A Companion to Sardinian History, 500–1500

Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 9
List of Figures and Plates......Page 12
Notes on Contributors......Page 23
Sardinia as a Crossroads in the Mediterranean: An Introduction......Page 31
Part 1 Setting the Scene......Page 79
Chapter 1 Archives and Documents Pertaining to the History of Medieval Sardinia......Page 81
Chapter 2 Sardinia in Geographical Descriptions and Maps from the Middle Ages......Page 98
Part 2 History......Page 113
Chapter 3 Overview of Sardinian History (500–1500)......Page 115
Chapter 4 A Revision of Sardinian History between the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries......Page 145
Chapter 5 Medieval and Modern Sicily and the Kingdoms of Sardinia and Corsica......Page 171
Chapter 6 Jews in Sardinia: From Antiquity to the Edict of Expulsion of 1492......Page 195
Chapter 7 The Sardinian Church......Page 207
Chapter 8 The Struggle for Sardinia in the Twelfth Century: Textual and Architectural Evidence from Genoa and Pisa......Page 245
Chapter 9 Establishing Power and Law in Medieval and Modern Sardinia......Page 258
Chapter 10 Spanish Sardinia: Conflicts and Alliances......Page 282
Part 3 Archaeology......Page 299
Chapter 11 Contribution of Archaeology to Medieval and Modern Sardinia......Page 301
Chapter 12 Cagliari......Page 344
Chapter 13 Sassari......Page 365
Chapter 14 Catalan Alghero: Historical Perspectives from the Vantage Point of Medieval Archaeology......Page 389
Chapter 15 Medieval and Early Modern Pottery......Page 417
Chapter 16 Fashion and Jewelry......Page 447
Part 4 Culture......Page 463
Chapter 17 A Historical Overview of Musical Worship and Culture in Medieval Sardinia......Page 465
Chapter 18 Architecture in Sardinia from the Fifth to the Sixteenth Centuries......Page 503
Chapter 19 Urban Planning and New Towns in Medieval Sardinia......Page 527
Part 5 Appendices......Page 583
Timeline......Page 585
Glossary......Page 591
Bibliography......Page 595
Index......Page 675