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EDV – Italian Medieval Epigraphy in the Vernacular. Some Editorial Problems Discussed, [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
EDV (Epigraphic Database Vernacular) is a database collecting the vernacular inscriptions produced in Italy from the late Medieval to the Early Modern Age, and is a part of the EAGLE and IDEA projects. The present contribution illustrates the criteria used for the description and indexing of all inscriptions that record public script in language(s ...
Cannata, Nadia
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The page as monument: epigraphical transposition in the runica manuscripta tradition of early Medieval England

open access: yesManuscript and Text Cultures, 2022
Most surviving runic inscriptions from early medieval England were produced in an ecclesiastical context, and the influence of manuscript writing practices on the runic tradition can clearly be discerned.
Tom Birkett
doaj   +1 more source

NEGOTIATOR ALLECARIUS: NOTES ON A VERY RARE OCCUPATIONAL TITLE

open access: yesJournal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2023
The current investigation focuses on the rare epigraphic attestations of negotiatorii allecarii. Trying to distinguish why this occupational title is attested only in the context of Germania Inferior, we analyze the etymology of the word and its ...
Rada VARGA
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Torrijos and the tradition of Arabic epigraphy in Castilian architecture

open access: yes, 2023
Crafting Medieval Spain: the Torrijos Ceiling in the global museum https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/projects/torrijos-and-the-tradition-of-arabic-epigraphy-in-castilian ...
Marquer, Julie
core   +4 more sources

Do Ut Des – the Relation of Material History and Archaeology of Religion to the Study of Religions*

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, Volume 46, Issue 4, Page 726-758, December 2022., 2022
Archaeology as “material history” and the study of religions mutually reciprocate through their shared interest in the ability of people to establish memories and create imaginaries. Starting from this presupposition, the article evaluates the approaches used in archaeology to analyse the practices of past peoples.
Anna‐Katharina Rieger
wiley   +1 more source

Nonmarine Ostracoda as proxies in (geo‐)archaeology — A review

open access: yesGeoarchaeology, Volume 37, Issue 5, Page 711-732, September/October 2022., 2022
Abstract Ostracods as bioindicators are extremely useful for reconstructing palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate and can also indicate the provenance of sediments and materials, for example, in studies on ancient commercial networks. Ostracods are small crustaceans that live in almost all aquatic habitats, both natural and man‐made.
Ella Quante, Anna Pint, Peter Frenzel
wiley   +1 more source

Patricia Crone and the “secular tradition” of early Islamic historiography: An exegesis

open access: yesHistory Compass, Volume 20, Issue 9, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Patricia Crone famously identified three distinct sub‐traditions within early Islamic historiography: a “religious tradition”, a “tribal tradition”, and a “secular tradition”. Whereas the first is extremely unreliable and the second is partially unreliable regarding early Islamic history in general (c.
Joshua J. Little
wiley   +1 more source

Gipuzkoa in antiquity: languages and linguistic areas in the light of onomastics

open access: yesFontes Linguae Vasconum, 2021
Some recent studies claim that a pre-Latin Indo-European (Celtic) language was predominant in Gipuzkoa during antiquity. However, the pertinent information available is scant and often questionable.
Luis Mari Zaldua Etxabe
doaj   +1 more source

INSIDE OPPIDA TERRITORIES: THE LATE IRON AGE IN THE IBERIAN EASTERN MESETA (CENTRAL SPAIN)

open access: yesOxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 41, Issue 2, Page 187-207, May 2022., 2022
Summary Since the beginning of Iron Age archaeology, urban agglomerations have dominated the debate on urbanism. The rural settlements – their types, functions and socio‐political dynamics – have been practically absent from the general discussion. The territorial backdrop of the Late Iron Age communities can provide both a new comparative framework in
Raquel Liceras‐Garrido
wiley   +1 more source

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