Late Middle Ages

Výsledky archeologického výskumu kostola sv. Petra a Pavla v Holiciach, okr.Dunajská Streda. Die Ergebnisse der archäologischen Untersuchung der Peter und Paulkriche in Holice, Bezirk Dunajská Streda

by Katarina Hladikova

Co-authored with Martin Hanuš - Peter Grznár - Marek Budaj - Marián Čurný, published in Archaeologia historica 33 (eds. Kouřil, P. - Méřinský, Z.), Brno 2008, s. 297-319.

The Ways of Skepticism: an Arabic-Islamic Detour?

by Stefano Malfitano

Marko Pijović - Kuga u Evropi i Dubrovniku u 14. st

by Marko Pijović

Las Sarmiento: mujeres con poder al final de la Edad Media

by Miguel García-Fernández

In Val Valdivieso, Isabel del, Segura Graíño, Cristina (eds.), La participación de las mujeres en lo político. Mediación, representación y toma de decisiones, Madrid, Al-Mudayna, 2011, pp. 135-154

Las Sarmiento fueron mujeres cuya situación social privilegiada
les permitió ejercer en determinadas... more Las Sarmiento fueron mujeres cuya situación social privilegiada
les permitió ejercer en determinadas circunstancias el poder político, social, económico y cultural.
A través de testamentos, donaciones inter coniuges o cartas de dote y arras, se puede esbozar una primera aproximación al análisis de la vida doméstica y familiar femenina –especialmente en lo relativo a las relaciones de pareja y a la vida conyugal–, así como a su proyección pública y a su capacidad de gestión del patrimonio propio y del linaje.

The privileged social status of the women of the Sarmiento family allowed them to exert political, economic and cultural power. A first approximation to the analysis of the domestic and familiar life of women can be outlined thanks to the testaments, the donations between the spouses or the dowry and pledges letters. This is especially helpful when it comes to analyze the sentimental relationships and the married life, as well as women’s public projection and their capacity to administer their own patrimony and the lineage

Předhradí moravských hradů ve 14. století: Současný stav archeologických výzkumů (in English: Baileys of the Moravian Castles in the Fourteenth Century: Current Situation of Archaeological Evidence).

by Josef Kovar

Author: Kovář, Josef Jan
Published in: Človek a spoločnosť v dejinách. Zborník príspevkov z rovnomenného sympózia. Trnava, 9.-10. novembra 2006, Trnavský historický spolok, Trnava 2007, pp. 65-100.
Language: Czech & German Summary (Deutsche Zusammenfassung)

The article is based on the author's M.A. thesis. The first part of article defines the bailey and describes the main... more The article is based on the author's M.A. thesis. The first part of article defines the bailey and describes the main functions of baileys. The second part of this article describes the baileys of Moravian castles with the best archaeological records in present times.

Mourir c’est pourrir un peu… Intentions et techniques contre la corruption des cadavres à la fin du Moyen Age / Dying is a bit rot ... Intentions and techniques against the corruption of dead bodies in the late Middle Ages

by Patrice Georges

Published in "Micrologus, Il cadavere, The corpse", VII, 1999, p. 359-382.

L’exérèse du cœur dans l’embaumement médiéval occidental / Excision of the Heart in western medieval Embalming

by Patrice Georges

Published in " Micrologus", XI, 2003, p. 279-286.

Le cœur de Charles VIII dans l’église de Cléry-Saint-André (Loiret) : découverte d’un document inédit / The heart of Charles VIII in the church of Clery-Saint-André (Loiret): discovery of an unpublished document

by Patrice Georges

Published in "Revue archéologique du Loiret", 28, 2003.

L’embaumement médiéval en France : le verbe et les actes / Medieval Embalming in France: the word and acts

by Patrice Georges

Published in "XVème Congrès international et quinquennal de l’association Guillaume Budé, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines d’Orléans-La-Source, 25-28 août 2003", Paris, 2007.

Un cas de sciage crânien avorté chez un sujet du cimetière médiéval de la Madeleine à Orléans (Loiret) / A case of aborted sawing of the skull from the medieval graveyard of La Madeleine in Orléans (Loiret) [France]

by Patrice Georges

Co-authored with "Sacha KACKI (Inrap), Philippe BLANCHARD (Inrap)", published in "Revue archéologique du Loiret", 33, 2009.

Amor a sí y amor a los demás. El impulso de autoconservación como principio de tolerancia en el pensamiento de Nicolás de Cusa

by Paula Pico Estrada

"Un modelo monárquico legislativo y jurídico para la Orden de Santiago. El maestre Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y los establecimientos de Uclés (1395) y Mérida (1403)" ........... English Title: "A Royal Legislative and Legal Model for the Order of Santiago. Master Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa and the Statutes of Uclés (1395) and Mérida (1403)"

by Gonzalo Carrasco

Published in 'Espacio, Tiempo y Forma, Serie III, Historia Medieval,' 24 (2011), pp. 13-68.

Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa, Master of the Order of Santiago, launched a new model of statutes which combined two types... more Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa, Master of the Order of Santiago, launched a new model of statutes which combined two types of provisions: Spiritual and temporal measures for the brethren, and laws and ordinances for his vassals. Their approval took place in the previously ill-known General Chapter of Uclés in 1395 and in the Mérida Chapter of 1403 and were essentially inspired by laws enacted in the Cortes of Juan I and Enrique III of Castile. This study shows how the Master, an advocate of the royal authoritarian cause, managed to include many characteristics of kingship in his own project of monarchical mastership in the Order. (The edition of the Mérida Statutes of 1403 is included in the appendix along with a reconstruction of those approved in Uclés in 1395).

"El viaje a Italia de Juan VIII Paleólogo: Evidencia artística"

by Galo Garcés Avalos

Publicado en la página web www.bizanciomaravillosa.com.

Un artículo sobre Juan VIII Paleólogo, penúltimo emperador de Bizancio, quien tras la caída de Tesalónica en el 1430... more Un artículo sobre Juan VIII Paleólogo, penúltimo emperador de Bizancio, quien tras la caída de Tesalónica en el 1430 decidió de una vez por todas encarar el peligro turco y someter definitivamente a su Imperio e Iglesia al Papado, y de esa forma salvarlo de la total destrucción por parte del creciente Emirato Otomano. Su llegada a la Italia Renacentista dejó huella en la memoria de los artistas más reconocidos en el momento, quien vieron en el Basileus la figura del último príncipe cristiano del Oriente.

L’insediamento di contrada Grammena a Valcorrente tra tardoantico e altomedioevo. La long durée di un sito rurale in provincia di Catania

by Elisa Bonacini

E. Bonacini - M. Turco con appendice di L. Arcifa, in “The Journal of Fasti Online”, n. 251, 2012, ISSN 1828-3179 (www.fastionline.org/docs/FOLDER-it-2012-251.pdf)

L'indagine archeologica, condotta dalla Soprintendenza di Catania nel 2007, ha portato alla luce una fattoria romana,... more L'indagine archeologica, condotta dalla Soprintendenza di Catania nel 2007, ha portato alla luce una fattoria romana, caratterizzata da molteplici fasi di vita (III-VII secolo d.C), nella zona di un precedente insediamento ellenistico. Una basilica a tre navate con nartece è stata costruita, in età tardo-bizantina (VIII sec. d.C. – prima metà del IX sec. d.C.), in parte distruggendo i resti della fattoria e quelli di una di una frequentazione più tarda della zona (VIII sec. d.C.). La basilica è stata modificata più volte, poi trasformata in un deposito amorfo di pietre. La sua planimetria è simile a quella di altri edifici di culto siciliani tradizionalmente datati tra il V e il VI secolo d.C., risultando così ancorata alla tradizione costruttiva della tarda antichità. La centralità dell’insediamento (posto non lontano dall’acquedotto romano che attraversava questa zona e accanto a una viabilità di lunga percorrenza in uso dall'epoca romana a quella tardo-medievale) spiega la continuità di vita di questo insediamento.

The archaeological survey, carried out by the Superintendence of Catania in 2007, has unearthed a Roman farm, characterized by multiple life stages (3rd-7th centuries AD), in the area of a previous Hellenistic settlement (4th-2nd centuries BC). A basilica with three aisles and a narthex was built, in late-Byzantine ages (8th-first half of 9th century AD), partially destroying the farm’s remains and those one of a later frequentation of the area (8th century AD). The basilica was modified several times, then transformed into an amorphous deposit of stones. The plan (21.90 m E/W x 16.60 m N/S) is framed in a 5x4 squares arithmetic form that includes the narthex and the apse, with a 2:1 ratio for the width of the nave from the aisles, and a metric base dimensioned according to a foot of m. 0.2964, with a base module of m. 4.15 corresponding to 14 ft. This plant is similar to Sicilian religious buildings traditionally dated between 5th and 6th century AD. and thus proves to be anchored to the building tradition of Late Antiquity. The centrality of the settlement (not far from the Roman aqueduct that crossed this area and beside a long-distance road network in use from Roman to Late Middle ages) explains the continuity of life of a settlement which was clearly the junction of this area.

La mort et les funérailles de Charles VI

by Simon Laporte

part les rivalités franco-anglaises trouvent en ce début du XVe siècle un nouvel élan et le Nord de la France se... more part les rivalités franco-anglaises trouvent en ce début du XVe siècle un nouvel élan et le Nord de la France se trouve en partie sous la domination anglaise (Normandie, Bassin parisien, Somme…). En outre l’année 1422 est marquée par la mort du roi d’Angleterre Henri V à Vincennes au mois de Mai. La signature du traité de Troyes par Charles VI en 1420 marque la victoire anglaise. Par son mariage avec Catherine de France, ce traité faisait en quelques sortes d’Henri V d’Angleterre l’héritier de la couronne de France. La mort prématuré d’Henri V allait influencer profondément le cours des funérailles de Charles VI. Henri V mort, ce fut son fils, Henri VI, qui monta sur le trône d’Angleterre. Étant à peine âgé de quelques mois son oncle, le duc de Bedford, prend la régence du royaume, après que le duc de Bourgogne l’ait refusée. Par ailleurs, les luttes intestines au sein du royaume de France contribuent-elles à accroître le morcellement du royaume et les clans Bourguignon et Armagnac s’affrontent dans de terribles luttes d’influences, l’un se retranchant du côté anglais, l’autre derrière le Dauphin Charles, divisant la France en deux.

La paternité littéraire des hérauts d'armes et les textes héraldiques. Héraut Sicile et le "Blason des couleurs en armes"

by Torsten Hiltmann

in: Maria de Lurdes Rosa, Miguel Metelo de Seixas (eds.), Estudos de Heráldica Medieval, Lisboa [accepted, forthcoming 2012].

english:
This paper aims to draw attention to the difficulties scholars encounter in trying to establish the... more english:
This paper aims to draw attention to the difficulties scholars encounter in trying to establish the authorship and the circumstances of the composition of heraldic texts. Based on the example of the famous “Blason des couleurs” treatise, commonly attributed to the herald Sicily, it shows how even seemingly clear evidence sometimes does not withstand a critical examination. It becomes even more complicated if text-immanent references to the authorship and circumstances of composition of the text are completely missing, as can be shown for the remarkable “Treatise on obsequies (and what heralds should know about it)” and especially in the case of mediaeval rolls of arms which much too often are deliberately attributed to some herald without any foundation. The paper would thus like to emphasise the specific features of the transition of heraldic texts and invite to a more critical approach to the question of their origin and authorship.

français:
L´objectif de cette contribution réside dans la volonté d´attirer l´attention sur les difficultés rencontrées par l´historien dans l´attribution correcte de la paternité littéraire et dans la classification appropriée de l´origine des textes héraldiques. À partir de l'exemple du fameux Blason des couleurs, communément attribué au héraut Sicile, nous voulons montrer comment même des preuves qui paraissent évidentes peuvent se révéler fausses après un examen critique. La recherche de la paternité littéraire est d´autant plus compliquée pour les textes qui ne contiennent pas d'indice sur leur origine – comme on peut le démontrer pour le remarquable Traité sur les obsèques (et ce que les hérauts d'armes en doivent savoir) et surtout pour les armoriaux médiévaux que l'on attribue trop volontairement à tel ou tel héraut sans disposer de preuves suffisantes, ce qui n´est pas sans conséquence pour l´interprétation de ces documents. Le propos de cet article est de démontrer la complexité du contexte de la tradition dans lequel les textes héraldiques ont pu être transmis et d´inviter à une analyse plus critique de la question de l'origine, de la transmission et particulièrement de la paternité littéraire des textes héraldiques.


deutsch:
Ziel des vorliegenden Beitrages ist es, auf die Schwierigkeiten hinzuweisen, welche die korrekte Zuordnung der Autorschaft und die angemessene Einordnung der Entstehung heraldischer Texte an den Historiker stellt. Am Beispiel des bekannten „Blason des couleurs“, der gemeinhin Herolds Sicile zugewiesen wird, soll gezeigt werden, wie selbst offenkundig eindeutige Belege einer kritischen Prüfung nicht standhalten. Umso komplizierter wird es, wenn textimmanente Hinweise auf die Autorschaft und die Umstände der Entstehung der Texte ganz fehlen, was sich besonders anhand des außergewöhnlichen Obsequientraktates (oder was Herolde darüber wissen sollten) zeigen läßt wie insbesondere anhand der Wappenbücher, die viel zu gern bestimmten Herolden zugewiesen werden, ohne daß es hierfür eine klare Beleglage gäbe. Der Beitrag möchte daher auf die Eigenheiten der Überlieferung heraldischer Texte aufmerksam machen und zu einem kritischeren Umgang mit diesen einladen.

Artegna: un solo grande castello

by Gabriele Caiazza

published in 'Società Friulana di Archeologia. Bollettino', VII, 2, aprile 2003, p. 3

The author summarizes in this short paper the history of the castle of Artegna (Udine), built on a hill already... more The author summarizes in this short paper the history of the castle of Artegna (Udine), built on a hill already frequented in ancient times, that Paul the Deacon mentioned as "castrum de Artenia" and a document of 1091 using a germanic name of slavic origin: "Retin". Donated to patriarch Pilgrim of Povo-Beseno by count Bernard of Spanheim in 1146, it was a fief of the ministeriales known as "de Artenea" until it became the seat of a patriarchal Captain, in 1260: near the south-west tower since then was built the so-called "castrum inferius", today known as "the little castle". It was damaged by the earthquake of 1976 and its restoration is still ongoing; meanwhile the exploration of the hill (the “mount of St. Martin”) gave remarkable historical-documentary and archaeological results, confirming the unity of the castle complex of Artegna.

Nel breve testo l’autore sintetizza la storia del castello di Artegna (Udine), sorto su un colle già frequentato nell’antichità, ricordato da Paolo Diacono come "castrum de Artenia" e in un documento del 1091 con il toponimo germanico di matrice slava "Retin". Donato al patriarca Pellegrino di Povo-Beseno dal conte Bernardo di Spanheim nel 1146, fu infeudato ai ministeriales "de Artenea" finché (1260) divenne sede di un capitano patriarcale: da allora a ridosso della torre sud-ovest sorse il cosiddetto "castrum inferius". Oggi noto come “il castelletto”, quest’ultimo fu danneggiato dal sisma del 1976 e il suo restauro è tuttora in corso. Nel frattempo l’esplorazione dell’altura (il “colle di San Martino”) ha dato notevoli risultati, storico-documentari e archeologici, confermando l’unitarietà del complesso castrense arteniese.

Luci e ombre della fama. Storia della città di Aquileia nel Medioevo

by Gabriele Caiazza

published in 'Comunitas Civitatis Aquileiae - Aquilee inte Storie', Aquileia - Mariano del Friuli 2008...

Christian Speer: Testament Georg Emmerichs, in: Enke, Roland/Probst, Bettina (Hrsg.), Via regia – 800 Jahre Bewegung und Begegnung. Katalog zur 3. Sächsischen Landesausstellung, Dresden 2011, S. 204.

by Christian Speer

"Mejor tú que yo. La guerra Interseñorial: batallas, asaltos y tomas de fortificaciones en la Galicia del siglo XV"

by Carlos J. Galbán Malagón

Ex Novo, Revista d'Humanitats, 7, 2011, 157-179

The study of war during Middle Ages has occupied a key role Historiography, even with the important progresses during... more The study of war during Middle Ages has occupied a key role Historiography, even with the important progresses during the last years. However, the interest has been focussed in the great conflicts instead of examining, with the same perspectives, the
most abundant seigneurial conflicts. This paper shows briefly some galician examples regarding the scale of the complexity reached in this kind of engagements.