Upper Devonian biostratigraphy of the Iberian Pyrite Belt, southwest Spain Part One: Miospores

The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), which forms part of the Variscan orogenic massif, is renowned for the magnitude and extent of its massive sulfide mineralization. The stratigraphic record of the IPB consists of Upper Palaeozoic sedimentary and igneous rocks. In ascending order, these comprise the thick Phyllite-Quartzite Group attributed to the Middle and Upper Devonian and characterized by shales and quartzites with conglomeratic and carbonate intercalations towards the top; the appreciably thinner Volcano-Sedimentary Complex, a heterogeneous uppermost Devonian-Mississippian unit embodying diverse volcanic, subvolcanic, and sedimentary rocks that host the massive sulfide deposits; and the shaly and sandy, turbiditic Culm Group (Carboniferous). This entire succession was folded and faulted during the Asturian phase of the Variscan Orogeny that gave rise to a thin-skinned type structure. The present study constitutes a detailed blostratigraphic investigation of palynologically productive samples representative of the Phyllite-Quartzite Group and the basal (anoxic) portion of the Volcano-Sedimentary Complex. These were collected from surface and mine exposures variously located in the Spanish part of the IPB; out of 282 samples processed, 117 proved to be productive palynologically. The aim of this project is to provide comprehensive palynostratigraphic data applicable to precise dating and correlation of the IPB's stratigraphic succession (i.e., of the two sampled lithostratigraphic units), which has hitherto been investigated biostratigraphically on a relatively localized basis. The results are incorporated in two successive parts. The first of these, i. e., the present paper, focuses on the systematic analysis of the terrestrial (miospore) component of the palynological assemblages. The second part, devoted to the marine, organic-walled microphytoplankton (acritarchs and prasinophytes), will evaluate the stratigraphic significance of the IPB palynofloras and their application to elucidating the geological history of the region. In the systematic-descriptive section, which occupies the bulk of this paper, 55 species of trilete miospores are described and are allocated among 34 genera, two of which (Cristicavatispora and Epigruspora) are newly instituted herein. The majority of the species are either positively identifiable or closely affiliable with previously named species. The nine newly established species are as follows: Camptozonotriletes confertus, Indotriradites diversispinosus, Cristicavatispora dispersa (type species), Epigruspora regularis (type species), Ancyrospora? implicata, Endosporites tuberosus, Rugospora explicata, Spelaeotriletes plicatus, and Teichertospora iberica.

History of the holy rood-tree, a twelfth century version of the cross legend, with Notes on the orthography of the Ormulum (with a facsimile) and a Middle English Compassio Mariae.

Bibliography: p. x-xi.

Christianity as a Vocation: The Rostrevor Benedictines and the Renewal of Faith in Ireland

This chapter explores how the Benedictine monks at Holy Cross Monastery in Rostrevor, Northern Ireland, have re-introduced the idea of vocation into the minds of a range of Christians on the island of Ireland. A picture of this new vision of the church in Ireland is painted through sections devoted to 'living ecumenism' and 'creating safe spaces'. The work of the Rostrevor Benedictines may seem limited because of the small scale of the changes among individuals. But Holy Cross is just one of multiple 'extra-institutional' spaces in Ireland's changing religious landscape. From their strategic positions on the margins, extra-institutional expressions of religion may prompt more significant changes in religious practice than initially seem possible.

El español y España a través de una mirada americana.

Título del congreso: 'El español, lengua del mestizaje y la interculturalidad'

Arthur et ses barons rebelles: la fin remaniée et abrégée de la Suite Vulgate dans le manuscrit du cycle du Graal, Paris, BNF fr. 344

The ms. Paris, BnF, fr. 344 was produced in Lorraine at the end of the thirteenth century and contains the whole Lancelot-Grail cycle. It presents an abridged version of the end of the Vulgate Sequel to Merlin. The rewriting of the end of the sequel glosses over the romantic episodes of the common version and focuses on the figure of Arthur, a legitimate sovereign and skilful war leader confronted by his barons’ dissidence. From the end of f° 182 to f° 184v°, BnF, fr. 344, narrates the departure of Kings Ban and Bohort for the Continent, the embassy of King Loth and his sons, and the fight against the Saxons of the Christian coalition gathered at Logres for the feast of the Holy Cross. This article shows the ideological implications of the abridgement and the illustration used at the end of the Vulgate Sequel in ms. fr. 344, as it exalts Arthur’s kingship and insists on the rallying, penance and submission of his rebelled vassals.

A recepção do mito de Heráclio por Gautier d’Arras

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Fuldensium antiquitatum libri IIII.

Includes index.

John Henry Newman.

Mode of access: Internet.

Vains efforts de plusieurs évêques, et de Mm. Vrindts, Picot, Lambert, Curzon, A...... G....... etc. en faveur de la jonglerie de Migné [microform] /

Includes bibliographical references.

Bygone Warwickshire.

Historic Warwickshire. By T. Frost.--The wars of Athelbald and Cuthred. Kenilworth. By J. T. Page.--Anlaf of Northumbria at Tamworth. St. Wulfstan: a Warwickshire saint. By W. E. A. Axon.--The Coventry "Mysteries." By G. S. Tyack.--Lady Godiva. By W. H. Thompson.--Shakespeare at home. By S. Timmins.--The Shakespeare garden. By L. Grindon.--The Hathaway cottage at Shottery. By A. H. Wall.--"Drunken Bidford." By J. A. Langford.--Hereford and Norfolk at Coventry. By E. Lamplough.--Lawrence Sheriff, grocer, of Rugby. By W. H. P. Smith.--The gild of Holy Cross, Birmingham. By Miss T. Smith.--Trading gilds of the city of Coventry. By W. G. Fretton.--Wroth-money and Knightlow hill. By W. H. P. Smith.--The battle of Edgehill. By E. Lamplough.--Warwickshire folk-lore. By A. H. Wall.--Pooley Hall. By A. E. Cokayne.--Glimpses of George Eliot's Warwickshire scenery. By J. C.Walters.--Index.