Description
Tribute to Justino Mendes de Almeida is a volume of tribute to a great Portuguese humanist, a true man of letters, with a path that left his mark on the history of Portuguese education.
This book dedicated to the Rector Emeritus of the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, in addition to personal testimonies, is composed by chapters on Archaeology and epigraphy, medieval, modern and business history, book history, art history and, also, a miscellaneous section.
Contributions are signed by an eclectic cast of the most diverse academic backgrounds: Agostinho Araújo, Aline Gallash-Hall de Beauvink, António de Lencastre Bernardo, António Pedro A. Ferreira, Armando Luís de Carvalho Homem, Diogo Leite de Campos, Eduardo Costa, Isabel Pestana Moser, João Pancada Correia, João Silva de Sousa, José Amado da Silva, José Amado Mendes, José d’Encarnação, Madalena Romão Mira, Margarida Leme, Maria Isabel Minguéns, Miguel Figueira de Faria, Reginaldo Rodrigues de Almeida and Ricardo Gaidão.
Profusion and diversity of knowledge reflects one of the characteristics of the honouree, as a citizen and researcher of Portuguese culture.
