IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 503: To Europe and Back: The Portuguese Circulation of People, Goods, and Culture in the Late Middle Ages
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 09.00-10.30
Organiser: | Francesco Renzi, Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar 'Cultura, Espaço e Memória' (CITCEM), Universidade do Porto |
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Moderator/Chair: | Francesco Renzi, Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar 'Cultura, Espaço e Memória' (CITCEM), Universidade do Porto |
Paper 503-a | Port Cities and the Evolution of Urban Layout in the Late Middle Ages: Porto in a Euro-Atlantic Perspective (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - General, Social History |
Paper 503-b | Crossing Borders: Portuguese Merchants in the Mediterranean in the Second Half of the 15th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Trade, Social History |
Abstract | It is undeniable that with the birth of EU, Europe reached an extraordinary level of free circulation of people, goods, and culture across the continent. Nonetheless, during the Middle Ages, Europe already attained a considerable degree of social, economic, and cultural integration. This panel considers the Portuguese role in this process, challenging the traditional view of Portugal as belonging to a European 'periphery'. To achieve this goal, we will focus on three case studies. First, the maritime and commercial Euro-Atlantic connections of Porto. Second, Portugal as an economic agent in the Mediterranean. Third, the circulation of musicians between Portugal and Europe. |