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Norba. Arte, 2019 Exposición de los trabajos presentados en el Área de Historia del Arte.
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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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The Gift of Textiles as a Gesture of Munificence in Late Medieval Castile: Literary Testimonies
Anales de Historia del Arte, 2015 Generosity stands out as a presumed royal and noble virtue, and that is why giving presents has been a frequent habit throughout history. In this sense, 15th century literature –especially chronicles, because of its detailed descriptions– is full of ...
Sila Oreja Andrés
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De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 265-286, September 2026.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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Walidacja parametrów dla klasyfikacji akustyczno-organologicznej timple
Łódzkie Studia Etnograficzne, 2018 The timple is a small traditional cordophone originary from the Canarian archipelago (one of the outermost regions of the Kingdom of Spain). Because of its morphology, it is similar tothe ukulele or the guitarro, but differs with them in that the back of
Pablo González Casal +2 more
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‘I'm Dead!’: Action, Homicide and Denied Catharsis in Early Modern Spanish Drama
Renaissance Studies, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 570-588, September 2026.Abstract In early modern Spanish drama, the expression ‘¡Muerto soy!’ (‘I'm dead!’) is commonly used to indicate a literal death or to figuratively express a character's extreme fear or passion. Recent studies, even one collection published under the title of ‘¡Muerto soy!’, have paid scant attention to the phrase in context, a serious omission when ...
Ted Bergman
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I'll Be Dammed: Efficiency and Cost‐Analysis of a Rehabilitated Prehispanic Dam in the Andes
Geoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 4, July/August 2026.ABSTRACT Within archaeology there is a growing shift away from the purely aesthetic towards making the past relevant to present and future needs and demands. The Past Water Futures project charts the impact of ancient dam rehabilitation on climate change‐induced water scarcity in the North Central Andes.
Kevin Lane +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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Un contrato de los Hernandos para la capilla de les Febres de la Seo de Xàtiva en 1511
Archivo Español de Arte, 2006 Se presenta el contrato firmado en 1511 por Fernando Llanos y Fernando Yañez de la Almedina, pintores castellanos conocidos como los Hernandos, para la finalización de un retablo para la capilla de la Virgen de les Febres, fundada en 1497 por D ...
Mercedes Gómez-Ferrer +1 more
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Reader Interaction with Graphic Devices in Early Modern English Printed Books☆
Renaissance Studies, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 254-273, April 2026.Abstract Research into marginalia or reader annotations has become a well‐established branch of early modern book studies, shedding light on one of the ways in which manuscript and print coexisted and interacted in this period. The present study sets out to discover how readers engaged with printed graphic devices and with texts that contain such ...
Aino Liira
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