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Treasure Hunts in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
2012
The religious dimension of the treasure hunt declined as the nineteenth century progressed. The belief in ghosts lost ground or transformed into spiritualism and an interest in the more or less vulgarized forms of what would become known as ‘parapsychology’.1 Without the ghosts who needed to be redeemed, the religious overtones of treasure hunting disappeared. Even news about treasure in an ecclesiastical context was void of spiritual meaning.
Il Tesoro di San Leonardo nella Chiesa Madre di Mascali
2017
Scientific study of the works in gold and silver of the Treasure of St. Leonard in the mother church of Mascali.
The Social Background of Treasure Hunters
2012
We have already referred to the treasure hunt in Westminster Abbey. The organizer and initiator of this venture was Davey Ramsey, the clock- maker of King James I and his successor. Some of his works are now in the British Museum. Ramsey had some financial difficulties but he was well-connected at court. We mentioned in Chapter 6 that he managed to receive royal permits to search for treasure in 1628 and in 1635. Nothing seems to have come of these enterprises. In the winter of 1632/33, he received a permit from the Dean of Westminster to search for treasure in the cloister of the abbey. Ramsey did not undertake the hunt alone. He mustered the support of William Lilly, the renowned London a…
Il tesoro della Matrice di Regalbuto tra Settecento e Ottocento
2012
The essay proposes a scientific study of the silverware of the Treasure of the Mother Church of Regalbuto made between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, framing them in the historical-artistic context of the time.
The Importance of “Empty Gestures” in Recovery: Being Human Together
2017
What do clients/patients want or value from their encounters with healthcare providers? Based on ethnographic research conducted with individuals suffering from drug addiction and mental health issues, this article argues that clients/patients treasure “everyday” or “human” interaction with medical staff. Everydayness is accomplished through three generic social processes: **co-silence, inclusion in back-stage activity, and physical dramatizations of authenticity. These processes and other ordinary interactional strategies for “being human together” should be seen as vital tools for recovery.
ESTADOS PROVINCIALES Y OFICIOS DE HACIENDA EN EL REINO DE FRANCIA (SIGLOS XVI A XVIII): LOS CASOS DE BORGOÑA Y DE BRETAÑA
2014
Los estados provinciales de Borgoña y Bretaña crearon un personal financiero específico para recaudar sus impuestos, con cronologías distintas — desde el siglo XVI en Borgoña, en el siglo XVIII en Bretaña. El sistema no sólo fue la base de arbitrios financieros utilizados para satisfacer necesidades puntuales de fondos, vendiéndose los cargos u obligando a sus titulares a costear el aumento de su sueldo. Las asambleas provinciales también se valieron de él para preservar cierta autonomía y mantener una forma de separación, aunque sólo fuera formal, entre la fiscalidad real tradicional que estaba admitida —cuyo volumen ya casi no variaba— y unasexigencias extraordinarias. Éstas requerían un …