9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections. - History Lab https://historylab.es Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections. - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 The Venetian Duchy (1284-1797): The MAN Collection https://historylab.es/the-venetian-duchy-1284-1797-the-man-collection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-venetian-duchy-1284-1797-the-man-collection Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:47:18 +0000 https://historylab.es/el-ducado-veneciano-1284-1797-la-coleccion-del-man/ Monetary circulation basically depended on mining production and was promoted by trade.

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]]> Monetary circulation basically depended on mining production and was promoted by trade.

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]]> Telling the Arab world today https://historylab.es/telling-the-arab-world-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=telling-the-arab-world-today Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:47:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/contar-el-mundo-arabe-actual/ Diversity characterises today's societies, in which concepts such as miscegenation and hybridisation are defining features of the contemporary. Madrid, the only European capital of Arab foundation (Mayrit) responds to this pattern and people of very diverse origins coexist and dialogue in it. This round table will deal with the ways in which Arabs are represented and the way in which this representation is expressed in communication and in the field of creation. A round table in which the particularities of Spanish society with a common secular history with the Arab-Islamic world are analysed. Topics addressed in a conversation between Nuria Medina, Casa Árabe's culture coordinator, Yolanda Álvarez, a journalist with long experience in the Middle East and author of the book "Naúfragos sin Tierra", Said Messari, a visual artist born in Tetuán (Morocco) and Muhsin Al Ramli, a writer born in Sedira (Iraq).

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]]> Diversity characterises today’s societies, in which concepts such as miscegenation and hybridisation are defining features of the contemporary. Madrid, the only European capital of Arab foundation (Mayrit) responds to this pattern and people of very diverse origins coexist and dialogue in it. This round table will deal with the ways in which Arabs are represented and the way in which this representation is expressed in communication and in the field of creation. A round table in which the particularities of Spanish society with a common secular history with the Arab-Islamic world are analysed. Topics addressed in a conversation between Nuria Medina, Casa Árabe’s culture coordinator, Yolanda Álvarez, a journalist with long experience in the Middle East and author of the book “Naúfragos sin Tierra”, Said Messari, a visual artist born in Tetuán (Morocco) and Muhsin Al Ramli, a writer born in Sedira (Iraq).

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]]> Riccardo Colucci, the armoured frigate Arapiles and the National Archaeological Museum’s collection of Cypriot antiquities https://historylab.es/riccardo-colucci-the-armoured-frigate-arapiles-and-the-national-archaeological-museums-collection-of-cypriot-antiquities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=riccardo-colucci-the-armoured-frigate-arapiles-and-the-national-archaeological-museums-collection-of-cypriot-antiquities Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:47:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/riccardo-colucci-la-fragata-blindada-arapiles-y-la-coleccion-de-antiguedades-chipriotas-del-museo-arqueologico-nacional/ The scientific expedition of the armoured frigate Arapiles led by Juan de Dios de la Rada across the Mediterranean in 1871 brought to the National Archaeological Museum a collection of 319 objects from Italy and the eastern Mediterranean. Of these, just over 77 came from Cyprus and all were donated by the Italian Consul in Larnaca, Riccardo Colucci. Here we analyse his role as a collector and his relationship with the donation to the Museum, highlighting the importance of his figure in the genesis of the Museum's collection of archaeological objects.

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]]> The scientific expedition of the armoured frigate Arapiles led by Juan de Dios de la Rada across the Mediterranean in 1871 brought to the National Archaeological Museum a collection of 319 objects from Italy and the eastern Mediterranean. Of these, just over 77 came from Cyprus and all were donated by the Italian Consul in Larnaca, Riccardo Colucci. Here we analyse his role as a collector and his relationship with the donation to the Museum, highlighting the importance of his figure in the genesis of the Museum’s collection of archaeological objects.

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]]> New Japanese ceramics and the demand of the Western market. Some examples from the National Archaeological Museum after the opening of its borders https://historylab.es/new-japanese-ceramics-and-the-demand-of-the-western-market-some-examples-from-the-national-archaeological-museum-after-the-opening-of-its-borders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-japanese-ceramics-and-the-demand-of-the-western-market-some-examples-from-the-national-archaeological-museum-after-the-opening-of-its-borders Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:47:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/las-nuevas-ceramicas-japonesas-y-la-demanda-del-mercado-occidental-algunos-ejemplos-del-museo-arqueologico-nacional-tras-la-apertura-de-sus-fronteras/ When, after almost two centuries of isolation, Japan opened its borders to Western pressure in 1854, it was confronted with a world very different from its own. However, its knowledge of what had happened in the area in connection with the colonisation of Asia by the Western powers put it on its guard and it was able to prevent a repetition of the same situation in the Japanese archipelago. This attitude of observation and vigilance was put into practice not only in the fields of diplomacy and politics, but also in economics and art, as evidenced by the pieces studied in this work. The great demand for Japanese pieces meant that artistic production was mass-produced for the Western market, a market that often valued exoticism more than quality. The result was that on many occasions, as is the case today, the European or American buyer was buying products designed exclusively for them, and not something 'authentically Japanese'.

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]]> When, after almost two centuries of isolation, Japan opened its borders to Western pressure in 1854, it was confronted with a world very different from its own. However, its knowledge of what had happened in the area in connection with the colonisation of Asia by the Western powers put it on its guard and it was able to prevent a repetition of the same situation in the Japanese archipelago. This attitude of observation and vigilance was put into practice not only in the fields of diplomacy and politics, but also in economics and art, as evidenced by the pieces studied in this work. The great demand for Japanese pieces meant that artistic production was mass-produced for the Western market, a market that often valued exoticism more than quality. The result was that on many occasions, as is the case today, the European or American buyer was buying products designed exclusively for them, and not something ‘authentically Japanese’.

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]]> Keimelia/Leipsana. Relics and memory between Antiquity and the Modern World https://historylab.es/keimelia-leipsana-relics-and-memory-between-antiquity-and-the-modern-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keimelia-leipsana-relics-and-memory-between-antiquity-and-the-modern-world Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:47:04 +0000 https://historylab.es/keimelia-leipsana-reliquias-y-memoria-entre-la-antiguedad-y-el-mundo-moderno/ The International Symposium entitled 'Keimelia/Leipsana. Relics and Memory between Antiquity and the Modern World' aims to show the general public, researchers and young students of Humanities how transversal studies on the survival of cultural uses and mentalities of the ancient Mediterranean in the early Modern Age can illuminate a fertile field of multidisciplinary collaboration around the (re)appropriation and global circulation of corporeal and objectual 'spolia'.

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]]> The International Symposium entitled ‘Keimelia/Leipsana. Relics and Memory between Antiquity and the Modern World’ aims to show the general public, researchers and young students of Humanities how transversal studies on the survival of cultural uses and mentalities of the ancient Mediterranean in the early Modern Age can illuminate a fertile field of multidisciplinary collaboration around the (re)appropriation and global circulation of corporeal and objectual ‘spolia’.

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]]> Charles III: the external and scientific projection of an enlightened reign https://historylab.es/charles-iii-the-external-and-scientific-projection-of-an-enlightened-reign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charles-iii-the-external-and-scientific-projection-of-an-enlightened-reign Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:47:04 +0000 https://historylab.es/carlos-iii-proyeccion-exterior-y-cientifica-de-un-reinado-ilustrado/ To mark the third centenary of the birth of Charles III (1716-1788), Acción Cultural Española AC/E and the National Archaeological Museum have organised the exhibition 'Charles III: Foreign and Scientific Projection of an Enlightened Reign'. The lectures scheduled for this series will analyse the most important aspects of the international and scientific policy of this period and will allow us to study some of the most unique works in the exhibition, selected for their great historical value.

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]]> To mark the third centenary of the birth of Charles III (1716-1788), Acción Cultural Española AC/E and the National Archaeological Museum have organised the exhibition ‘Charles III: Foreign and Scientific Projection of an Enlightened Reign’. The lectures scheduled for this series will analyse the most important aspects of the international and scientific policy of this period and will allow us to study some of the most unique works in the exhibition, selected for their great historical value.

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]]> The Limits of Empire. A comparative archaeology https://historylab.es/the-limits-of-empire-a-comparative-archaeology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-limits-of-empire-a-comparative-archaeology Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:47:04 +0000 https://historylab.es/los-limites-del-imperio-una-arqueologia-comparada/ In 1527, 1567 and 1626 the forts of Sancti Spiritu (Argentina) and San Juan (USA) and the colony of San Salvador de Quelang (Taiwan) were founded respectively. These three events and their rapid and sometimes dramatic outcomes represent milestones in the transoceanic history of the Spanish Crown between Charles I and Philip IV. The excavators will explain the results of the archaeological work carried out in these three places, sites that are emblematic of a century in which the Crown expanded its limits beyond the imaginable and whose consequences shaped the history of mankind in the Modern Age.

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]]> In 1527, 1567 and 1626 the forts of Sancti Spiritu (Argentina) and San Juan (USA) and the colony of San Salvador de Quelang (Taiwan) were founded respectively. These three events and their rapid and sometimes dramatic outcomes represent milestones in the transoceanic history of the Spanish Crown between Charles I and Philip IV. The excavators will explain the results of the archaeological work carried out in these three places, sites that are emblematic of a century in which the Crown expanded its limits beyond the imaginable and whose consequences shaped the history of mankind in the Modern Age.

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]]> And the Elder of the South Pole stayed by the Mediterranean. A figurine of the Chinese god of longevity… https://historylab.es/and-the-elder-of-the-south-pole-stayed-by-the-mediterranean-a-figurine-of-the-chinese-god-of-longevity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=and-the-elder-of-the-south-pole-stayed-by-the-mediterranean-a-figurine-of-the-chinese-god-of-longevity Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:47:04 +0000 https://historylab.es/y-el-anciano-del-polo-sur-se-quedo-junto-al-mediterraneo-una-figurilla-del-dios-chino-de-la-longevidad/ The ARQUA collections house an interesting steatite carving of Shou Lao or the Elder of the South Pole, the Chinese god of longevity, found in Cartagena in the 1920s. Very popular in China during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) dynasties, this deity usually forms part of a triad of stellar gods of luck. In this case it is a simple piece which, unlike other representations of this divinity in Spanish museums, speaks of everyday life and allows us to glimpse the area's relations with East Asia through the mystery of its origin.

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]]> The ARQUA collections house an interesting steatite carving of Shou Lao or the Elder of the South Pole, the Chinese god of longevity, found in Cartagena in the 1920s. Very popular in China during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) dynasties, this deity usually forms part of a triad of stellar gods of luck. In this case it is a simple piece which, unlike other representations of this divinity in Spanish museums, speaks of everyday life and allows us to glimpse the area’s relations with East Asia through the mystery of its origin.

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]]> The sumptuary arts: specificities and similarities https://historylab.es/the-sumptuary-arts-specificities-and-similarities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-sumptuary-arts-specificities-and-similarities Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:46:42 +0000 https://historylab.es/las-artes-suntuarias-especificidades-y-semejanzas/ The strong networks of cultural exchange that linked the Iberian Peninsula and Egypt during the Middle Ages explain the extraordinary collection of objects of Egyptian origin preserved on the Peninsula. In addition to the rock crystal objects and the silver and ivory chests of Fatimid origin, the collection of bronzes from Denia, the treasures of Fatimid coins and the Egyptian ceramics that reached al-Andalus or, conversely, the Andalusian ceramics found in Fustat, have recently been added. At the round table discussion Sumptuary arts: specificities and similarities, several specialists will debate the reflection of these cultural connections in the sumptuary arts and the problems posed by the identification of the origin of the luxury products preserved in the Iberian Peninsula, Egypt and other parts of the Mediterranean. These objects are the best testimonies of a globalised Mediterranean where a dynamic cultural and artistic dialogue existed.

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]]> The strong networks of cultural exchange that linked the Iberian Peninsula and Egypt during the Middle Ages explain the extraordinary collection of objects of Egyptian origin preserved on the Peninsula. In addition to the rock crystal objects and the silver and ivory chests of Fatimid origin, the collection of bronzes from Denia, the treasures of Fatimid coins and the Egyptian ceramics that reached al-Andalus or, conversely, the Andalusian ceramics found in Fustat, have recently been added. At the round table discussion Sumptuary arts: specificities and similarities, several specialists will debate the reflection of these cultural connections in the sumptuary arts and the problems posed by the identification of the origin of the luxury products preserved in the Iberian Peninsula, Egypt and other parts of the Mediterranean. These objects are the best testimonies of a globalised Mediterranean where a dynamic cultural and artistic dialogue existed.

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]]> X Jornadas Complutenses de Arte Medieval: En busc@ del saber: Spaces and networks of knowledge in the Mediterranean https://historylab.es/x-jornadas-complutenses-de-arte-medieval-en-busc-del-saber-spaces-and-networks-of-knowledge-in-the-mediterranean/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=x-jornadas-complutenses-de-arte-medieval-en-busc-del-saber-spaces-and-networks-of-knowledge-in-the-mediterranean Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:46:42 +0000 https://historylab.es/x-jornadas-complutenses-de-arte-medieval-en-busc-del-saber-espacios-y-redes-de-conocimiento-en-el-mediterraneo/ The aim of this conference is to explore different aspects of the construction of spaces and artistic production related to medieval knowledge and learning, covering different geographical, cultural and social areas of the Mediterranean.

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]]> The aim of this conference is to explore different aspects of the construction of spaces and artistic production related to medieval knowledge and learning, covering different geographical, cultural and social areas of the Mediterranean.

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