Category Archives: Publications

Machiavelli on War offers a comprehensive interpretation of the philosopher-historian’s treatment of war throughout his writings, from poems and memoranda drafted while he was Florence’s top official for military matters to his posthumous works, The Prince and Discourses on Livy. … Lire la suite →

Comme en témoigne le nombre de manuscrits conservés, la Conception Nostre Dame de Wace, le Romanz de Dieu et de sa mere d’Herman de Valenciennes, le Roman de saint Fanuel et d’autres récits en vers français ont rencontré à partir … Lire la suite →

Il bosco nella sua dimensione economica, sociale, giuridica, è stato già oggetto di studio di numerose pubblicazioni. Questo volume si concentra invece sulla sua valenza sacrale e religiosa nella lunga durata che va dalla tarda antichità al medioevo. Luogo di … Lire la suite →

Ce colloque entend faire un état des lieux des travaux existants et mettre en lumière de nouvelles perspectives de recherche, en croisant différentes disciplines (histoire, histoire de l’art, archéologie). Le programme s’attachera à retracer la vaste histoire de ce monument, … Lire la suite →

Alfonso X (1221-84) ruled over the Crown of Castile from 1252 until his death. Known as « the Wise, » he oversaw the production of a wealth of literature in his scriptorium. One of the most impressive of these literary outputs is … Lire la suite →

Este livro é uma síntese didática da história medieval portuguesa, desde os tempos remotos da fundação do Condado Portucalense até ao início da grande aventura dos Descobrimentos e à inerente construção de um Império no além-mar. Por abarcar uma cronologia … Lire la suite →

Nördlich der Alpen ist König Manfred eher ein Unbekannter. Ein sizilischer König mit so einem Namen? Ja, der Urenkel Friedrich Barbarossas. Ach so, aha. Südlich von Rom hingegen ist die Erinnerung an Re Manfredi lebendig. Straßen und Plätze sind ebenso … Lire la suite →

This book traces the history of encounter between Eastern and Western cultures by closely examining a body of medieval travel writings penned or related by Europeans and by inhabitants of East Asia. Whilst these texts are usually considered in the … Lire la suite →

Dès les premiers temps de son existence, dans les années 1230, l’Inquisition suscita des réactions parfois très hostiles et violentes. Les inquisiteurs furent régulièrement les cibles du déchaînement populaire, jusqu’à en perdre la vie. S’il s’agit de l’une des manifestations … Lire la suite →

Through portraits of readers and their responses to texts, Reading Practice reconstructs the contours of the knowledge economy that shaped medicine and science in early modern England. Reading Practice tells the story of how ordinary people grew comfortable learning from commonplace … Lire la suite →