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The Changing Fortunes of Fairs in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Warfare, Transaction Costs, and the 'New Institutional Economics' [PDF]

This paper revisits, modifies, and combines elements of three major 'institutional' international-trade models, none of which has yet fully received the attention that it deserves, to provide a new explanation for the growth, decline, and then rebirth of
John H. Munro
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Re-visiting 'Galen in Tibet'. [PDF]

Med Hist, 2012
Yoeli-Tlalim R.
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The geometry of vision: a comparative study of Persian architecture and miniature painting as a unified system (Ilkhanid and Timurid periods)

(English) This doctoral thesis explores the shared geometric foundations of Persian architecture and miniature painting between 1256 and 1550, spanning the Ilkhanid, Timurid, and early Safavid periods. It argues that both art forms are governed by a unified visual and symbolic system rooted in Persian cosmology and Islamic intellectual traditions ...
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Review of Peter B. Golden, 'Nomads and their neighbours in the Russian steppe' [PDF]

, 2004
Lane, George
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Plague history, Mongol history, and the processes of focalisation leading up to the Black Death: a response to Brack <i>et al.</i> [PDF]

Med Hist
Green MH, Fancy N.
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Review of Bertold Spuler, 'Persian historiography and geography'. Singapore: Pustaka Nasional Pte. Ltd, 2003 [PDF]

, 2004
Lane, George
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Bentonite nanoclay and spray techniques as a nano pico technology (NPT) for enhancing mortar in heritage and historical buildings. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Jalalifar S, Niroumand H, Afsharpour M, Balachowski L, Rajabi S.   +4 more
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The Importance of Nuzhat Al-Qulūb in Explaining Historical Geography and Determining the Place-Names of Kurdistan during the Ilkhanid Period

تاریخ نگری و تاریخ نگاری, 2019
During the Ilkhanid Period, the western part of the province of Jibal was named Kurdistan in administrative documents. Nuzhat al-Qulūb is the first text to provide detailed and valuable data about Kurdistan's historical geography. Some of the mentioned cities were ruined in the next centuries, and the names of some places are erroneously recorded in ...
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Review of Gao Xingjian and Transcultural Chinese Theater by Sy Ren Quah [PDF]

, 2005
Ferrari, Rossella
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On the Origins of the Shrine of ‘Abd al-Samad in Natanz : The Case for a Revised Chronology [PDF]

This article proposes a re-examination of the phases of construction and decoration at the shrine of ‘Abd al-Samad in Natanz and demonstrates that the core fabric and elements of architectural revetments of the shrine are datable to the Seljuq period ...
Grbanovic, Ana Marija, McClary, Richard Piran   +1 more
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