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Women, Crime, and Forgiveness in Early Modern Portugal
Looking at the experiences of women in early modern Portugal in the context of crime and forgiveness, this study demonstrates the extent to which judicial and quasi-judicial records can be used to examine the implications of crime in women’s lives, whether as victims or culprits. The foundational basis for this study is two sets of manuscript sources that highlight two distinct yet connected experiences of women as participants in the criminal process. One consists of a collection of archival documents from the first half of the seventeenth century, a corpus called 'querelas,' in which formal accusations of criminal acts were registered. This is a rich source of information not only about ...
From Darkness to Light: Writers in Museums 1798-1898
"From Darkness to Light explores from a variety of angles the subject of museum lighting in exhibition spaces in America, Japan, and Western Europe throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Written by an array of international experts, these collected essays gather perspectives from a diverse range of cultural sensibilities. From sensitive discussions of Tintoretto's unique approach to the play of light and darkness as exhibited in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice, to the development of museum lighting as part of Japanese artistic self-fashioning, via the story of an epic American painting on tour, museum illumination in the work of Henry James, and lighting alterations at Chatsworth (to name only a few topics) this book is a treasure trove of illuminating contributions. The collection is at once a refreshing insight for the enthusiastic museum-goer, who is brought to an awareness of the exhibit in its immediate environment, and a wide-ranging scholarly compendium for the professional who seeks to proceed in their academic or curatorial work with a more enlightened sense of the lighted space."--Publisher's website.
Fortuny
This book presents the life and amazing range of talents of Mariano Fortuny, the artist best remembered for his stunning dress designs and innovative textile creations.
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Nationalism and the Reshaping of Urban Communities in Europe, 1848-1914
This book brings together a distinguished group of historians to explore the previously neglected relationship between nationalism and urban history. It reveals the contrasting experiences of nationalism in different societies and milieus. It will help historians to reassess the role of nationalism both inside and outside the nation state.
The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago
The road across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela in the northwest was one of the three major Christian pilgrimage routes during the Middle Ages, leading pilgrims to the resting place of the Apostle St. James. Today, the system of trails and roads that made up the old pilgrimage route is the most popular long-distance trail in Europe, winding from the heights of the Pyrenees to the gently rolling fields and woods of Galicia. Hundreds of thousands of modern-day pilgrims, art lovers, historians, and adventurers retrace the road today, traveling through a stunningly varied landscape which contains some of the most extraordinary art and architecture in the western world. For any visitor, ...
A Universidade de Coimbra e seus Estudantes aos Olhos dos Viajantes Estrangeiros (1581-1879)
No estudo “A Universidade de Coimbra e seus Estudantes aos Olhos dos Viajantes Estrangeiros (1581-1879)” são coligidos 30 relatos de viajantes estrangeiros, homens e mulheres, abarcando 10 nacionalidades e um período cronológico de 298 anos da história desta instituição e, por inerência, do país. Os relatos abordam temas vários relacionados com a Universidade de Coimbra (a sua criação, as cadeiras ministradas em diferentes períodos, métodos de ensino e de avaliação, tradições académicas, espaços universitários, Lentes e Estudantes, participação da Universidade no contexto político nacional, etc.) mas também com momentos-chave da história de Portugal, como, por exemplo, a União Ibérica, o recuperar da Independência, a Reforma Pombalina do ensino superior, as Invasões Francesas e a Guerra Civil.
