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• 25 jan 2015

  Rome

  Call for papers - Europe

  Heraldry in the Medieval City – The Case of Italy in the European Context

  A visitor passing through Italy is surprised by the abundance of coats of arms that still decorate the palaces and public monuments of its cities. Relatively undisturbed by the tides of history that destroyed a lot of Europe's heraldic heritage, in the Italian cities this heritage is still alive and well. While the development of heraldic signs occasionally caught the eye of historians and art historians, they have never done justice to the multitude and diversity of the existing sources. Recently, however, research has taken an interest in the subject with renewed vigour and approaches, especially in the case of Italy. The aim of this conference is to establish the current state of research and to advance the subject by linking more closely the history of heraldic communication and the history of cities. To do so, the Italian example shall be put into a European perspective.

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• 10 oct 2014

  11 oct 2014

  Rome

  Study days - History

  Grey writing. The instruments of administrative work in southern Europe (12th-17th century)

  Workshop no.2: instruments for administrative action

  Organisé dans le cadre du programme Écritures grises, cet atelier ambitionne d'examiner les usages des instruments de travail des administrations d'Europe méridionale entre le XII^e et le XVII^e siècle. Quatre axes seront privilégiés, pour autant d’actions administratives : compter, archiver / mémorialiser, enquêter / informer, et décider. L’objectif consiste à dévoiler les coulisses des appareils de gouvernement que sont la Curie romaine, les chancelleries impériales, épiscopales, royales et urbaines. Il s’agira ainsi de faire ressortir la dimension la plus pragmatique du gouvernement et de l’administration, en nous focalisant sur les ressources et les techniques qui en instrumentent l’action.

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