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At the beginning of the eleventh century, Catalonia was a patchwork of counties, viscounties, and lordships that bordered Islamic al-Andalus to the south. Over the next two centuries, the region underwent a dramatic transformation. The counts of Barcelona secured title to the neighboring kingdom of Aragon through marriage and this newly constituted Crown of Aragon, after numerous failed attempts, finally conquered the Islamic states positioned along its southern frontier in the mid-twelfth century. Successful conquest, however, necessitated considerable organizational challenges that threatened to destabilize, politically and economically, this triumphant regime. The Aragonese monarchy's eff...
The first full-length study in any language of the medieval Italian maritime republic of Amalfi during and after its period of political independence. Explores Amalfi's significance in the history of the medieval Mediterranean world.
Fra Josep de la Concepció era membre de la província catalana de l'ordre de carmelites descalços i un dels arquitectes més qualificats que hi hagué a Catalunya en el segle XVII. La seva obra, molt nombrosa i variada, tant en el camp de l'arquitectura religiosa com en el de la civil destaca entre les millors de l’època barroca catalana.