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Dressing for Succession in Norman Italy: The Mantle of King Roger II [PDF]
The subject of this article is the mantle of the kings of Sicily, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Made in Palermo in the 1130s, it is often known as the mantle of Roger II.
Vernon, Clare, Clare Vernon
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Claiming the Isle? Islandness and Territorial Demands
ABSTRACT This article explores the relationship between insularity and territorial demands, focusing on whether island territories are more likely to support regionalist and secessionist parties. To address this question, we compare electoral support for such parties across island and mainland territories using a large‐N dataset.
Pau Torres, Marc Sanjaume‐Calvet
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The Fāṭimid coins from Sicily in al-Andalus: the Jabonerías hoard (Murcia, Spain) [PDF]
In 2012 a gold coin hoard was recovered in the course of the archaeological activities: the excavation of an Islamic house built on the XI century in Jabonerías street, Murcia (Spain).
Doménech-Belda, Carolina
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Four Sicilian documents — three Kalbid and one Norman — from the Qubbat al-Ḫazna in Damascus [PDF]
Thanks to groundbreaking work by the editors of the Arabic documents from the Qubbat al-Khazna in Damascus, now conserved amongst the Şâm Evrakları or “Damascus Documents” in the Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi (TIEM), the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum ...
Johns, Jeremy, Jamil, Nadia Marie
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The Heterogeneous Regional Employment Effects of Environmental Policies
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of Environmental Policies—measured by the OECD Environmental Policy Stringency Index (EPS)—on employment in 349 regions across 26 countries from 1990 to 2020. We find that more stringent EPS have short‐term negative effects on regional employment, which disappear in the medium term.
Luca Bettarelli +4 more
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Noah's Raven, Noah's Son: The Metamorphoses of Blackness in Early Modern Readings of Genesis 8‐9
ABSTRACT Over the past half‐century, scholars have offered various theories to explain when and how an aetiology for black skin became part of the reception history of the so‐called Curse of Ham in Genesis 9—a text that does not include any reference to skin colour.
Ashleigh Elser
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ABSTRACT Research on Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) has expanded considerably in recent decades, reflecting their central role in promoting accountability and transparency in government. Based on a systematic review of 364 peer‐reviewed publications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, this article examines how SAIs have redefined their work across
Nicolas Lagos
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Kapitaikin Lev, The twelfth-century paintings of the ceilings of the Cappella Palatina, Palermo [PDF]
Kapitaikin, Lev, The twelfth-century paintings of the ceilings of the Cappella Palatina, Palermo, Thèse de doctorat soutenue en 2011, (dir. J. Johns, University of Oxford) Résumé/abstract : The three 'Islamic' ceilings of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo,
Rédaction
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ABSTRACT The bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus) is classified as ‘Near Threatened’ at a global level but currently holds a ‘Least Concern’ status in the Mediterranean Sea, despite increasing fishing pressure and insufficient data. This study presents the first comprehensive stock assessment of H. griseus in north‐eastern Tunisia (GFCM GSA 13),
Sami Mili +3 more
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ABSTRACT Using online job advertisement data improves the timeliness and granularity depth of analysis in the labor market in domains not covered by official data. Specifically, its variation over time may be used as an anticipator of official employment variations.
Pietro Giorgio Lovaglio +1 more
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