A Companion to Sardinian History, 500-1500

Michelle Hobart , Ph.D. (2006) Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of the Science and Art in New York, is an archaeologist and architectural historian specializing in the medieval history of the Mediterranean; forthcoming publications include A Frontier Castle in Southern Etruria: Final Report of the Archaeological research at Capalbiaccio/Tricosto (Grosseto, Italy) (1976 - 2010).

The first English-language survey of medieval and modern Sardinia, this volume offers access to long-awaited European scholarship on a critical missing link in the Mediterranean. Based on new archaeological fieldwork and current research from a variety of academic perspectives- architecture, colonialism, ecclesiastic history, cartography, demography, law, musicology, politics, trade, and urban planning-the authors provide the foundation to incorporate Sardinia into a broader European history. Among other contributions, archaeology adds critical insight into the relationship between Christian, Muslim, and Jewish inhabitants of Sardinia, through examinations of urban and rural settlement patterns. This volume aims to stimulate further analysis of the critical role Sardinia has played as one of the largest and most strategically located islands in the Mediterranean.
Contributors are Laura Biccone, Nathalie Bouloux, Henri Bresc, Marco Cadinu, Roberto Coroneo, Laura Galoppini, Henrike Haug, Michelle Hobart, Rossana Martorelli, Giampaolo Mele, Marco Milanese, Giovanni Murgia, Gian Giacomo Ortu, Daniela Rovina, Olivetta Schena, Cecilia Tasca, Raimondo Turtas, and Corrado Zedda.

This collection of essays is the first English-language, multidisciplinary analysis of medieval and modern Sardinia, offering fresh perspectives from archaeology and other fields. This volume is an ideal introduction for a new comer to the field, as well as the advanced scholar.

AcknowledgementsList of Figures and PlatesNotes on ContributorsSardinia as a Crossroads in the Mediterranean: An IntroductionMichelle HobartSetting the Scene1 Archives and Documents Pertaining to the History of Medieval SardiniaOlivetta Schena2 Sardinia in Geographical Descriptions and Maps from the Middle AgesNathalie BoulouxHistory3 Overview of Sardinian History (500-1500)Laura Galoppini4 A Revision of Sardinian History between the Eleventh and Twelfth CenturiesCorrado Zedda5 Medieval and Modern Sicily and the Kingdoms of Sardinia and CorsicaHenri Bresc6 Jews in Sardinia: From Antiquity to the Edict of Expulsion of 1492Ceclia Tasca7 The Sardinian ChurchRaimondo Turtas8 The Struggle for Sardinia in the Twelfth Century: Textual and Architectural Evidence from Genoa and PisaHenrike Haug9 Establishing Power and Law in Medieval and Modern SardiniaGian Giacomo Ortu10 Spanish Sardinia: Conflicts and AlliancesGiovanni MurgiaArchaeology11 Contribution of Archaeology to Medieval and Modern SardiniaMarco Milanese12 CagliariRossana Martorelli13 SassariDaniela Rovina14 Catalan Alghero: Historical Perspectives from the Vantage Point of Medieval ArchaeologyMarco Milanese15 Medieval and Early Modern PotteryLaura Biccone16 Fashion and JewelryDaniela RovinaCulture17 A Historical Overview of Musical Worship and Culture in Medieval SardiniaGiampaolo Mele18 Architecture in Sardinia from the Fifth to the Sixteenth CenturiesRoberto Coroneo19 Urban Planning and New Towns in Medieval SardiniaMarco CadinuAppendicesTimelineGlossaryBibliographyIndex