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Шаги, 2022 Spanish epic legends, which originated in ancient times in the oral tradition, have come down to us in various written forms — from historiography (prose chronicles) and major epic poems to small folklore lyric-epic genres, such as the Spanish “old ...
N. K. Kiselyova
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Optimizing Free‐Form Grid Shells with Reclaimed Elements under Inventory Constraints
Computer Graphics Forum, Volume 44, Issue 2, May 2025.Abstract We propose a method for designing 3D architectural free‐form surfaces, represented as grid shells with beams sourced from inventories of reclaimed elements from dismantled buildings. In inventory‐constrained design, the reused elements must be paired with elements in the target design.
Andrea Favilli +4 more
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Islamic Medievalism and Mobility in Mathias Énard's Street of Thieves
Literature Compass, Volume 21, Issue 10-12, October-December 2024.ABSTRACT Set against the backdrop of the Arab Spring uprisings, Jihadist extremism, and the neoliberal exploitation of the Global South, Mathias Énard's 2012 novel Street of Thieves (Rue des voleurs) follows the fortunes of Lakhdar, a young man from Tangier who finds himself living as an undocumented migrant in Barcelona's notorious Carrer d’En Robador,
Louise D'Arcens
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The Visigothic society and its Cemeteries
Revista de História da Sociedade e da Cultura, 2012 The archeological evidence left by the Visigothic cemeteries can prove to be a significant piece of information for abetter analysis of the society that lived in Early Medieval Hispania.
Francisco Leitão
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Who in the world are the Heruli?1
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 284-305, August 2024.The history of the Heruli represents a historical conundrum. Because of the poor state of the sources, caution is required when analysing this subject. However, the peculiarity of the case encourages us to rethink the way we conceive of and describe migrations in Late Antiquity.
Salvatore Liccardo
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 34, Issue 4, July/August 2024.Abstract Muslim religion has strict rules to determine what kinds of foodstuffs, and under what circumstances, are deemed appropriate for consumption. Fishes are not an exception to this rule and features such as body shape or the presence and conspicuousness of scales dictate whether certain species are acceptable or rejected.
Laura Llorente‐Rodriguez +2 more
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Principales tendencias historiográficas sobre la organización militar visigoda del reino de Toledo
Medievalista, 2016 The purpose of this paper is to analyze the main historiographical tendencies on the issue of the Visigothic military organization. We reviewed the most influential authors and their arguments within of this field in order to present its central topics ...
Sabrina Soledad Orlowski
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Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2024.In this article, we provide an overview of the historical evolution of viticulture in Europe from its origins to the present, and identify appropriate farming practices to accomplish sustainability requirements of the new CAP. We propose integrating organic management strategies together with historical practices developed by ancient cultures to meet ...
Pablo Homet +5 more
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Social organizations and political institutions: why China and Europe diverged
Economica, Volume 91, Issue 362, Page 347-382, April 2024.Abstract This paper discusses the historical and social origins of the bifurcation in the political institutions of China and Western Europe. An important factor, recognized in the literature, is that China centralized state institutions very early on, while Europe remained politically fragmented for much longer.
Joel Mokyr, Guido Tabellini
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Le Liber Iudiciorum et ses différentes versions
Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez, 2011 The fact that numerous leges antiquae in the Liber are anonymous can surely be ascribed to a damnatio memoriae passed on the Arian monarchs by the compilers.
Céline Martin
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