiants, préparant master ou doctorat, qui suivent le « Stage d'initiation au manuscrit médiéval » de l'Institut de Recherche et d'Histoire des Textes, unité propre de recherches du CNRS.... more

2025, Saeculum Christianum

The cloister of Cistercians in Henryków possesses the complex founding traditions, both monastic and secular. The most complete vision of the origins of the monastery in Henryków gives us the Book of Henryków. The Book of Henryków delivers quite a complicated picture of the foundation. In the foundation of the cloister as many as three persons took part: the notary Nicholas, prince Henry the Bearded and Henry the Pious. According to the author of the first part of the Book of Henryków, the prince Henry the Pious was the only founder of the cloister. The analysis of late medieval and renaissance chronicles give us a quite different picture of its foundation. There are two leading concepts. The first sustained thesis of prin-cely foundations. Its originator was Peter of Byczyna the author of the Chronica Principium Poloniae. The second concept was created by Jan Dlugosz, who ascribed the foundation of Henryków to the notary Nicholas.

2025, Ser. Orbis Mediaevalis, vol. 4

According to archaeological data, starting already from prehistory the Upper Tisa Basin connected the north-eastern periphery of the Carpathian Basin to the territories situated beyond the north-eastern Carpathians. During the middle or the last third of the 6 th century, a new habitation horizon emerged in the entire region (situated in the immediate vicinity of the Gepid Kingdom and later of the Early Avar Khaganate). This habitation followed a new model, diverging from the environments specific to the Late Imperial Roman and the Early Migration Periods, and is commonly attributed to the first Slavs who reached the north-eastern extremity of the Carpathian Basin. The dwellings in the settlements stand out through the presence of stone or clay ovens, whose primary function was to heat dwellings in the cold season. Clay ovens, but also similar stone installations, are known since prehistoric times, spanning distinctive geographical areas and multiple populations. The answer to the question posed in the title is not straightforward, as there are no convincing local precedents. The drastic cooling of the climate during the middle of the 6 th century -a change which affected the entire northern hemisphere -could have led to a pragmatic solution to heat dwellings during the cold season, especially in colder regions. Precisely from this date, heated dwellings with such ovens emerge over wide areas of East-Central and Eastern Europe, from the Lower Danube to current day Belarus. Often, the late environment of the Chernyakhov (and post-Chernyakhov) culture is pinpointed as the one in which stone or clay ovens appeared inside sunken dwellings. However, this conclusion was often drawn from sites only partially published or documented, sometimes with disputable chronologies, and thus, the evidence regarding ovens needs to be tested.

2025, in "Atti e Memorie della Deputazione di Storia Patria per le province di Romagna", n.s., Vol. LXXII, a.a. 2022,

2025, Working Paper of Université Bordeaux Montaigne and Université de Caen Normandie

This paper is the third 'study' or 'chapter', of about 14 or 15, of a very long study I have been working on for about three years entitled The murky politics of the Spanish frontier: Some historical and historiographical essays regarding the alliances, hostilities and struggles for power on both sides of the Pyrenees from 846 to 860: see for an introduction. https://www.academia.edu/129566012/THE_MURKY_POLITICS_OF_THE_SPANISH_FRONTIER_SOME_HIS TORICAL_AND_HISTORIOGRAPHICAL_STUDIES_REGARDING_THE_ALLIANCES_HOSILITIES_AND_S TRUGGLES_FOR_POWER_ON_BOTH_SIDES_OF_THE_PYRENEES_FROM_846_TO_860. I will initially release these studies/chapters one at a time but will eventually bring them all together in one document.

2025, Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie III, Historia Medieval, 38, pp. 954-958

Review on Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie III, Historia Medieval by Ana María Rivera Medina on our book El Castil de Genoveses de Málaga (siglos XIV-XV). Un barrio comercial fortificado en el Mediterráneo islámico.

2025, Governare la multiculturalità nel Medioevo. Atti del Convegno Internazionale di Studi (Cefalù, 7-9 gennaio 2022), a cura di Francesco Paolo Tocco, Cefalù, Centro Studi Ruggero II, 2025, ISBN 978-88-94556-25-4, pp. 135-157.

The paper is focalized on the issues of "failed ethnogenesis" and collective identities in medieval Southern Italy.