El conjunto provincial de culto imperial de Augusta Emerita

Ponencia presentada al Congreso Internacional Culto Imperial: política y poder, celebrado en Mérida del 18 al 20 de mayo de 2006 y tambien presentada junto a Antonio Pizzo al IV Simposio Internacional de Arqueología de Mérida: Santuarios, oppida y ciudades: Arquitectura sacra en el origen y desarrollo urbano del Mediterráneo Occidental en 2006.Proyecto de investigación -“Estudio, documentación y catalogación del llamado foro provincial de Augusta Emerita” (2PR01A016)- que desarrolló el Instituto de Arqueología de Mérida y en el que también participan investigadores pertenecientes al Consorcio de Mérida, el Museo Nacional de Arte Romano y diversas Universidades y Centros de Investigación nacionales.Peer Reviewe

Orations on the victory of the Order of St John over the Turks in 1565 and on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of Valletta in 1566

The first Chapter General meeting of the Order of St John held after the victory over the Turks in the Great Siege of 1565, took place on 10 February of the following year. Before dealing with the agenda of the day, orations were delivered. One of these was presented by Augustinian Fr Spiritus Pelo Anguisciola who would yet deliver another oration, a month later, on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of Valletta, in March 1566. The text of the latter had been published by Gian Francesco Abela in 1647. The texts of both orations -taken from original manuscripts discovered by the present author -are being reproduced in this paper. The text of the former is being published herein for the first time.peer-reviewe

O ofício de Matinas para Festa de São Bernardo: O testemunho do manuscrito P-AR Ms 25

O mosteiro de S. Pedro e S. Paulo de Arouca constituiu-se no início do século XIII como uma das mais importantes casas femininas da Ordem de Cister em Portugal. Deste mosteiro sobrevivem uma série de fontes de cantochão de inestimável valor e que permitem vislumbrar a riqueza da sua liturgia musical. Pretende-se, através do estudo comparativo do ofício de Matinas para a festa de S. Bernardo, traçar um percurso da tradição musical associada ao culto deste Santo, sobretudo através do Manuscrito 25 do Museu de Arte Sacra de Arouca, um antifonário onde se encontra representada musicalmente a festa de S. Bernard

Three published books of sermons delivered in Malta between 1694 and 1754

The identification of texts of sermons delivered in Malta during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries would make possible a study of the oratorical styles, themes treated, and languages used in their delivery. This, in turn, would enable a better understanding of the impact that such an important albeit ignored means of verbal communication had on its contemporary audience. In the present short study three unrecorded published books containing sermons are described and briefly discussed.peer-reviewe

A small intruder. A Medieval marble winged lion from Ravello

An image of a 12th century marble winged lion was provocatively included among the slides accompanying a lecture by the author at a recent conference at the American Academy in Rome to illustrate Umberto Scerrato’s work on Islamic archaeology and art history in Italy. The lion, in fact, was never published by Scerrato, but it and a winged bull, both once featuring as ornaments on the “Moresque Fountain” in Ravello (originally from a medieval building most likely from Ravello itself), are the subject of this brief article. They are of undeniable Islamic taste

La representación de los Guarayos en la 'Esposizione d'Arte Sacra e delle Missioni ed Opere Cattoliche' (Turín, 1898)

Las Iglesias protestantes y la Iglesia católica aprovecharon, desde mediados del siglo XIX, las exposiciones universales, internacionales y nacionales para defender sus aportaciones al pensamiento, el arte y la cultura en general, y difundir la utilidad de las mismas en la construcción de una sociedad civilizada y moderna, en algunos casos a través de las misiones. Estas devinieron espacios de representación de los religiosos que utilizaron determinadas prácticas en sus tareas misionales entre las poblaciones infi eles. A partir de la colección de fotografías enviada por fray Bernardino J. Pesciotti a la Esposizione Generale e dell'Arte Sacra, delle Missioni e delle Opere Cattoliche, celebrada en Turín en 1898, se hará un estudio de la representación de los Guarayos, ubicados en la actual provincia Guarayos, en el noroeste del departamento de Santa Cruz

BRANDÃO, D. Domingos de Pinho

Vida e obra museológica de D. Domingos de Pinho Brandão

A arte sacra: museus e exposições numa sociedade secularizada

Sacro, ou sagrado, tem implícito o conceito de separação, comum a todos os registos religiosos. Apesar disso, a arte sacra concebida para funções litúrgicas ou devocionais, constitui uma componente substancial dos acervos museológicos, implicando a transferência do domínio sagrado para o espaço profano do museu. Importa, por isso, analisar o conceito de sagrado no âmbito do cristianismo, para validar o processo de musealização e avaliar a forma como o museu comunica o conteúdo funcional, semântico e simbólico do património religioso que expõe face a uma sociedade cada vez mais secularizada e pluralizada. Inerente a esta análise, impõe-se uma reflexão acerca das estratégias disponíveis para recuperar os significados implícitos, tornando o museu e, em particular, o museu de arte sacra, um espaço comunicativo na apresentação e descodificação dos objetos exposto. Holy, or sacred, has implicit the concept of separation, which is expressed in the diverse religions. Nevertheless, sacred art, conceived for liturgical or devotional functions, constitutes a substantial component of museum collections, implying its transfer from the sacred sphere to the profane space of the museum. It is therefore required to analyse the concept of sacred in the Christianity context in order to validate the musealisation process. It is also intended to evaluate how the functional, semantic and symbolic content of the religious heritage are communicated by the museum where it is exhibited facing the increasingly secularised society. Inherent in this analysis, it is improved a reflection about the available strategies to recover the implicit meanings of the object and to make the museum and, particularly, the museum of sacred art, a communicative space, in presenting and decoding of the objects in the exhibition