Sant Llorenç del Montsec (La Noguera): un despoblat medieval

The medieval deserted village of St. Lloreng, a fortified place in the west lands of Catalonia, in Lleida, near Aragon, is studied from its origins in 11th. century unti1 14th.C. The growth and evolution of population during this time is shown by the houses, placed between the castle and the church, some so simply with only one room, some wider. The authors don't know why the village became deserted, but they indicate the possible move of the population into the limits of the Ager valley.

La noció d'Espanya a la Catalunya medieval

A partir de la necessitat de conèixer les bases del propi present i d'assolir puntals on arrelar els discursos de futur, ara i adés les diferents col·lectivitats es remeten als orígens, "l'obsessió pels orígens" deia Marc Bloch. I aquests, en una Europa que parla de l'Edat Mitjana com la infantesa de la pròpia identitat, s'aboquen a una època medieval on conflueixen -en el que des de la llunyania de la nostra quotidianitat pot semblar una amalgama poc destriada- tant les realitats gresoladores dels actuals signes d'identitat culrurals, socials i lingüístics, com les projeccions que delerosament hi cerquen les justificacions del present i els condicionants del furur. Així doncs, convé apamar bé l'espai físic i conceptual per definir adientment la realitat existent en aquells moments que han alimentat les arrels d'identitats que, travessant diferents estímuls al llarg de la història, han menat fins als nostres dies.

El naixement d'un vilar medieval: Moredell (Gironès) en època carolíngia

This is the description of the birth, development and transformations of a small rural community in carolingian epoch through the written documentation and the analysis of the landscape.

Entorn al testament de Brunissèn d'Alentorn i alguns costums funeraris de la Lleida medieval

In this research from the late medieval period, we want to analyze diferent aspects related to funerary world through Brunissèn d’Alentorn’s will. The document is compared with other wills from Lleida’s area that acquire knowledge to these customs, for instance, the draps d’or’s uses. These were provided of deceased’ heraldry, and were comissioned to cover the tomb. Also, in Lleida’s case, they were used to decorate the ancient cathedral’s presbitery during the main festivities, and the patrons’ wedding bed. Artistic patronage, social prestige, family arms ostentation, pomp and devotion are other aspects that would be emphasized in this tour, just as the private devotions in the chapels and altars that were founded regarding this topic.