Town and Countryside in early modern Hungary The Case of Sopron, c. 1500-1800

The town of Sopron (Ödenburg) is situated near the western border of Hungary at the junction of major routes of commerce, no further than 70 km from Vienna. As early as in 1291 the town had become a chartered town or free royal town, which meant the most fully-fledged municipial autonomy in this period. The town was subordinated only to the king and could represent itself in parliament from 1445. The surrounding seigniorial towns and villages often lodged an appeal with the Town Court due to its wide legal autonomy. The inhabitants of seigniorial towns and the villagers could have been under the necessity of going to the town, and the legal proceedings they experienced in Sopron may have meant a model pattern for them. The seigniorial town (oppidum) is a settlement under the landlord's authority, with limited legal privileges, concentrated mostly on agricultural production and on the exchange of products of its immediate hinterland. Sopron as a county town was gradually becoming significant during the early modern period. The county (megye) was not only the unit of administration in Hungary, but that of the autonomy of nobility, too. The importance of Sopron as a county town attracted many noblemen dwelling in Sopron county to the town. The county was one of the most densely populated in the 15-18th c., at the beginning of the 18th c., for example, the density was 32 person/km2 and it rose more than 40 p/km2 by the end of the century. The population of Sopron was approximately 3500-3700 in the middle of the 15th c., and due to the decline during the later decades some 3000 persons lived in the town in the early 16th c. According to the first national census the population of Sopron was 12600 in 1784-87. These data place Sopron at the high level of Hungarian urban hierarchy in this period. This paper will explore two significant aspects of the relation between the town and its countryside: the problems of mutual economic dependence and the role of Sopron as a centre of culture.

A geometria do compasso (1797) de Mascheroni (1750 – 1800) em atividades com o GeoGebra

The present work aims to show a possible relationship between the use of the History of Mathematics and Information and Communication Technologies (TIC) in teaching Mathematics through activities that use geometric constructions of the “Geometry of the Compass” (1797) by Lorenzo Mascheroni (1750-1800). For this, it was performed a qualitative research characterized by an historical exploration of bibliographical character followed by an empirical intervention based on use of the History of Mathematics combined with TIC through Mathematical Investigation. Thus, studies were performed in papers dealing with the topic, as well as a survey to highlight problems and /or episodes of the history of mathematics that can be solved with the help of TIC, allowing the production of a notebook of activities addressing the resolution of historical problems in a computer environment. In this search, we came across the problems of geometry that are presented by Mascheroni stated previously in the work that we propose solutions and investigations using GeoGebra software. The research resulted in the elaboration of an educational product, a notebook of activities, which was structure to allow during its implementation, students can conduct historical and/or Mathematics research, therefore, we present the procedures for realization of each construction, followed at some moments by original solution of the work. At the same time, we encourage students to investigate/reflect its construction (GeoGebra), in addition to making comparisons with the solution Mascheroni. This notebook was applied to two classes of the course of Didactics of Mathematics I (MAT0367) Course in Mathematics UFRN in 2014. Knowing the existence of some unfavorable arguments regarding the use of history of mathematics, such as loss of time, it was found that this factor can be mitigated with the aid of computational resource, because we can make checks using only the dynamism of and software without repeating the construction. It is noteworthy that the minimized time does not mean loss of reflection or maturation of ideas, when we adopted the process of historical and/or Mathematics Investigation

Arquitetura, cidade e território no Brasil colonial: a contribuição dos carmelitas calçados da Bahia e Pernambuco (1580-1800)

This study investigates the religious group named 'shoe wearing carmelites' (or Calced Carmelites) from Brazil´s Order of Carmo, from 1580 until 1800, in the Capitaincy of Bahia de Todos os Santos (Recôncavo, city of Salvador and Sergipe) and in the Capitaincy of Pernambuco (Alagoas, Pernambuco and Itamaracá). The study does not include the religious group known as the 'Reformed' Carmelites from Goiana, Recife and Paraíba convents. The Order of Carmo is a religious order from the Roman Catholic Church, founded in the 12th century. By the 16th century they were split into 'Calced' and 'Discalced'. In 1580 the Calced ones came from Portugal to Brazil, built convents in urban areas and were able to acquire slaves, farms and other assets. As any other religious order, the Carmelites had their modus operandi. This work emphasizes the way they operated or acted in the city, either individually or in association with other Carmelite religious foundations elsewhere (networking). Their action affected, although indirectly, the building of some specific aspects of the architecture, the city and the territory in colonial Brazil. The main objective of this study is to demonstrate the impact of the Calced Carmelites from Bahia and Pernambuco upon the territory of colonial Brazil, which is analyzed according to three scales: 1) the region or interurban; 2) the city or intraurban; 3) the building or the architecture. The research employs the comparative method of analysis, especially for the architectural scale. The work demonstrates that although not acting as architects or urbanists, the Carmelites contributed to the formation of the colonial territory of Brazil, behaving as a well-articulated and hierarchized religious network, from an economic and social perspective. Moreover, they influenced the emergence and growth of several colonial urban nuclei, from Bahia to Pernambuco, mainly in the surroundings of their religious buildings. Finally, it is very clear this religious order’s contribution to colonial architecture, as it can be seen by the architectural characteristics of the convents and churches which have been analyzed, many of which still stand in a good state of conservation nowadays.

Wotans Abschied und Feuerzauber : aus: "Die Walküre" von Richard Wagner : Klavierbegleitung zu vier Händen : 1874

Humperdinck, Koeln

Ah' quest'amplesso, o cara: scena e duetto nella Cleopatra / manuscript, [approximately 1800]

del Sig:re Sebastiano Nasolini :

Stitching Settler Identities: Canadian Quilts and Their Makers, 1800-1880

Stitching Settler Identities: Canadian Quilts and their Makers, 1800-1880 explores the making, use, and circulation of handmade settler quilts as representation of nineteenth-century women’s social, cultural and economic histories in Canada. An important part of Canadian settlement history is the making and use of handmade quilts in the settler homestead. Handmade coverlets that provided both physical and emotional warmth in the home were a measure of a settler-woman’s careful management of resources and a display of her innovation and creativity. Few settler women recorded their daily experiences; however, most women could sew and quilts offered a method of expression that allowed them to reflect and portray their identities. Thus far, the few studies of quilts have been limited to exhibition catalogues or research that considers a quilt’s aesthetics or its historic significance. While several scholars have called for a reclassification of textile production and needle arts to advance the way in which settler women were viewed as social beings – creating, producing, communicating, and circulating cultural values, most studies on quilts have overlooked a coverlet’s materiality. This study aims to expand the research on quilts as material culture within the context of art history by also considering a quilt’s materiality and when possible, its maker's biography.

El Sexenio Democrático en Las Palmas (1868-1874): continuidad y cambio de las estructuras de poder político

Programa de doctorado: Historiografía y metodología de la investigación: su aplicación a la historia de Canarias. La fecha de publicación es la fecha de lectura

David Phillips: The German example, English interest in educational provision in Germany since 1800, London / New York: Continuum 2011 [Rezension]

David Phillips: The German Example, English Interest in Educational Provision in Germany Since 1800, London / New York: Continuum 2011 (230 S.; ISBN 978-1-44114-130-9; 70,00 EUR)

Mariage et altérité : les alliances mixtes chez la noblesse canadienne après la Conquête (1760-1800)

Le 8 septembre 1760, la Nouvelle-France s’incline devant son opposant, la Grande-Bretagne, après six années de conflits armés. La fin des hostilités en Europe, concrétisée par la signature du traité de Paris le 10 février 1763, marque un tournant pour les habitants de la vallée du Saint-Laurent qui ont désormais un nouveau souverain. Le changement de régime est lourd de répercussions, particulièrement pour la noblesse canadienne. Étant donné qu’ils sont dépendants des dirigeants afin d’obtenir des postes de choix, les membres de ce groupe privilégié ayant décidé de rester dans la colonie doivent s’adapter s’ils désirent maintenir leur statut social. L’arrivée des nouvelles élites militaires, administratives et commerciales britanniques oblige la noblesse à se renouveler. Les familles nobles ont-elles usé de stratégies matrimoniales en mariant leurs enfants à des individus non francophones dans le but de se rapprocher des autorités? En contrepartie, ces alliances interethniques ont-elles permis aux conjoints « étrangers » de s’insérer dans les réseaux seigneuriaux? Les unions mixtes impliquant un membre de la noblesse sont peu nombreuses (38) et concernent surtout les filles nobles. La présence de fils nobles n’est pas pour autant inexistante, bien que les comportements de ceux-ci se distinguent de leurs compatriotes féminines. Ayant des caractéristiques hétérogènes, les mariages mixtes perpétuent tout de même les pratiques en place sous le régime français, notamment sur le plan sociodémographique. Les parcours religieux variés sont toutefois le reflet de la période de transition que constitue la deuxième moitié du XVIIIe siècle. Sur le plan socioprofessionnel, les conjoints non francophones ont relativement bien tiré profit de leur alliance avec une noble canadienne, contrairement aux pères nobles. Malgré leur nombre restreint, l’étude des mariages mixtes permet de documenter un phénomène jusque là méconnu, en plus d’approfondir les connaissances en histoire de la famille et du genre pour les quarante années qui suivent la Conquête.

Povoações, freguesias e vilas na Paraíba Colonial: Pombal e Sousa, 1697-1800

The towns presently named Pombal and Sousa, located in the hinterland of the State of Paraíba, Brazil, still keep vestiges of the colonization process they went through along the 18th and 19th centuries, when they both emerged as settlement nuclei in the extreme West of the then captaincy of Paraíba and attained the status of freguesia and vila in a later period. This research aims to comprehend the process of urban formation and development of the colonial urban nuclei of Pombal and Sousa as they became povoados (hamlets), freguesias (parishes) and vilas (small urban communities with a local government), according to territorial expansion policies implemented by the Portuguese government from 1697 to 1800. The choice of the two urban settlements for this survey lies in the fact that they were part of the great conquest and colonization program undertaken by the Portuguese Crown. Another aspect that was considered was the fact that those towns are the oldest urban nuclei of Paraíba s hinterland. They came into being as early as in the times of the colony, thus producing a favorable environment to the study of the changes that occurred in the captaincy s hinterland scenery resulting from the process of formation and development of the colonial urban space. Three fundamental categories of analysis were defined since they have a direct bearing upon the urban configuration of the two colonization nuclei: povoado, freguesia and vila. The three of them are related to civil and ecclesiastic jurisdictions. Field, documentation and bibliography surveys were undertaken in order to develop the study. They allowed for the finding of vestiges of the old, colonial urban structures and for the development of theoretical analysis based on present-day studies of issues relating to the colonial urban history. The study purposes were, therefore, to try to understand how the old urban nuclei of Pombal and Sousa fit in the territorial expansion policies undertaken by the Portuguese government; to relate the process of urban formation and development of such nuclei with the categories of analysis povoação-freguesia-vila by discussing the relations and influences they exert over one another and their territory, as well as to unveil, as much as possible, the configuration the urban spaces that were shaped along the 18th century

Kieli keskellä kitaa. Seksuaalisuuden kognitiiviset käsitemetaforat 1800-luvun kansanrunoudessa.

Tämä pro gradu tutkielma käsittelee seksuaalisen kansarunouden kognitiivisia käsitemetaforia. Tutkielmassa selvitetään, millaiset käsitejärjestelmät motivoivat 1800-luvun kansanrunouden seksuaaliaiheista ilmaisua. Tämän lisäksi suomenkielisestä aineistosta paljastuneita käsitejärjestelmiä verrataan muiden kielten ilmaisuista konstruoituihin käsitejärjestelmiin. Tutkielman tarkoituksena on selvittää, voidaanko seksuaaliaiheisia kielenilmaisuja tutkimalla saada tietoa kansanomaista seksuaalisuutta koskevaa ajattelua jäsentävistä käsitejärjestelmistä. Tutkielman aineisto on kerätty Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Kansanrunousarkiston Lönnrotiana 1–30 -kokoelmasta, joka koostuu Elias Lönnrotin muistiinpanemasta ja toimittamasta kansanrunoudesta. Aineiston laajuus on noin kuusituhatta säettä seksuaaliaiheista kansanrunoutta. Työn teoreettisena viitekehyksenä toimii kognitiivisen kielitieteen käsitemetaforateoria. Tutkielmassa tehtävä käsitemetafora-analyysi pohjaa tulkintansa aineiston ilmaisuista tehtävään sanastolliseen analyysiin. Työssä tehtävän analyysin ohella tulosten tulkinnassa hyödynnetään käsitemetaforaan ja sanastontutkimukseen keskittyviä tutkimuksia, joiden tarkoitus on havainnollistaa kielenulkoisten ilmiöiden kuten sukupuolen ja seksuaalisuuden suhdetta kieleen. Lisäksi työssä kiinnitetään huomiota tutkimusaineiston ilmaisujen allitteraatioon. Tutkielman keskeisin tutkimustulos on havainto siitä, että tutkimusaineiston seksuaali-ilmauksia motivoi tietty joukko käsitemetaforia, joiden perusteella on produktiivista muodostaa uusia seksuaaliaiheisia ilmaisuja myös nykysuomessa. Toisaalta ilmaisujen muotoon vaikuttaa tutkimusaineiston luonteenomainen taipumus allitteraatioon, mutta näyttää siltä, että äänteellisyyden tasolla toimivaa allitteraatiota enemmän ilmausten sisältöjä ohjailevat kognitiiviset käsitemetaforat. Monet analyysin tuloksena paljastuneista käsitemetaforista motivoivat myös muiden kielten ilmaisuja. Seksuaali-ilmausten sisältöön vaikuttaa toisin sanoen jokin kielestä riippumaton ilmiö, jonka tässä työssä tulkitaan olevan kognitiivinen käsitemetafora. Tämän tutkielman tuloksia voidaan käyttää lähtökohtana kielen ja seksuaalisuuden suhdetta tarkastelevalle jatkotutkimukselle.