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SUMMARY:Consensus Politics in Medieval Spain - Dr Tom Nickson\, University
  of York
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CONTACT:Miss L Slater
DESCRIPTION:On the tomb of the warrior-king Fernando III in the converted 
 mosque-cathedral of Seville were four epitaphs in Latin\, Castilian\, Arab
 ic and Hebrew. Each celebrated Fernando's virtues as a wise and courageous
 \nleader\, but the content differed subtly depending on the notional commu
 nity of readers. Nearby was kept a richly illuminated copy of the Cantigas
  de\nSanta María\, a collection of Marian miracles that were sung in the 
 cathedral on important feast days. In these miracle stories and illuminati
 ons\, typically set in the cities and fields of medieval Castile\,\nJews\,
  Christians and Muslims are portrayed as united in their recognition of th
 e Virgin. Beginning with Fernando's epitaphs\, this paper revisits the sig
 nificance of polylingual texts and inscriptions\, examining how texts on c
 oins\, copes\, churches\, doors\, documents and reliquaries could construc
 t an idealised consensus\, neutralise dissent\, articulate victory and act
  as apotropaic signs of difference.\n\n
LOCATION:The History of Art Graduate Centre - 4a Trumpington Street
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