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Oria Kastro, an insular medieval settlement and fortress on Kythnos: an architectural, archaeological, and historical investigation
No full textThe thesis concerns Oria Kastro a medieval fortified settlement on the island of
Kythnos in the western Cyclades. Nested on top of a remote cliff on the north-western
coast the Kastro (kastro meaning castle in Greek) has traditionally been considered
Kythnos’ medieval capital founded sometime in the Early Byzantine period (6th-7th century AD). However, what we see today is predominantly the Latin phase as
following the Fourth Crusade, the island was incorporated to the Aegean Duchy in c.
1207. Oria was occupied by the Latins until the 1570s when it was violently captured
and destroyed by the Ottomans. The site was never inhabited again, becoming thus a
rare and valuable fossil of the original layout of such settlements. Today, despite its
long-term abandonment, it is exceptionally well-preserved, and unlike many similar
kastra on other islands, there is very little modern intervention.
With few notable exceptions, research on the medieval fortresses of the Cyclades
is still quite limited therefore the main goal of the thesis is to provide a synthetic
analysis of the role, use and main features of these insular fortified settlements using
Oria Kastro as a case study. The site has not been subject to systematic research
before, which means that there is no established evidence for its history nor any
documentation of the built remains. Also, the overall knowledge of the island’s
medieval history is very limited and fragmented.
The main body of the study is structured in three parts: Section 1 gives basic
information about Kythnos’ history with an emphasis on the Byzantine and Latin
periods to provide a context for Oria. In addition, an attempt is made to document
the landscape and built environment of medieval Kythnos by combining data from
field observations and written sources. The demographic data of the island during
that period as well as the relations and interactions of the different religious and
ethnical groups are also discussed.
Section 2 focuses on the study and analysis of the Oria Kastro ruins. The site
covers an area of 1.32 ha and includes buildings of many different uses, i.e. houses,
administrative and public buildings, churches, cisterns, etc. A detailed survey of the
settlement and its environs was conducted to record the urban fabric and the defence
system as well as the buildings’ uses, the typology and the construction methods and
materials. Furthermore, 18 of the best-preserved and characteristic buildings were
surveyed and studied in greater detail.
Finally, Section 3 aims to place Oria in a wider Cyclades and Aegean setting. A
comparative study with other Byzantine and Latin kastra attempts to draw parallels
between their choice of location, use and layout. By establishing possible connections
with other sites this section discusses the reasons for the foundation of Oria and
examines its role in the wider Aegean area during both periods
Doctor peritissimus Franciscus Nunius Oria, non uulgare tum poeseos, tum philosophiae, tum medicinae egregie comparauit. Apuntes biográficos sobre el humanista Francisco Núñez de Oria
No full textOne of the main authors who wrote about medicine in Spain in the Spanish Golden Age pe-riod was Doctor Francisco Núñez de Oria, author of several treatises on obstetrics, hygiene, and bromatology in the vernacular, as well as a long epic poem in Latin dedicated to Philip II of Spain. Given the lack of a comprehensive biographical study of the humanist Francisco Núñez de Oria to date, the aim of this article is to shed some light on his life.Entre los principales autores que escribieron sobre medicina en la España aurisecular encon-tramos a l doctorFrancisco Núñez de Oria, autor de diversos tratados divulgativos sobre tocología, higiene y bromatología en lengua vernácula, así como una extensa epopeya en lengua latina dedicada a Felipe II. Dada la inexistencia, hasta el momento, de un estudio biográfico cabal sobre el humanista Francisco Núñez de Oria, el objetivo de este trabajo es arrojar algo más de luz sobre la vida de este humanista
Oria, condesa del Pallars : una dama catalana del siglo XII
No full textEl documento número 3410 encontrado en el fondo de la Cancilleria de l'Arxiu de la Corona d'Aragó lleva al autor a elaborar la fisonomía de una de las grandes damas catalanas del siglo XII: Oria de Pallars que, junto a las también damas de este condado Llúcia de la Marca, Valença de Tots y Guillelma, son para él claves en la historia de CataluñaThe document number 3410, found in the fund of the Cancilleria de l'Arxiu de la Corona d'Aragó (Chancellery of the records of the Aragon Kingdom) led author ot describe the physiognomy of one of the great catalan ladies of the XIIth century: Oria de Pallars who is a key figure in the history of Catalonia, together with the other ladies of this country, Llúcia de la Marca, Valença de Tots and Guillelm
La sexta parte del "Poema de Santa Oria": la muerte de la santa
No full textEn este artículo corrijo un trastrueque en la secuencia del relato\ud
de El Poema de Santa Oria, que hace años me venía preocupando. Se trata\ud
de la c.194, que en el texto del Códice in folio (Ms. 4b de la RAE) está\ud
erróneamente ubicada en el Epílogo del Poema, en cuyo contexto la c.194\ud
es un absurdo. El lugar propio de esa cuaderna es la escena de la muerte de\ud
la Santa, donde adquiere su pleno sentido y nos confirma que Oria murió el\ud
día de Jueves Santo del año 1070.In this article I have corrected the order in the story’s sequence\ud
from the Poem of Saint Oria which I have been long concerned about. It\ud
concerns c.194 which has been mist akenly placed in the Epilogue of the\ud
Poem in the in folio of the Codex text (Ms. 4b of RAE), c.194 makes no\ud
sense in this context. The correct place for this cuaderna is the death scene\ud
of the Saint, where c.194 makes perfect sense and which confirms that Oria\ud
died on Holy Thursday in 1070
Uma (pequena) Hist´oria do Tempo
No full textThe concept of time has a long history, which has its roots in the classical period, where it is possible to identify, particularly from the Aristotle’s work, three closely related concepts: psychological time, physical time and cosmological time. As for the history of physical time, it must be understood as a quest for improvement and for the close relationship of three other aspects: its measure, its conceptualization properly speaking - particularly related to the notion of continuity - and its formal aspect, given by mathematization, which begins in the modern period. This improvement appears to have had a defining moment when the medieval philosophy turned to the quantification of various concepts - especially with the calculators of the Merton College - which, in case time, was possible with the adoption (or rescue) of the algebra, which improved upon the concept of movement, particularly speed, and indirectly that of time. But if this improvement constituted a legacy for contemporary physics, the history of recent science reveals new links: the relationship between these three aspects - measure, conceptualization and formalism- now derive from the founding principles of relativity theory and its underlying mathematical structure.O conceito de tempo possui uma longa hist´oria, que tem suas ra´Ä±zes no per´Ä±odo cl´assico, onde ´e poss´Ä±vel identificar, particularmente a partir do trabalho de Arist´oteles, trˆes no¸c˜oes estritamente vinculadas: o tempo psicol´ogico, o tempo f´Ä±sico e o tempo cosmol´ogico. Por sua vez, a hist´oria do tempo f´Ä±sico deve ser entendida como uma busca do aprimoramento e da rela¸c˜ao estreita de trˆes outros aspectos: sua medida, sua conceitua¸c˜ao propriamente dita - particularmente vinculada `a no¸c˜ao de continuidade - e o seu aspecto formal, dado pela matematiza¸c˜ao, a partir do per´Ä±odo moderno. Esse aprimoramento parece ter tido um momento decisivo quando o pensamento medieval voltou-se para a quantifica¸c˜ao de v´arios conceitos - especialmente com os calculadores do Merton College - o que, no caso do tempo, foi poss´Ä±vel com a ado¸c˜ao (ou resgate) da ´algebra que aprimorou o conceito de movimento, particularmente de velocidade e, indiretamente, do tempo. Mas se esse aprimoramento constituiu-se num legado para a F´Ä±sica contemporˆanea, a hist´oria da ciˆencia recente nos revela novos v´Ä±nculos: as rela¸c˜oes entre esses trˆes aspectos - a medida, a conceitua¸c˜ao e o formalismo - decorrem agora dos princ´Ä±pios fundadores da Teoria da Relatividade e da estrutura matem´atica subjacente
Oria, countess of Pallars: A catalan lady of the XIIth century
No full textEl documento número 3410 encontrado en el fondo de la Cancilleria de l'Arxiu de la Corona d'Aragó lleva al autor a elaborar la fisonomía de una de las grandes damas catalanas del siglo XII: Oria de Pallars que, junto a las también damas de este condado Llúcia de la Marca, Valença de Tots y Guillelma, son para él claves en la historia de Cataluña.The document number 3410, found in the fund of the Cancilleria de l'Arxiu de la Corona d'Aragó (Chancellery of the records of the Aragon Kingdom) led author ot describe the physiognomy of one of the great catalan ladies of the XIIth century: Oria de Pallars who is a key figure in the history of Catalonia, together with the other ladies of this country, Llúcia de la Marca, Valença de Tots and Guillelma
Experimental Dataset on the Compressive Mechanical Properties of High-density Pressboard Used in Power Transformers Spacers
No full textThe dataset includes measurements of the degree of polymerisation in both new and aged high-density pressboard, following the guidelines of IEC 60450. Additionally, force-displacement compressive curves were obtained for the high-density pressboard samples in various ageing states
ORIA MUSCULOSA HB. (LEP. NOCTUIDAE): IMPORTANTE AGENTE DEL FENOMENO «SPIGA BIANCA» (WHITE EAR) IN PUGLIA
No full textL'autore, dopo una rapida introduzione circa il fenomeno « white ear », espone i risultati di indagini eto-ecologiche condotte in Puglia negli anni 1968, 1969, 1970 e '71 sull'Oria musculosa Hb. importante agente di tale fenomeno. Dell'insetto sono riportati cenni morfologici dell'adulto, dell'uovo, delle larve e della crisalide, ciclo biologico, etologia, ecologia, danni alle piante e mezzi e metodi di lotta. È questa la prima segnalazione in Italia di danni da parte del Nottuide, il quale, pur essendo endemico nel nostro Paese, non aveva finora dato le preoccupazioni anche gravi che esso costituisce, di tanto in tanto, per vaste regioni dell'Inghilterra, Francia, Germania centrale e soprattutto della Russia. The author, after a brief introduction about the « white ear » phenomenon in generai, refers on results of ethological and ecological observations carried out in Apulia during 1968, '69, '70 and '71 on Oria musculosa Hb. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), that is an important agent of « white ear » on wheat in this district. Of Oria musculosa are here reported: an outline of imago, egg, larvae, and chrysalis morphology; life history (one generation a year, with overwintering as first instar larva in the egg), ethology, ecology, injuries to plants and control measures. The present work is the first information on damages from Oria musculosa in ltaly, where the pest is endemie
Experimental Dataset on the Compressive Mechanical Properties of High-density Pressboard Used in Power Transformers Spacers
No full textThe dataset includes measurements of the degree of polymerisation in both new and aged high-density pressboard, following the guidelines of IEC 60450. Additionally, force-displacement compressive curves were obtained for the high-density pressboard samples in various ageing states
Experimental Dataset on the Tensile and Compressive Mechanical Properties of Plain Kraft and Crepe Papers Used as Insulation in Power Transformers after Ageing in Mineral Oil
No full textThe degree of polymerisation was measured in pieces of new and aged insulation, following IEC 60450. Dog-bone shaped samples were used for in-plane tensile testing at 35ᵒ to the MD, with a constant rate of elongation equivalent to the one proposed in ISO 1924-2. A modification of ISO 12192 was used to measure the edgewise compressive properties of paper samples which consisted of two concentric cylinders
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