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Architecture, opportunity, and conflict in eighteenth-century Sicily : rebuilding after natural disaster / by Nixon, Martin

Table of Contents: “…The Palazzo Biscari in Catania: Lightness, Refinement, and Distinction --…”
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Sicily : a literary guide for travellers / by Edwards, Andrew

Table of Contents: “…List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Palermo and Surroundings; 2 The Tyrrhenian Coast; 3 Messina, Taormina and the North-East Coast; 4 Catania and Mount Etna; 5 Syracuse and the South-East; 6 Agrigento and the South Coast; 7 Enna and the Interior; 8 Trapani and the West; Author Profiles; Chronology; Select Bibliography.…”
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The decline and fall of medieval Sicily : politics, religion, and economy in the reign of Frederick III, 1296-1337 / by Backman, Clifford R.

Table of Contents: “…In the margins: slaves, pirates, and women -- Table 1: Judices of Palermo -- Table 2: Juriste and xurterii of Palermo -- Table 3: Judices of Agrigento, Catania, Messina, Polizzi -- Table 4: Feudal dues.…”
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Between Scylla and Charybdis : the Jews in Sicily / by Simonsohn, Shlomo, 1923-2019

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; Chapter 1: From Rome to Spain; Chapter 2: The First Millennium; Chapter 3: Jewish Settlements (1); Map 1: Jewish Sicily until 1300; Chapter 4: From Roman Citizens to Servants of the Royal Treasury; Chapter 5: The Jewish Community (1); Chapter 6: Scholars and Poets; Chapter 7: Merchants, Artisans and Others; Chapter 8: Between Scylla and Charybdis; Chapter 9: The King's Jews; Chapter 10: Taxation and Imposts; Chapter 11: Jewish Settlements (2); Map 2: Jewish Sicily in the 14th and 15th Centuries; Map 3: Catania: The Jewish Quarter; Map 4: Messina: The Jewish Quarter.…”
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Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily : Arabic-Speakers and the End of Islam. by Metcalfe, Dr Alexander

Table of Contents: “…Defining the margins of the Arabic-speaking communitiesDemographic mobility: the villeins around Cefalù; Naming and identity; Signs of social integration among villeins: Catania and Aci in 1095; Arabic and Greek names from Nicótera in 1093; Patti: 'Saracens', 'Greeks', and 'men of the Latin tongue'; The extent of local variation: an early register from western Sicily; Onomastic data as evidence for social change; Abandoning Arabic names: the Christians of Collesano; Assessing names of mixed origin; Non-Arabic names from the Monreale villeins in 1178; The Christians of Corleone.…”
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