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A Companion to Sardinian History, 500â1500
Series: - Brill's Companions to European History, Volume: 11
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The first English-language survey of medieval and modern Sardinia, this volume offers access to long-awaited European scholarship on a critical missing link in the Mediterranean. Based on new archaeological fieldwork and current research from a variety of academic perspectivesâ architecture, colonialism, ecclesiastic history, cartography, demography, law, musicology, politics, trade, and urban planningâthe authors provide the foundation to incorporate Sardinia into a broader European history. Among other contributions, archaeology adds critical insight into the relationship between Christian, Muslim, and Jewish inhabitants of Sardinia, through examinations of urban and rural settlement patterns. This volume aims to stimulate further analysis of the critical role Sardinia has played as one of the largest and most strategically located islands in the Mediterranean.
Contributors are Laura Biccone, Nathalie Bouloux, Henri Bresc, Marco Cadinu, Roberto Coroneo, Laura Galoppini, Henrike Haug, Michelle Hobart, Rossana Martorelli, Giampaolo Mele, Marco Milanese, Giovanni Murgia, Gian Giacomo Ortu, Daniela Rovina, Olivetta Schena, Cecilia Tasca, Raimondo Turtas, and Corrado Zedda.
Contributors are Laura Biccone, Nathalie Bouloux, Henri Bresc, Marco Cadinu, Roberto Coroneo, Laura Galoppini, Henrike Haug, Michelle Hobart, Rossana Martorelli, Giampaolo Mele, Marco Milanese, Giovanni Murgia, Gian Giacomo Ortu, Daniela Rovina, Olivetta Schena, Cecilia Tasca, Raimondo Turtas, and Corrado Zedda.
Michelle Hobart, Ph.D. (2006) Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of the Science and Art in New York, is an archaeologist and architectural historian specializing in the medieval history of the Mediterranean; forthcoming publications include A Frontier Castle in Southern Etruria: Final Report of the Archaeological research at Capalbiaccio/Tricosto (Grosseto, Italy) (1976 - 2010).
"A Companion to Sardinian History will guide non-Italian researchers in finding new lines of inquiry into a burgeoning subject, with scholarship that goes beyond the "traditional" works of the last century. Graduate students and medievalists who begin to consider Sardinia will find this collection particularly revealing, as it exemplifies central but still challenging themes. [...] the overall contribution of this book deserves serious consultation by any student or scholar interested in the medieval Mediterranean, as it illuminates an island that has been frequently marginalised from historical consideration. The many threads in this book allow it to accomplish its original aim: to dispense with a unifying narrative and produce a multivocal perspective of Sardiniaâs medieval and early modern history". Hervin Fernández-Aceves, in Mittelalter, 2020.
Acknowledgements List of Figures and Plates Notes on Contributors Sardinia as a Crossroads in the Mediterranean: An Introduction âMichelle Hobart
Setting the Scene
1 Archives and Documents Pertaining to the History of Medieval Sardinia âOlivetta Schena 2 Sardinia in Geographical Descriptions and Maps from the Middle Ages âNathalie BoulouxHistory
3 Overview of Sardinian History (500â1500) âLaura Galoppini 4 A Revision of Sardinian History between the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries âCorrado Zedda 5 Medieval and Modern Sicily and the Kingdoms of Sardinia and Corsica âHenri Bresc 6 Jews in Sardinia: From Antiquity to the Edict of Expulsion of 1492 âCeclia Tasca 7 The Sardinian Church âRaimondo Turtas 8 The Struggle for Sardinia in the Twelfth Century: Textual and Architectural Evidence from Genoa and Pisa âHenrike Haug 9 Establishing Power and Law in Medieval and Modern Sardinia âGian Giacomo Ortu 10 Spanish Sardinia: Conflicts and Alliances âGiovanni MurgiaArchaeology
11 Contribution of Archaeology to Medieval and Modern Sardinia âMarco Milanese 12 Cagliari âRossana Martorelli 13 Sassari âDaniela Rovina 14 Catalan Alghero: Historical Perspectives from the Vantage Point of Medieval Archaeology âMarco Milanese 15 Medieval and Early Modern Pottery âLaura Biccone 16 Fashion and Jewelry âDaniela RovinaCulture
17 A Historical Overview of Musical Worship and Culture in Medieval Sardinia âGiampaolo Mele 18 Architecture in Sardinia from the Fifth to the Sixteenth Centuries âRoberto Coroneo 19 Urban Planning and New Towns in Medieval Sardinia âMarco CadinuAppendices
Timeline Glossary Bibliography Index
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