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Book presentation of “Paula Montal: Biografía, espiritualidad y carisma”, a biography exploring her life, spirituality and educational legacy

Con la presencia de la general de las Escolapias, Divina García, y del rector de la Universidad, José Manuel Roldán, fue presentado ayer por la tarde, en el Salón Mudéjar del Rectorado, el libro de María Dolores Pérez Marín Paula Montal: Biografía, espiritualidad y carisma editado por el Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Córdoba, a cargo de cuyo director, Fernando López Mora, corrió la presentación de la obra. El libro recoge diversos aspectos relacionados con la figura y la obra de la fundadora de las Escolapias, una congregación religiosa que cuenta con centros en Córdoba y en varios…

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5 de May de 2013
The historical and geographical perspective of the Corredera in a book by José Naranjo and Antonio López Ontiveros
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The historical and geographical perspective of the Corredera in a book by José Naranjo and Antonio López Ontiveros

As a tribute of remembrance, recognition, and respect to the late UCO Professor of Geography Antonio López Ontiveros, and also as “a special gift, precisely on the day he would have celebrated his birthday, to a person distinguished by his professional and personal career”, the work “The Plaza de la Corredera in Córdoba: functions, meaning and image through the centuries” was presented this morning in the Mudéjar Hall of the Rectorate of the University of Córdoba. It is the last of the books López Ontiveros wrote, in this case jointly with fellow Geography professor José Naranjo Ramírez, who was responsible…

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13 de April de 2012
The University of Córdoba Press has published “Palacio renacentista de Belalcázar. Humanismo del tercer duque de Béjar”, a book on the Renaissance palace of Belalcázar and the humanist ideals of the third Duke of Béjar
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The University of Córdoba Press has published “Palacio renacentista de Belalcázar. Humanismo del tercer duque de Béjar”, a book on the Renaissance palace of Belalcázar and the humanist ideals of the third Duke of Béjar

The present study examines one of the most significant monuments in the Los Pedroches region. It is arguably the most expressive monumental emblem of the western part of the region, as the Castle of Belalcázar, with its five hundred years of history, is considered one of the most notable and unique fortresses in all of Spain. The author, Juan Andrés Molinero Merchán, focuses his attention on a highly relevant part of the structure: the 16th-century Renaissance palace. This is approached from both architectural and constructive perspectives—conveying important humanist messages—and from a broad historical viewpoint. This includes the building's context, the…

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7 de March de 2012
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The University of Córdoba Press has published “La plaza de la Corredera de Córdoba”, a book on the historical, architectural and social significance of this emblematic public square in Córdoba

La plaza de la Corredera y su significado histórico-artístico en la geografia urbana de Córdoba centra este volumen de los profesores de geogragía de la Universidad de Córdoba, José Naranjo Ramírez y Antonio López Ontiveros, realizado poco antes del fallecimiento de éste último y que hoy ve la luz a través del Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Córdoba. La Plaza de la Corredera de Córdoba. Funciones, significado e imagen a través de los siglos es sin duda una de las mejores aproximaciones que se han realizado tanto a las funciones de tan singular espacio urbano como a su…

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7 de March de 2012