Miquel Mai (ca. 1480-1546). Art i cultura a la cort de Carles V

The doctoral thesis was an study about Miquel Mai, a polític, jurist, bibliophile and art collector in Barcelona in the first half of the XVI century. The thesis presents the figure of Miquel Mai by his biographic history, with emphasis in the principals chapters that he was participant. After, there was a chapter whose principal theme its the connection between Miquel Mai and the Erasmism movement. Third, it was an analysis of all the art objects that Miquel Mai accumulates. Fourth, the thesis explores the library (formed by more than 2000 books). And finally, we studied the relationship between the art objects who decorate the library and the same books that was in the library.

Ordinacions, privilegis i oficis: la regulació de l'art de l'especieria (s. XIV-XV)

L’estudi de l’evolució de la regulació de l’art de l’especieria o apotecaria a Barcelona permet copsar com les arts i els oficis no solament s’aprofitaren en benefici propi de la cessió del "ius statuendi" al govern municipal, sinó que, quan ho van considerar convenient, van acudir al rei per tal que consolidés per via de privilegi la seva posició de força en el seu camp professional