Jordi Bolòs i Masclans (Barcelona, 1955) is Professor of

Medieval History In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

at the

University of Lleida The University of Lleida (officially in Catalan: ''Universitat de Lleida'') is a university based in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It was the first university founded in Catalonia and in the ancient Crown of Aragon. It was founded in 1300, using the ...

. Rural Catalan history, urban history and the

landscape history Landscape history is the study of the way in which humanity has changed the physical appearance of the Natural environment, environment – both present and past. It is sometimes referred to as landscape archaeology. It was first recognised as a s ...

(The medieval origins of the Catalan landscape) has focussed his research in the study of the medieval society. He has published several historical atlases of the

Carolingian The Carolingian dynasty ( ; known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne, descendants of the Arnulfing and Pippinid c ...

counties of

Besalú Besalú () is a town in the ''comarca'' of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current ''comarc ...

Empúries Empúries ( ) was an ancient Greek city on the Mediterranean coast of Catalonia, Spain. The city Ἐμπόριον (, Emporion, meaning "trading place", ''cf.'' emporion) was founded in 575 BC by Greeks from Phocaea. After the invasion o ...

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Urgell Urgell (), also known as ''Baix Urgell'' (''baix'' meaning "lower", by contrast with Alt Urgell "Upper Urgell"), is a ''comarca'' (county) in Ponent, Catalonia (Spain), forming only a borderland portion of the region historically known as Urgel ...

and

Roussillon Roussillon ( , , ; , ; ) was a historical province of France that largely corresponded to the County of Roussillon and French Cerdagne, part of the County of Cerdagne of the former Principality of Catalonia. It is part of the region of ' ...

Conflent Conflent (; ) is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. In the Middle Ages it comprised the County of Conflent. The capital of this ''pays'' is Prades (), and it bor ...

Vallespir Vallespir (; ) is a historical Catalan comarca in Northern Catalonia, part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. Geography The capital of the comarca is Ceret, and it borders the comarques of Conflent, Rosselló, Alt Empordà ...

and

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. Editor of the publication ''Territori i societat a l’edat mitjana''.

Main publications

* , Rafael Dalmau Editor, Barcelona, 1980. . * , Ketres, Barcelona, 1983 (with J. Nuet). . * , Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, 1986 (with L. Mallart). . * , Andorra, 1987(with V. Hurtado). . * , Lleida, 1993. ISSN 0214-445X. * , I.E.C, Barcelona, 1994 (with Josep Moran). . * , Curial, Barcelona, 1995.

* , Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, 1996. . * , Angle, Manresa, 1997. . * , Rafael Dalmau, Barcelona, 1998 (with V. Hurtado).

* , Rafael Dalmau, Barcelona, 1999 (with V. Hurtado). . * , Edicions 62, Barcelona, 2000. . * , Edicions 62, Barcelona, 2000. . * , Pòrtic, Barcelona, 2000. . * , Rafael Dalmau, Barcelona, 2000 (with V. Hurtado). . * , Rafael Dalmau, Barcelona, 2001 (with V. Hurtado).

* , IEI, Lleida, 2001. . * , Lleida, 2002 (editor).

* , Barcelona, 2004.

* , Rafael Dalmau, Barcelona, 2004 (with V. Hurtado).

* , Rafael Dalmau, Barcelona, 2006 (with V. Hurtado).

* , Fundació Noguera, Barcelona, 2006.

* , IV (2007), Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, 2007 (editor).

* . Pagès editors - Ajuntament de Lleida, Lleida, 2008.

* , Rafael Dalmau editor, Barcelona, 2009 (with V. Hurtado).

External links

*Departament d'Història de la Universitat de Lleid

*Arqueologia del paisatge de Cataluny

*Cartografia i història medieval a Cataluny

*Pobles de sagrera: poblacions eclesials medieval

*Les vilanoves: pobles nous medieval

*https://jordibolos.academia.edu/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolos, Jordi 1955 births Living people Historians of Europe Spanish medievalists People from Barcelona