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Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, there was no statutory difference between cartography, drawing and painting. These activities were performed then by craftsmen who were part of a vast group under the umbrella of ‘mechanical arts’ and fell under the ‘artifex’ category. Artifex were experts in any particular art, whether a craftsman,
Vasco Medeiros
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More Science Than Art: The First Botanical Garden in Portugal (c. 1650)
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gabriel Grisley, a German physician, came to Portugal and founded a garden near the Xabregas River in Lisbon, during the 1610s under the Spanish kings' rule. In view of the utility a botanic garden represented for the kingdom, he was able to obtain a royal privilege from King João IV during the Restauration War against the Spanish (1640–1668).
Ana Duarte Rodrigues
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Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Native to America, the pineapple—Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.—delighted the Europeans who came across it. The fruit was mentioned by the voyagers and missionaries who observed and tasted it in the Americas and, from the 1500s onwards, infused reports, chronicles and natural history treatises with colour and flavour.
Teresa Nobre de Carvalho
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Redistribution and labor market inclusion
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper incorporates labor market inactivity and long‐term unemployment into the framework of optimal redistributive taxation. We examine how a combination of education policy, public employment programs, unemployment benefits, and optimal income taxation can effectively address both redistributive goals and the persistent challenges of ...
Thomas Aronsson +2 more
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¿Qué historia de la educación Artística? [PDF]
, 2009 The article raises a personal reflection as creator who devotes himself to the production and to the education of the art. A look wakes up to the artistic received education.El presente artículo plantea una reflexión personal como sujeto creador que se ...
Lorente Rebollo, Tomás
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“Flames Over Persepolis”: New Scientific Evidence Supporting Historical Perspectives
Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 421-433, June 2026.ABSTRACT This study investigates the burning of Persepolis Terrace, historically attributed to Alexander III in 330 bce. A review of classical accounts and excavation reports, combined with diagnostic surveys, confirms the fire's historicity and provides novel insights.
Maria Letizia Amadori +10 more
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Premio Rosa Regás 2010 de Materiales Curriculares con Valor Coeducativo. Junta de Andalucía. Editorial Eneida. [PDF]
, 2010 Sin ...
Illana Benito, Sandra
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Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 561-572, June 2026.ABSTRACT The Guanche mummies, ancient inhabitants of the Canary Islands, represent a significant part of the historical heritage preserved at the Museum of Nature and Archaeology (MUNA) in Tenerife, Spain. These mummies, subjected to artificial conservation practices, are of great interest to conservators seeking to understand their mummification ...
Benigno Sánchez +5 more
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The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 31, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT The visit to Bogotá of a fééeneminaa (Muinane) friend, Célimo Nejedeka Jifichíu, and in particular, his work in researching and transmitting traditional health knowledge, offer the pretext to navigate the relationship between elements that at first glance seem distant from each other: indigenous imaginaries about otherness, their visions of ...
Giovanna Micarelli
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