Els llibres del batlle de Cervera, Galzeran Sacirera (1459-1460). Notes de vida quotidiana i conflictivitat urbana a Cervera, a darreries de l'Edat Mitjana

Edition of the accounts books of the royal bailiff of Cervera and his deputy between the years 1459 and 1469. The books provide details of the bailiff’s activities, his functions and his involvement in the daily problems of the town of Cervera. These included low-level social conflicts, disputes between townsfolk, tense relations with the Jews or aggressions against them, the illegal use of arms, the life of the brothel and the practice of prohibited games.Edition of the accounts books of the royal bailiff of Cervera and his deputy between the years 1459 and 1469. The books provide details of the bailiff’s activities, his functions and his involvement in the daily problems of the town of Cervera. These included low-level social conflicts, disputes between townsfolk, tense relations with the Jews or aggressions against them, the illegal use of arms, the life of the brothel and the practice of prohibited games

Estudiants catalans a la universitat de Bolonya (segle XIII)

The presence of Catalan students at the University of Bologna during the 13th century. Most of these students follow the teachings of the great masters and professors of Civil and Canonical Law. Most of them came from families of the lower nobility, as is the case of the prestigious Raymond of Penyafort and members of the Urtx-Mataplana family. Many of them occupied ecclesiastical positions, in Barcelona, Elne, Girona, Lleida, Urgell and Vic. They bought and sold manuscripts, and often deposited them as security for money lent. They formed a cohesive group with strong links of solidarity. There are many references to the prices and value of books

L'alimentació dels pobres, hostes i servidors al palau pontifici d'Avinyó (1375)

We present an analysis of the food served at the Pignotte, the alms house of the Papal palace in Avignon, to 375 paupers and 20 other servants during the month of September 1375. The treatment that the two groups received presented marked differences. The paupers’ diet was made up only of bread, wine and meat or cheese, while the travellers, the ill and the servants received higher quality bread and wine and a more varied diet in general, including eggs, spices, fruit and fish; the ill were given chicken