From the department of Historical Regimes of Normativity at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
“… ist meines Erachtens die Offenheit für das Fremde sehr wichtig. Denn die Vergangenheit ist ja immer fremd.”
Ein Interview mit dem Rechtshistoirker Peter Collin.
Hyperazpilcueta Virtual Sprint – Digital Legal History Teamworking in Pandemic Times
How does team working “work” in pandemic times? The Hyperazpilcueta project team gave it a try with Sprints.
“Man darf sich die Gegenwart nicht zu sehr zum Freund machen, sonst konsumiert sie die Geschichte.”
Ein Interview mit dem Rechtshistoriker Christoph Meyer.
The face of doctrine. The mystery of the “stolen” portrait of Martín de Azpilcueta
In the early modern period, being able to see the face of famous men of the time was essential. The need to know the physical aspect, went hand in hand with a physiognomic mentality that allowed to read in the facial features also some aspects related to the character. Particularly appreciated were the portraits from life.
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