Sumários
The Medieval Bestiary (II): Theoretical approach
27 Outubro 2025, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins
The Medieval Bestiary (II): Theoretical approach
- Bestiaries as a manifestation of the Verbum
- The Physiologus: the beginning of the medieval bestiary
- The Four Families of Bestiaries
- The Aviarum: The Portuguese Book of Birds (example used: Manuscrito do Lorvão)
Manuscript Culture: Word & Image
22 Outubro 2025, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins
Manuscript Culture: Word & Image
- Differences in the meaning of illuminations
- Images as part of the textual meaning (illuminated letters)
- Images as additions to the text
- Activity: The Bestiary Project
Manuscript Culture (II)
20 Outubro 2025, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins
Manuscript Culture (II)
- Neoplatonic interpretation of the world: writing as a metaphor - God as the dictator
- The Book of Books and the Book of Nature
12th -13th centuries: A Revolution in the Book
- Medieval Universities
- The Liberal Arts in the Middle Ages
- Relevant figure: Isidore of Seville
Manuscript Culture (I): Introduction
15 Outubro 2025, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins
Manuscript Culture
- From a phonocentric culture to a manuscript culture
- Understanding the development of writing in the medieval period
- TED Talk: “The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts” by Katheryn Rudy
- Group discussion with online register (Google Drive)
The Medieval Imaginary (II)
13 Outubro 2025, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins
Christianism: Milestones of Christianity (6th to 9th century)
- Persistence of the imaginary in medieval literature: why & how?
- 3 categories of the supernatural: marvels (mirabilis), magic (magicus) and miracles (miraculosus) (Le Goff)
- Marvelous manifestations (where?)