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.

Acknowledgements List of Figures and Plates Notes on Contributors Sardinia as a Crossroads in the Mediterranean: An Introduction Michelle Hobart Setting the Scene 1 Archives and Documents Pertaining to the History of Medieval Sardinia Olivetta Schena 2 Sardinia in Geographical Descriptions and Maps from the Middle Ages Nathalie Bouloux History 3 Overview of Sardinian History (500-1500) Laura Galoppini 4 A Revision of Sardinian History between the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries Corrado Zedda 5 Medieval and Modern Sicily and the Kingdoms of Sardinia and Corsica Henri Bresc 6 Jews in Sardinia: From Antiquity to the Edict of Expulsion of 1492 Ceclia Tasca 7 The Sardinian Church Raimondo Turtas 8 The Struggle for Sardinia in the Twelfth Century: Textual and Architectural Evidence from Genoa and Pisa Henrike Haug 9 Establishing Power and Law in Medieval and Modern Sardinia Gian Giacomo Ortu 10 Spanish Sardinia: Conflicts and Alliances Giovanni Murgia Archaeology 11 Contribution of Archaeology to Medieval and Modern Sardinia Marco Milanese 12 Cagliari Rossana Martorelli 13 Sassari Daniela Rovina 14 Catalan Alghero: Historical Perspectives from the Vantage Point of Medieval Archaeology Marco Milanese 15 Medieval and Early Modern Pottery Laura Biccone 16 Fashion and Jewelry Daniela Rovina Culture 17 A Historical Overview of Musical Worship and Culture in Medieval Sardinia Giampaolo Mele 18 Architecture in Sardinia from the Fifth to the Sixteenth Centuries Roberto Coroneo 19 Urban Planning and New Towns in Medieval Sardinia Marco Cadinu Appendices Timeline Glossary Bibliography Index