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Islamic and Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages
This work represents a considerably revised edition of the first comparative history of Islamic and Christian Spain between A.D. 711 and 1250. It focuses on the differential development of agriculture and urbanization in the Islamic and Christian territories and the flow of information and techniques between them.
Records and Processes of Dispute Settlement in Early Medieval Societies
How can dispute records shed light on the study of dispute settlement processes and their social and political underpinnings? This volume addresses this question by investigating the interplay between record-making, disputing process, and the social and political contexts of conflicts. The authors make use of exceptionally rich charter materials from the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and Scandinavia, including different types of texts directly and indirectly related to conflicts, in order to contribute to a comparative survey of early medieval dispute records and to a better understanding of the interplay between judicial and other less formal modes of conflict resolution. Contributors are Isabel Alfonso, José M. Andrade, François Bougard, Warren C. Brown, Wendy Davies, Julio Escalona, Kim Esmark, Adam J. Kosto, Juan José Larrea, André Evangelista Marques, Josep M. Salrach, Igor Santos Salazar, and Francesca Tinti.
The Chasuble of Thomas Becket
The so-called chasuble of Thomas Becket (1118?1170) is one of the most magnificent medieval textiles in the Mediterranean region. Richly decorated with ornaments, fabulous animals and figures in lavish gold embroidery with Arabic inscriptions, this precious liturgical garment provides impressive proof of the re-utilisation of the Islamic arts in the Christian world. 00Venerated as a relic of St Thomas of Canterbury, the chasuble was produced in Spanish-Muslim workshops and probably reached Italy as a donation to the Cathedral of Fermo in about 1200. Despite its outstanding artistic quality and fascinating history, this magnificent garment has never hitherto been the subject of a detailed study. Richly illustrated with numerous details, this volume investigates the meaning of the inscriptions and motifs, examines manufacturing techniques and the function of the chasuble, traces its ?biography? and places it within the historical context of the political, economic and cultural situation in the Mediterranean region.
Women at Work in Spain
Seven essays draw from archival material in Castile, Leon, Toledo, and Seville to demonstrate that women managed large estates, conducted the economic life of monasteries, and produced wealth through their labor as migrant and farm workers. They also show that the survival of cultural traditions, the writing and illustrating of manuscripts, and the flowering of the printing industry were in the capable hands of women. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
El poder del linaje: la alta nobleza de Castilla y León en la Edad Media
Con el presente trabajo, el autor nos ofrece un corpus genealógico que contiene a todas las grandes familias de la Edad Media peninsular, desde el siglo VIII hasta finales del siglo XV. La obra se divide en tres partes: Galicia, León y Castilla. El interés del tema es evidente, cuando constatamos la extraordinaria importancia que el estudio de la genealogía implica para el mejor conocimiento del mundo medieval. Nos encontramos con una sociedad de carácter estamental, regida por diversos linajes, todos ellos interconectados entre sí. Todo el entramado social que late por debajo de ellos está constituido por un conjunto de familias de segundo rango, también interconectadas entre sí, y...
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