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De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
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Sulle tracce di 'Attis' ad Aquileia [PDF]
, 2013 The aim of this article is to highlight the issues concerning the interpretation of documents referring to 'Attis' and his cult in Aquileia. The author focuses on two of the main problems in the study of archeological documentation: the over-reading of
De Franzoni, Annalisa
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Crossroads of the Life of Vittorio Alfieri
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines Vittorio Alfieri's Life as a deliberately constructed narrative of cultural, linguistic, and political self‐fashioning within eighteenth‐century European intellectual networks. Rather than treating the autobiography as a transparent record of experience, the article argues that Alfieri retrospectively reorganizes his ...
Sara Gallegati
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Journal of Forest Science, 2013 We examined the influence of tree health on annual diameter increment of trees along gradients in stand site quality, crown classes and tree age in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Southern Patagonia.
H. Attis Beltrán +4 more
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The Metroac Cult: Foreign or Roman? [PDF]
, 2016 : Previous scholarship on the Roman Magna Mater concentrated on how the foreign aspects of the Metroac cult, especially the dedicated priests, the galli, were not fluid with Roman standards of culture and religion.1 This resulted from the critical ...
Caveney, Cathryn
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Australian mental health nurses and transgender clients: Attitudes and knowledge [PDF]
, 2016 Post print (author accepted) manuscript made available in accordance with publisher copyright policy.As increasing numbers of transgender people access mental health services, so with this comes the requirement that mental health professionals are ...
Bartholomaeus, Clare +1 more
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Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Due to their prolonged and multicultural nature, councils functioned historically as hubs for the exchange of ideas, discourse, diplomacy and rhetoric, reflecting broader cultural trends. In the Middle Ages, no international forums were comparable to ecumenical councils, where diverse and influential groups from various regions convened to ...
Federico Tavelli
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Las esculturas romanas de Valentia. Notas sobre materiales y técnicas [PDF]
, 2002 El escaso número de esculturas romanas recuperadas en la ciudad de Valencia ha sido señalado por diversos autores en las últimas décadas (Llobregat, 1980: 93-94; Ribera, 1983, 107). Hasta los años ochenta eran una decena las piezas conocidas: el torso de
Arasa i Gil, Ferran
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What Does Intarsia Say? Materiality and Spirituality in the Urbino Studiolo☆
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Upon entering the Urbino studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro, the visitor is struck by a material‐charged environment. Surprisingly, only a few scholars have addressed one prominent aspect of the decorative scheme, namely, the feature of intarsia as a medium. Even so, it remains on the sidelines of the discussion.
Matan Aviel
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