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But we had hoped ... : The Road We\u27ve Traveled; the Road that Lies Ahead [PDF]

, 2003
(Excerpt) It is a privilege to be here with you at this annual gathering to explore matters of consequence affecting our churches at the beginning of this new millennium.
Bernstein, Eleanor
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Local Selection Shaped the Diversity of European Maize Landraces

Molecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 24, December 2025.
ABSTRACT The introduction of populations to novel environments can lead to a loss of genetic diversity and the accumulation of deleterious mutations due to selection and demographic changes. We investigate how the recent introduction of maize to Europe shaped the genetic diversity and differentiation of European traditional maize populations and ...
Margarita Takou, Kerstin Schulz, Markus G. Stetter   +2 more
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The tragical fate of the third volume of academician N. P. Kondakov's «Iconography of the Mother of God»

Античная древность и средние века, 2019
The third volume of academician N.P. Kondakov’s «Iconography of the Mother of God» remained inpublished in Russian. Kondakov took the manuscript to Prague and in December 1924 the publication rights were sold to the Vatican.
Irina Vladimirovna Tunkina
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Commemorating Festive Performances in Popular Print in Sixteenth‐Century Italy☆

Renaissance Studies, Volume 39, Issue 5, Page 632-657, November 2025.
Abstract The aim of this article is to show that the popular print sold and distributed during and after festive events, such as Carnival, had an impact on the commemoration and shaping of festive culture in early modern Italy. That is, the mass medium of print that had begun to shape European cultures, especially in Italy where Venice was one of ...
Rozanne Versendaal
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ALL THAT GLITTERS: THE MANY OBJECTS OF ROME'S MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATIONS

History and Theory, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 422-452, September 2025.
ABSTRACT This review article examines the various methodologies practiced by Rome's Museum of Civilizations (Museo delle Civiltà) to discuss the contemporary curatorial approaches of traditional ethnographic museums. It adopts a historical and comparative perspective to situate the diverse collections within ongoing debates about art restitution.
Arielle Xena Alterwaite
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The Fashioning of the Humanist Governor at the Dawn of a New Political and Cultural Era: Francesco Barbaro as Podestà of Venetian Vicenza

Renaissance Studies, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 473-492, September 2025.
Abstract The patrician Francesco Barbaro (1390–1454) is well known for having been both a first‐class humanist and a figurehead of the Venetian government in the new territories of the Stato da Terra. This article explores the pioneering use of humanist culture in the official praises he received during his political career, which helped shape a ...
Clémence Revest
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Spartan Daily, September 3, 1993 [PDF]

, 1993
Volume 101, Issue 6https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/8434/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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Cultural contacts and ethnic origins in Viking Age Wales and northern Britain: the case of Albanus, Britain's first inhabitant and Scottish ancestor [PDF]

, 2015
Albanus, an eponymous ancestor for the kingdom of Alba, provides an example of the extent to which the creation of an ethnic identity was accompanied by new ideas about origins, which replaced previous accounts.
Evans, Nicholas J.
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The significance of the Carolingian advocate [PDF]

, 2009
This article argues that ninth-century advocates in the Frankish world deserve more attention than they have received. Exploring some of the wealth of relevant evidence, it reviews and critiques both current historiographical approaches to the issue ...
West, Charles
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Roman Catholicism and the History of Christianity in Modern Japan

Religion Compass, Volume 19, Issue 7, July 2025.
ABSTRACT This review article aims to provide an overview of the existing literature on Roman Catholicism in modern Japan post‐1873, focussing on works that address its societal impact. It orients readers in the historical context of Roman Catholic mission and social contributions to modern Japan. The scholarship indicates the conservative beginnings of
Gwyn McClelland
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