Singular Publications

Authors: Plantalech i Colomer, Salvador ; Gelis i Bosch, Joan ;

La moneda de la Garrotxa : mil anys d’història (segles X-XX)

Publication date: 2023
Physical description: 234 p. : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Institutions: Societat Catalana d’Estudis Numismàtics (Institut d’Estudis Catalans)
ISBN: 978-84-09-49142-1
Publisher: Oliveras

Summary

Over the centuries, much of what is now La Garrotxa has been far from the main centres of decision and power. However, it is an area of ​​interest for being a route of great strategic value. From the coins issued in ancient times, through the Besalú county coin series, to the coin issues issued during the Civil War, it is fascinating to construct this past following the guiding thread of numismatics.

Autors: de Crusafont i Sabater, Miquel.

La moneda de les terres catalanes

Publication date: 2023
Physical description: 144 p. : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Institutions: Societat Catalana d’Estudis Numismàtics (Institut d’Estudis Catalans)
ISBN: 978-84-18096-54-9
Collection: Eines i feines 14.
Publisher: Brau

Summary

The currency, beyond its economic value, is a symbol of political power and allows us to retrace the main historical moments, with a particularly Atzarian trajectory in the case of Catalonia. The volume presents a significant sample of the main contextual emissions during each period, from the late Greek arrival to the 20th century, passing through the medieval expansion stage. With this book in coneixereu the origin and gaudireu of the intrinsic beauty of its creations with an indubtable value.

Author: Casanova i Mandri, Rossend

El segell a la medalla

Publication date: 2022 – 2023
Physical description: 89 p. : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Institutions: Societat Catalana d’Estudis Numismàtics (Institut d’Estudis Catalans)
ISBN: 978-84-9965-667-0
Collection: “Medallística”, 4
Publisher: SCEN (IEC)

Summary

Catalog of the exhibition “El segell a la medalla. Homenatge a Ferran de Sagarra” curated by Dr. Rossend Casanova (SCEN), and held from  3 to 17 of November of 2022 in the cloister of “Casa de Convalescència”, headquarter of “Institut d’Estudis Catalans”, as part fo the colloquiumi “La sigil·lografia medieval a Catalunya i a l’Europa mediterrània. Estudis comparatius”.