CV English Laurentiu Radvan

 

First name: LAURENŢIU

Family name: RĂDVAN

Date and place of birth: 1975, Brăila, Romania

Nationality: Romanian

Marital status: married

Office Address: Facultatea de Istorie, Universitatea “Al. I. Cuza”, Bulevardul Carol 11, IAŞI 700506

Studies:

On March 29, 2013, I have publicly defended my habilitation paper, Urban world in the Romanian area: from the late medieval emergence to the transition to modernity, and earned the habilitation title and the right to conduct doctoral papers in the field of “History and cultural studies”.

On November 22^nd, 2003, University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iaşi, I have publicly defended my PhD thesis, Towns in Wallachia Until the End of the 16^th Century, and earned the degree of Doctor of Humanities, in the field of History (thesis was assessed as very good and received the honor of Magna cum laude)

1997-1998 – MA at the Faculty of History, „Al. I. Cuza” University of Iaşi, specializing in "Historical resources"; dissertation paper: Town-Seats of Princes in Wallachia

1993-1997 – BA in History at the Faculty of History, „Al. I. Cuza” University of Iaşi, specializing in "Medieval History”; BA thesis: Wallachian Towns. General Aspects; head of the class.

Professional background:

2020-present: Vicedean, Faculty of History

2012-2020: Director of the Department of History, part of the Faculty of History

2013 – Professor at the Faculty of History of the University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iaşi; currently holding the following courses: Medieval Europe; Urban structures and institutions in the Middle Ages; also Master courses.

2009-2013 – Associate Professor at the Faculty of History of the University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iaşi; held courses on medieval Europe, medieval and pre-modern urban structures and institutions.

2005-2009 – PhD Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Faculty of History of the University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iaşi; held courses and seminars of Medieval Europe; Urban structures in the Middle Ages in the Romanian Principalities.

1997-2004 – teaching assistant at the Faculty of History of the University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iaşi; held seminars of Western Medieval History, Cyrillic Paleography, Slavic Paleography and Old Slavonic Language.

 

Activity and skills; membership in professional associations

My main field of interest is urban history. Up to now, I have published three works, six volume of studies and over 65 articles on this subject, with other studies due for publication. On December 19, 2006, the paper Oraşele din Ţara Românească până la sfârşitul secolului al XVI-lea [Towns in Wallachia Until the End of the 16^th century] received the Romanian Academy Award (for 2004).

I was involved in three research grants focusing or focused on the history of medieval towns. I also take interest in editing historical sources and the study of paleography and historical cartography.

Ever since 1998, I have been a member of the Commission for the History of Towns in Romania of the Romanian Academy. Since 2008, I represent Romania in The International Commission for the History of Towns. Since 2006, I have been the Romanian collaborator for the International Medieval Bibliography (IMB) project (coordinated by Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, UK).

Conference papers

International conferences

 

1.                  Romanian Principality town plans found in the Moscow archives. Contributions to research into urban history and heritage, at the international conference Maps as original sources. Town plans and their impact on the knowledge of the urban past, Iași, 5 May 2022.

2.                  From the medieval principality to the modern state. The impact of change on towns in the Romanian area (1711-1833), conference dedicated to Protagonists of Urban Order from the Antiquity to the Present, organized by International Commission for the History of Towns, Split, Croatia, 20-22 September 2021.

3.                  Residential Towns of Romanian Princes; conference dedicated to the subject: Town types in European comparison, organized by the International Commission for the History of Towns, Krakow, Poland, September 2017.

4.                  Urban conflicts in the Romanian principalities (16th-17th centuries); roundtable Political and social changes in European urban space, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germania, Nov. 2016.

5.                  Between Byzantium, the Mongol Empire, Genoa and Moldavia: trade centers in the North-Western Black Sea area; International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, USA, May 2016.

6.                  A social group yet unknown: the urban patriciate in medieval Wallachia, at the European Social Science History  (ESSHC), Valencia, Spain, April 2016.

7.                  Space distribution in late medieval and pre-modern towns in the Romanian Principalities, at the 22^nd International Congress of Historical Sciences, Jinan-China, August 2015.

8.                  Romanian experience on historical town atlases. The case of Brăila (together with Dan Dumitru Iacob), at scientific meeting Historical Town Atlas in the spatial planning and promotion of the cities, Wroclaw, Polonia, June 17-18, 2014.

9.                  Urban identities in the late Middle Ages: the particular case of the Romanian Principalities; International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, USA, May 2013.

10.              German Law and Medieval Towns in the Romanian Principalities: A Dilemma; International Medieval Congress, Leeds, United Kingdom (main theme was “Rules to Follow”), July 2012.

11.              At Europe's borders: how travelers viewed towns in the Romanian Principalities (14th-16th centuries); scientific meeting on “Perceptions et réalités urbaines: les villes d’Europe méditerranéenne à travers les récits de voyageurs XIVe-XVIe s.”, Strasbourg, January 2012.

12.              The Emergence of the Medieval Towns in the Romanian Principalities and Romanian Historiography of the Twentieth Century: Case Studies; conference on Recent Studies on Past and Present: New Sources, New Methods or a New Public?, organized by the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, September 2011.

13.              Urban space in the Romanian Principalities of the Middle Ages: organized or random development? Views in Romanian historiography; conference dedicated to Towns and spaces, Sibiu, September 2011.

14.              Town streets in the Romanian Principalities. The long road from wood to stone (17th – 19th centuries), at the 21^st International Congress of Historical Sciences, Amsterdam, August 2010.

15.              A winding road: urban autonomy in the Romanian Principalities between the 14^th and the 18^th century; conference dedicated to Urban Liberties and Citizenship from Middle Ages up to now and organized by the International Commission for the History of Towns; Luxembourg, September 2009.

16.              Urban planning in major Wallachian and Moldavian towns between 1300 and 1600; International Medieval Congress, Leeds, United Kingdom (main theme was Medieval Cities), July 2007.

17.              Between free passage and restriction. Roads and bridges in the towns of Wallachia and Moldavia (16^th-18^th century); conference dedicated to Communication in Towns, organized by the International Commission for the History of Towns, Zagreb, Croatia, September 2006.

18.              Privileges and urban autonomy in Wallachia until the 16th century; conference dedicated to the subject of The Town and Its Privileges, Cluj, November 2005.

Lectures and seminars at the University of Vienna (mai 2012) and at the Institute of History of Sofia (noiembrie 2015). 

 

National conferences (selection)

 

1.                  Cartographic consequences of the occupations of the Romanian Principalities in the 18^th century - first half of the 19^th century: city plans, at the international conference: „Borders and Communities in Central and South-Eastern Europe”, Timișoara, March 16, 2021 (with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu, online).

2.                  Istoria locală – potențial de cercetare. Studiu de caz: istoria urbană [Local history - research potential. Case study: urban history], at the National session of papers of the History teachers: “Istorii ale locurilor. Istorii ale oamenilor”, Facultatea de Istorie, Iași, May 15, 2021 (online).

3.                  Urban history research in Romania in the last 30 years: sources, topics, methods, limits, at the international workshop “New Topics, Sources and Methods in the Historical Research: Reflections and Perspectives”, Alba Iulia, June 5, 2021 (online).

4.                  Meșteșugari și orașe în Țările Române. Aspecte topografice [Craftsmen and towns in the Romanian Principalities. Topographic aspects], at the conference: Orașul – centru meșteșugăresc și industrial, organized by Comisia de Istorie a Orașelor, Sibiu, July 1, 2021 (online).

5.                  Noi planuri rusești privitoare la orașul București și împrejurimile sale (1828, 1830, 1849–1850) [New Russian plans regarding the city of Bucharest and its surroundings (1828, 1830, 1849–1850)], at a webinar organised by National Museum of Old Maps and Books, București, June 30, 2021 (with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu and Toader Popescu, online).

6.                  Un plan necunoscut al orașului Târgoviște din 1831 [An unknown plan of the town of Târgoviște from 1831], at “Zilele Universității”, Universitatea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" din Iași, October 29, 2021 (online).

7.                  Considerații finale cu privire la cel mai vechi plan al Iașilor (1739) [Final considerations regarding the oldest plan of Iași (1739)], at “Zilele Universității”, Universitatea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" din Iași, October 23, 2020 – online (with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu).

8.                  Noi contribuții cartografice la istoria curții si palatului domnesc din Iași [New cartographic contributions to the history of the princely court and palace in Iași], at the national conference „Monumentul”, Muzeul Municipal Iași (October 8-9, 2020).

9.                  1807, un an și trei planuri pentru Iași: al orașului, al curții și palatului domnesc [1807, a year and three plans for Iași: of the city, of the court and of the princely palace], at the Laboratory of Urban History, Iași (January 21, 2020, with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu).

10.              Evreii din Ștefănești și un incident din anul 1832 [The Jews from Ștefănești and an incident from 1832], at “Zilele Universității”, Universitatea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" din Iași (October 25, 2019).

11.              O descoperire de excepție: originalul planului Iașilor din 1739 [An exceptional discovery: the original of the Iași plan from 1739], at the national conference „Monumentul”, Muzeul Municipal Iași (October 3-4, 2019, with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu).

12.              Cum arăta curtea domnească din Iași? Informații inedite din surse cartografice [How did the princely residence in Iasi look like? New information from cartographic sources], at the Laboratory of Urban History, Iași (May 28, 2019, with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu).

13.              Enslaved Gypsies and Free Gypsies: the case of Barbu Lăutarul, at the conference dedicated to Urban Communities and Urban Transformation in the Romanian Principalities, NEC, Bucharest (April 2019).

14.              Din consecințele Regulamentului Organic: înființarea Eforiei orașului Iași [From the consequences of the Organic Statute: the beginning of the Ephoria of Iași], at Congresul Național al Istoricilor Români, Universitatea ”Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, Iași (August 29 -September 1, 2018).

15.              Uliță, ulicioară, hudiță. O tipologie a străzilor din orașele țărilor române la sfârșitul evului mediu și începutul epocii moderne [Uliță, ulicioară, hudiță. A typology of the streets in the Romanian Principalities towns at the end of the middle ages and the beginning of the modern time], at the conference dedicate to Transport and communications in towns, organised by the Commission for the History of Towns in Romania and Museum of Brăila, Brăila (May 2018).

16.              Cu privire la aprovizionarea cu apă a orașului Iași (sec. XVII-XVIII) [On the water supply system in Iași, 17^th-18^th centuries], Muzeul Unirii Iași (September 2017).

17.              Contribuții cu privire la moșia orașului Iași [Contributions to the history of the domain of Iași], conference celebrating Dies Academici, University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iaşi (October 2016).

18.              „Arestuitele țigănci” de la Iași și implicațiile unui furt la drumul mare din 1830 [The „arrested female Gypsies” of Iaşi and the implications of an 1830 highway robbery], conference celebrating Dies Academici, University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iaşi (October 2015).

19.              Administrație și justiție în orașele din Moldova medievală [Administration and justice in towns in medieval Moldavia], at the national conference dedicated to Towns and administration, organized by the Commission for the History of Towns in Romania and Muzeum Satu Mare, Satu Mare (September 2015).

20.              Câte Târgușoare Nicolina au existat lângă Iași? [How many Targușoare Nicolina were near Iasi], conference celebrating Dies Academici, University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iaşi (October 2014).

21.              Între sat și oraș: Târgușorul Nicolina de lângă Iași [Between village and town: Târgușorul Nicolina, near Iași], at the national conference dedicated to Relation between villages and towns, organized by the Commission for the History of Towns in Romania and Muzeum Astra, Sibiu (June 2014).

22.              Cu privire la străinii stabiliți în Iași în secolele XVII-XVIII [Regarding the foreigners from Iasi, 17^th-18^th centuries]; conference celebrating 152 years of existence of the University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iaşi (October 2012).

23.              Consideraţii cu privire la practi­cile cămătarilor străini din oraşele Moldovei (secolele XVII-XVIII) [Considerations on the practices of foreign usurers în the Moldavian towns (17^th - 18^th century)], conference dedicated to the subject of “Everyday urban life”, Muzeul Brăilei, Brăila (May 2011).

24.              Formarea oraşelor medievale. Percepţii în istoriografia românească [The emergence of medieval towns. Perceptions in Romanian historiography], conference dedicated to the subject of „We and others. Identity building in Romanian history, 14^th - 21^th century”, Institute of History in Iaşi (April 2011).

25.              Oraşele la cronicarii moldoveni: între legendă şi tradiţie istorică [Towns seen by Moldavian chroniclers: between legend and historical tradition], paper presented in a conference organized by the „Center of research of elites and the ideology of power”, Iaşi (March 2011).

26.              Sigiliile urbane din Ţara Românească. Noi interpretări [On urban seals in Wallachia. New opinion], at the Romanian Institute of Genealogy and Heraldry, Iaşi (November 2009); an extended version at the Congress of Genealogy and Heraldry, Iaşi (May 2010).

27.              Cu privire la statutul mişeilor în oraşele medievale din Ţările Române [Regarding the status of the mişeii from medieval towns in Romania], conference dedicated to the subject of „Towns and social assistance”, University „Babeş-Bolyai” Cluj-Napoca (June 2009).

28.              Noi interpretări cu privire la terminologia urbană din Moldova [New interpretation on urban terminology in Moldavia], Muzeul Unirii Iaşi (October 2008).

29.              Cu privire la începuturile oraşelor din Moldova (cazul oraşului Roman) [Regarding the beginning of medieval towns in Moldavia (the case of Roman)], “Zilele Academiei”, Institute of History in Iaşi (September 2008).

30.              Domni şi oraşe în Ţara Românească în Evul Mediu. Raporturi de putere [Princes and towns in Wallachia during the middle ages. Relationship of power]; conference dedicated to the subject of Political ideologies and representations of power in Europe, Faculty of History, University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, Iaşi (November 2007).

31.              O familie boierească mai puţin cunoscută din Ţara Românească [A less known boyar family in Wallachia]; conference celebrating 145 years of existence of the University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iaşi (October 2005).

32.              Observaţii cu privire la relaţiile lui Ştefan cel Mare cu Ţara Românească [Observations on Stephen the Great’s relationship with Wallachia]; national symposium Stephen the Great and His Time, commemorating 500 years since Stephen the Great’s reign ended; organized by the Institute of History in Iaşi (June 2004).

33.              Cu privire la patriciatul şi "săracii" din oraşul medieval din Ţara Românească (secolele XIV-XVI) [On patricians and “paupers” in medieval towns of Wallachia (14^th - 16^th century)]; conference on The Population of Towns, Ethnical and Social Structure organized by the Commission for the History of Towns in Romania, Braila (September 2003).

34.              Structurile preurbane şi închegarea statală între Carpaţi şi Dunăre [Preurban structures and the emergence of a state between the Carpathians and the Danube]; conference organized by the Romanian Cultural Foundation, The Center for Romanian Studies, Iaşi (September 2000).

Research grants, scholarships, research trips, workshops attended (selection)

 

1.                  2021-2023, research grant financed by UEFISCDI. Project title: Town Plans for the Romanian Principalities in European Archives: new insights and impact on the knowledge of urban heritage (PN-III-Ideas).

2.                  2015: I have coordinated the research team of the grant „Istoria minorităţilor – o abordare cultural artistică a diversităţii” [The History of Minorities – a cultural artistic approach of diversity], financed inside the Program PA17/RO13, Promovarea diversităţii în cultură şi artă în cadrul patrimoniului cultural, through the Financial Mechanism SEE 2009-2014.

3.                  2012-2016: research grant financed by the National Council for Scientific Research in University Education - the CNCSIS (PN II, Ideas). Project title: Old towns, new towns in the Romanian Principalities (16^th – 18^th Century).

4.                  2012: May, research at the University of Vienna.

5.                  2011: June-July, research at the University of Vienna; September-October: research at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

6.                  2009-2011: research grant financed by the National Council for Scientific Research in University Education - the CNCSIS (PN II, Ideas). Project title: From Money Changers to Modern Banks. The impact of the Financial-banking Activities on Urban Development in Moldavia (17^th – early 20^th Century).

7.                  January – July 2008: Fulbright senior grant, research on the subject: Medieval towns in East-Central Europe – a comparative approach (13^th century-beginning of the 16^th century) at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, USA.

8.                  2006 – 2007: research grant funded by CNCSIS, on the subject The Romanian Towns between East and West. A Historical Perspective on the Urban Phenomenon in the Context of Romania’s Integration into Europe (16^th – 20^th century).

9.              2006-2008: member status in the team of a grant financed by the CNCSIS, dedicated to Relationships between the Romanian Principalities and the Eastern Churches in the XIV-XIX centuries (Mount Athos, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece), coordinated by Professor Petronel Zahariuc.

10.              2003 – 2005: member status in the team of a grant financed by the CNCSIS, dedicated to The Romanian Town in the 16^th century. Development and European influences coordinated by Professor Ioan Caproşu.

Papers and work Laurentiu Radvan

Works published

I. Books

1.                Planurile orașului Iași în arhive străine / The City Plans of Iași în Foreign Archives. With Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu (București/Heidelberg: Dar Publishing & Herlo Verlag, 2020), 144 p.+ 6 plans ISBN 978-3-948-670-221.

2.                 Orașele din țările române în evul mediu (sfârșitul sec. al XIII-lea – începutul sec. al XVI-lea) [Towns in the Romanian principalities in the Middle Ages (the end of the 13^th century – the beginning of the 16^th century)] (Iași: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2011), 656 p., ISBN 978-973-703-693-3.

3.                  At Europe's Borders: Medieval Towns in the Romanian Principalities, translated by Valentin Cîrdei (Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2010), 613+XXX p. ISBN 978-900-418-010-9.

4.                  O istorie a Europei de Apus în Evul Mediu. De la Imperiul Roman târziu la marile descoperiri geografice (sec. V-XVI) [A History of Western Europe in the Middle Ages. From the Roman Empire to the Great Geographic Discoveries]. With Al.-F. Platon and B.-P. Maleon (Iaşi: Editura Polirom, 2010), 552 p. ISBN 978-973-46-1595-7. 

5.          Oraşele din Ţara Românească până la sfârşitul secolului al XVI-lea [Towns in Wallachia until the End of the 16^th Century] (Iaşi: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2004), 596 p. ISBN 973-703-047-8 

 

II. Edited Volumes:

1.                  Orașul și Biserica: patrimoniu, oameni, activități (secolele XV-XIX) [The Town and the Church: heritage, people, activities (15th-19th centuries)] (Iași: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2019), 347 p. ISBN 978-606-714-561-8.

2.                  Social and Political Elites in Eastern and Central Europe (15th-18th Centuries). With Cristian Luca and Alexandru Simon, London, School of Slavonic and East European Studies UCL, 2015 (coll. Studies in Russia and Eastern Europe, 12), 228+XV p. ISBN 978-0903-425-889.

3.                  Iaşi – oraş al diversităţii. Categorii etnice și minorități în secolele XV-XX: aspecte sociale, economice și culturale [Iași – city of diversity. Ethnic categories and minorities in the 15th-20th centuries: social, economic and cultural aspects] (Iași: Editura Ars Longa, 2015), 375 p. ISBN 978-973-148-219-4.

4.                  Orașe vechi, orașe noi în spațiul românesc. Societate, economie și civilizație urbană în prag de modernitate (sec. XVI-jumătatea sec. XIX) [Old towns and new towns in the Romanian area. Urban society, economy and civilization on the verge of modernity (16^th century - middle of the 19^th century)] (Iaşi: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2014), 397 p. ISBN 978-606-714-084-2.

5.                  Retrospecții medievale. In honorem Professoris emeriti Ioan Caproșu. With Victor Spinei and Arcadie M. Bodale (Iași: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2014), 653 p., ISBN 978-606-714-063-7.

6.                  Orașele, orășenii și banii: atitudini, activități, instituții, implicații (sec. XVI-XX) [Towns, townspeople and money: attitudes, activities, institutions and implications (16^th-20^th centuries)]. With Bogdan Căpraru (Iași: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2011), 435 p., ISBN 978-973-703-719-0.

7.                  Oraşul din spaţiul românesc între Orient şi Occident. Tranziţia de la medievalitate la modernitate [The Town in the Romanian Area between East and West. The Passage from Medieval to Modern Times] (Iaşi: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2007), 362 p. ISBN 978-973-703-268-3.

8.                  Civilizaţia urbană din spaţiul românesc in secolele XVI-XVIII. Studii şi documente [Urban Civilization in the Romanian Area between the 16^th and the 18^th Century. Studies and Documents] (Iaşi: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, Iaşi, 2006), 272 p.+17 images. ISBN 978-973-703-149-5, 973-703-149-0.

9.         De la Cetatea lui Dumnezeu la Edictul din Nantes. Izvoare de istorie medievală (secolele V-XVI) [From the City of God to the Edict of Nantes. Sources of Medieval History (5^th - 16^th century)]. With Alexandru-Florin Platon (Iaşi: Editura Polirom, 2005), 492 p. ISBN 973-681-915-9.

III. Articles

 

1.                  Towns and Cities, în The Routledge Handbook of East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-1300, ed. by Florin Curta (London, New York: Routledge, 2022), pp. 245-264.

2.                  Between Byzantium, the Mongol Empire, Genoa and Moldavia: trade centers in the North-Western Black Sea Area, in From Pax Mongolica to Pax Ottomanica. War, Religion and Trade in the Northwestern Black Sea Region (14^th–16^th centuries), eds. Ovidiu Cristea and Liviu Pilat (Brill: Leiden, Boston, 2020), pp. 66-80.

3.                  Noi contribuții privind cele mai vechi planuri ale Iașilor (1739) [New contributions to the oldest plans of Iași (1739)], în Studii și materiale de istorie medie, XXXVIII (2020), pp. 295-314 (with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu).

4.                  Cu privire la staroștii de negustori din Iași (secolul XVII – prima parte a secolului XVIII) [Regarding the Guild Masters of the Merchants in Jassy (17th Century-the Early Half of the 18th Century)], în Mari familii boierești din Moldova în veacurile XVII-XIX. Referințe identitare și manifestări de putere, vol. ed. de Mihai-Bogdan Atanasiu, Mihai Mîrza, Iași, Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2020, p. 85-109.

5.                  O descoperire inedită: atelierul unui tălpălar din Iași de la finele secolului al XVIII-lea [An original discovery: the workshop of a sole maker (tălpălar) from Iași from the end of the 18th century], in Analele Știinţifice ale Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași (serie nouă), Istorie, LXVI (2020), pp. 167-185 (with Ștefan Honcu and Lucian Munteanu).

6.                  De la Melentie Balica la Grigore al II-lea Ghica: evoluția locașurilor de la Frumoasa (Iași) [From Melentie Balica to Grigore II Ghica: the evolution of the establishments at Frumoasa (Iași)], in Orașul și Biserica: patrimoniu, oameni, activități (secolele XV-XIX), ed. Laurenţiu Rădvan, Iași, Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2019, pp. 51-73.

7.                  Cum arăta curtea domnească din Iași? Informații inedite din surse cartografice [How did the princely residence in Iasi look like? New information from cartographic sources], in Studii şi Materiale de Istorie Medie, XXXVII (2019), pp. 195-234 (with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu).

8.                  1807, un an și trei planuri pentru Iași: al orașului, al curții și palatului domnesc [1807, one year and three plans for Iași: of the city, the residence and the palace of the prince], in AIIADX, LVI (2019), pp. 247-273 (with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu).

9.                  Din istoria târgurilor ținutului Iași în prima jumătate a sec. al XIX-lea: un incident privindu-i pe evreii din Ștefănești [From the history of the market towns in Iași county in the first half of the 19th century: an incident concerning the Jews from Ștefănești], in Ioan Neculce. Buletinul Muzeului Municipal Iași, 1 (2019), pp. 119-130 (with Andrei Melinte).

10.              Residential Towns of Romanian Princes (14^th–16^th centuries), in Political Functions of Urban Spaces and Town Types through the Ages. Making Use of the Historic Towns Atlases in Europe, eds. Roman Czaja, Zdzisław Noga, Ferdinand Opll, Martin Scheutz (Toruń: Towarzystwo Naukowe, 2019), pp. 339-351.

11.              Uliță, ulicioară, hudiță. O tipologie a străzilor din orașele țărilor române la sfârșitul evului mediu și în perioada pre-modernă [Street, small street, hudiță. A typology of streets in the towns of the Romanian Principalities at the end of the middle ages and in pre-modern period], in Historia Urbana, XXVII (2019), pp. 5-21.

12.              Descoperiri în arhivele de la Moscova: planuri necunoscute ale orașului Iași [Discoveries in the archives of Moscow: unknown plans of the city of Iaşi], in Historia Urbana, XXVII (2019), pp. 195-223 (with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu).

13.              Noutăți din arhivele moscovite: Planul Harting și planul general al Bucureștilor și împrejurimilor (1807-1812) [New discoveries from the Moscow archives: The Harting plan and the general plan of Bucharest and its surroundings (1807-1812)], in Analele Știinţifice ale Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași (serie nouă), Istorie, LXV (2019), pp. 451-478 (with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu).

14.              Noi planuri ale orașului și cetății Brăilei, în Miscellanea Historica et Archaeologica in honorem Professoris Ionel Cândea septuagenarii [New plans of the town and fortress of Brăila], ed. Costin Croitoru, București, Brăila, Editura Academiei Române, Editura Istros, 2019, pp. 363-383 (with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu).

15.              Urkunden als Spiegel von Kultureinflüssen: Fallbeispiel Moldau, în Elisabeth Gruber, Christina Lutter, Oliver Jens Schmitt, Kulturgeschichte der Überlieferung im Mittelalter. Quellen und Methoden zur Geschichte Mittel- und Südosteuropas (Köln, Weimar, Wien: Böhlau Verlag, 2017), pp. 190-194.

16.              Din urmările ocupației ruse în Moldova (1739): cel mai vechi plan al Iașilor [On the consequences of the Russian occupation in Moldavia (1739): the oldest plan of Iaşi], in Studii şi Materiale de Istorie Medie, XXXV (2017), pp. 195-218 (with Mihai Anatolii Ciobanu).

17.              Alimentarea cu apă în orașul Iași: influențe, rețea, tehnologie (secolul XVII – jumătatea secolului al XIX‑lea) [Water supply in the town of Iași: influences, network, technology (17^th to mid – 19^th century)], in Historia Urbana, XXV (2017), pp. 173-215 (with Andrei Melinte).

18.              Lămuriri finale privind Podul Verde din Iași [Clarifications on „Podul Verde” in Iași], in Analele Știinţifice ale Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași (serie nouă), Istorie, LXIII (2017), pp. 327-347.

19.              Cu privire la orașele reședință din Țara Românească [Regarding the princely residential towns of Wallachia], in Studii de istorie a orașelor. In honorem Paul Niedermaier, ed. Vasile Ciobanu, Dan Dumitru Iacob (Bucureşti, Brăila: Editura Academiei Române și Editura Istros, 2017), pp. 59-72.

20.              Un subiect ignorat: moșiile urbane. Cazul orașului Iași [A Topic Often Ignored: the Urban Domains. The Case Study of Iași], in Studii şi Materiale de Istorie Medie, XXXIV (2016), pp. 321-361.

21.              O cişmea şi începuturile mahalalei Păcurari din Iaşi [A fountain and the beginning of the ”mahalle” of Păcurari in Iaşi], in Analele Știinţifice ale Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași (serie nouă), Istorie, LXII (2016), pp. 97-124.

22.              Urban Elite in the Romanian Principalities of the Later Middle Ages, in Social and Political Elites in Eastern and Central Europe (15th-18th Centuries), ed. by Cristian Luca, Laurențiu Rădvan (and Alexandru Simon) (London: School of Slavonic and East European Studies UCL, 2015), pp. 85-107.

23.              A Winding Road: Urban Autonomy in the Romanian Principalities between the Fourteenth and the Eighteenth Century, in Urban Liberties and Citizenship from the Middle Ages up to now. Eds. Michel Pauly, Alexander Lee (Trier: Porta Alba Verlag, 2015), pp. 171-184.

24.              Noi perspective asupra relațiilor dintre mănăstiri și orașe: cazul mănăstirii Sf. Ioan Zlataust din Iași [New insights into the relations between monasteries and towns: the case of the monastery St. John Zlataust of Iași], in Historia Urbana, XXIII (2015), pp. 203-238.

25.              „Arestuitele ţigănci” de la Iaşi şi implicaţiile colective ale unui furt la drumul mare din 1830 [The „arrested female Gypsies” of Iaşi and the collective implications of an 1830 highway robbery], in Analele Știinţifice ale Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași (serie nouă), Istorie, LXI (2015), pp. 229-247.

26.              Categorii etnice în Iași (secolul al XV-lea – începutul secolului al XIX-lea) [Ethnic categories in Iași (15^th century – the beginning of the 19^th century)], in Iaşi – oraş al diversităţii. Categorii etnice și minorități în secolele XV-XX: aspecte sociale, economice și culturale. Ed. Laurențiu Rădvan (Iași: Editura Ars Longa, 2015), pp. 7-77.

27.              The emergence of the medieval towns in the Romanian Principalities and Romanian historiography of the twentieth century, in Anuarul Institutului de Istorie «A. D. Xenopol» Iași, LI (2014), pp. 45-58.

28.              Mănăstiri și orașe în țările române: evoluții în secolele XIV-XVII [Monasteries and towns in the Romanian principalities: developments in the 14^th-17^th centuries], in Historia Urbana, XXII (2014), pp. 85-116.

29.              Locuri și oameni din Iași. Considerații cu privire la începuturile Podului Roș [Places and people of Iaşi. Considerations on the early days of Podul Roş], in  Analele Știinţifice ale Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași (new series), LX (2014), pp. 321-349 (with Mihaela Rădvan).

30.              Primul târgușor din Moldova: Târgușorul Nicolina [The first market town in Moldavia: Târgușorul Nicolina], in Orașe vechi, orașe noi în spațiul românesc. Societate, economie și civilizație urbană în prag de modernitate (sec. XVI-jumătatea sec. XIX). Ed. Laurenţiu Rădvan (Iași: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2014), pp. 119-173.

31.              Cu privire la șesul Bahluiului, valea Nicolinei și începuturile Târgușorului de lângă Iași [The plains of the Bahlui river, the Nicolina valley and the early days of the Târgușor, near Iași], in Retrospecții medievale. In honorem Professoris emeriti Ioan Caproșu. Eds. Victor Spinei, Laurențiu Rădvan, Arcadie M. Bodale (Iași: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2014), pp. 523-546.

32.              Urban Space in the Romanian Principalities of the Middle Ages. Organized or random development?, in Cities and Their Spaces. Concepts and Their Use in Europe. Eds. Michel Pauly, Martin Scheutz (Köln, Weimar, Wien: Böhlau Verlag, 2014) (Städteforschung collection, vol. 88), pp. 77-87.

33.              German Law and Medieval Towns in the Romanian Principalities, in Government and Law in medieval Moldavia, Transylvania and Wallachia. Eds. Martyn Rady, Alexandru Simon (London, UCL – School of Slavonic and East European Studies: 2013), pp. 43-53.

34.              Contribuții la istoria unui vechi oraș al Moldovei: Bârlad [Contributions to the history of an old Moldavian town: Bârlad], in The Steppe Lands and the World Beyond Them. Studies in Honor of Victor Spinei on his 70th birthday. Eds. Florin Curta, Bogdan-Petru Maleon (Iaşi: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2013), pp. 543-561.

35.              Cu privire la organizarea spaţiului urban în Ţara Moldovei în evul mediu [Regarding the organisation of the urban space in medieval Moldavia], in Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iaşi (new series)”, LIX (2013), pp. 61-98 (with Mihaela Rădvan).

36.              Considerations on the townspeople' attitudes and reactions to the central power: the case of the Romanian principalities, in Historia Urbana, XXI (2013), pp. 235-244.

37.              Negru Vodă și formarea orașelor din Țara Românească [Negru Voda and the emergence of towns in Wallachia], in Lumea orașului. Cercetări de istorie urbană. Ed. Simion Câlția (București: Editura Universității din București, 2013), pp. 37-61.

38.              Schimbări în orașele din Țara Românească la finele evului mediu. Studiu de caz: roșii și slujitorii (a doua jumătate a secolului al XVI-lea – a doua jumătate a secolului al XVII-lea) [Changes in Wallachian towns at the end of the middle ages. A case study: roșii and slujitorii (latter half of the 16^th century – latter half of the 17^th century)], in Revista Istorică, XXIII (2012), nr. 5-6, pp. 505-529.

39.              Mircea Ciobanul și „așezarea” orașului București [Mircea the Sheppard and the “foundation” of Bucharest], in „Aut viam inveniam aut faciam”. In honorem Ștefan Andreescu. Eds. Ovidiu Cristea, Petronel Zahariuc, Gheorghe Lazăr (Iași: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2012), pp. 101-120.

40.              Foreign merchants in Iaşi (17^th-18^th centuries), in Istros, 18 (2012), pp. 453-480.

41.              Cu privire la cămătarii turci din oraşele Moldovei şi practicile lor (a doua jumătate a sec. XVII – a doua jumătate a sec. XVIII) [On Turkish money lenders from the Moldavian towns and their practices (second half of the 17^th century – second half of the 18^th century)], in Orașele, orășenii și banii: atitudini, activități, instituții, implicații (sec. XVI-XX). Eds. Laurențiu Rădvan and Bogdan Căpraru (Iași: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2011), pp. 180-205.

42.              On usury and usurers in Moldavia: the Turkish usurers (latter half of the 17^th century–latter half of the 18^th century), Istros, 17 (2011), pp. 193-212.

43.              New perspectives on the process of urbanization in medieval Moldavia, Colloquia, 18 (2011), pp. 27-50.

44.              Coloniştii germani, fondarea oraşelor din țările române şi metamorfozele istoriografiei româneşti din secolul XX [The German colonists, the foundation of towns in the Romanian Principalities and the transformations of the Romanian historiography in the 20^th century], Historia Urbana, 19 (2011), pp. 119-140.

45.              Historical Tradition, Legend and Towns in the Moldavian Chronicles, Transylvanian Review, 19 (2010), 2, supplement no. 5, pp. 41-64.

46.              The “Central-European Urban Model” and the Emergence of Towns in Wallachia from the Fourteenth to the Sixteenth Century, East Central Europe (Leiden: Brill), 37 (2010), pp. 1-30.

47.              Cu privire la începuturile oraşelor din Ţara de Jos a Moldovei [On the Emergence of Towns in the Moldavian Lower Country], Studii şi Materiale de Istorie Medie, 28 (2010), pp. 49-70.

48.              Câteva consideraţii privitoare la statutul mişeilor din oraşele medievale din Ţara Românească [Several Considerations on the Status of the Mişei in Medieval Wallachian Towns], Historia Urbana, 18 (2010), pp. 17-26.

49.              Between Free Passage and Restriction. Roads and Bridges in the Towns of Wallachia and Moldavia (16^th-18^th century), in Towns and Communication, vol. 1, Communication in Towns. Ed. by Neven Budak, (Zagreb: Leykam International and the International Commission for the History of Towns, 2009), pp. 101-116.

50.              Noi puncte de vedere privind începuturile oraşelor medievale ale Moldovei [New Perspectives on the Emergence of Medieval Moldavian Towns], Studii şi Materiale de Istorie Medie, 27 (2009), pp. 279-310.

51.              On the medieval urban economy in Wallachia, Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iaşi. Ştiinţe Economice, 56 (2009), pp. 489-501.

52.              New considerations on the administration, law, and relations with the ruler in medieval Moldavian towns, Anuarul Institutului de Istorie Iaşi, 46 (2009), pp. 107-125.

53.              Considerations regarding the urbanization process in Wallachia (13^th-15^th centuries), Medieval and Early Modern Studies for Central and Eastern Europe, I (2009), nr. 1-4, pp. 45-62.

54.              On urban economy in medieval Moldavia (the end of the 14^th century – the former half of the 16^th century), Historia Urbana, 17 (2009), pp. 323-338.

55.              Domni şi oraşe în Ţara Românească în evul mediu. Raporturi de putere (unele aspecte privind „oraşele noi”) [Rulers and Towns in Wallachia in the Middle Ages. Power Relationships (Some Aspects Regarding the "New Towns")], in Ideologii politice şi reprezentări ale puterii în Europa. Eds. Alexandru-Florin Platon, Bogdan-Petru Maleon and Liviu Pilat (Iaşi: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2009), pp. 229-243.

56.              Cu privire la evoluţia oraşelor medievale de la sud de Dunăre [Some Aspects Regarding the Evolution of Medieval Towns South of the Danube], in Contribuţii privitoare la istoria relaţiilor dintre Ţările Române şi bisericile răsăritene în secolele XIV-XIX.  Ed. by Petronel Zahariuc (Iaşi: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2009), pp. 35-58.

57.              Considerations  regarding  the  social  and  ethnic  structures  in  the  medieval  Moldavian  towns, in Studia varia in honorem Professoris Ştefan Ştefănescu, Eds. Cristian Luca, Ionel Cândea (Bucureşti, Brăila: Editura Academiei, Editura Istros, 2009), pp. 301-310.

58.              Consideraţii istorice privitoare la evoluţia oraşelor din regatul Ungariei [Some Historical Considerations on the Development of Towns in the Hungarian Kingdom], in Historia Urbana, 16 (2008), no. 1-2, pp. 3-28.

59.              Note cu privire la terminologia urbană medievală din Moldova (termenul miasto) [Notes Concerning the Urban Terminology in Moldavia (the Term Miasto)], Studii şi Materiale de Istorie Medie, 26 (2008), pp. 271-283.

60.              Consideraţii privitoare la evoluţia oraşelor din Polonia medievală [Considerations on the Evolution of Towns in Medieval Poland], Anuarul Institutului de Istorie Iaşi, 45 (2008), pp. 47-63.

61.              Introducere în istoria medievală şi pre-modernă a Iaşilor [Introduction to the Medieval and Pre-modern History of Iaşi], in Iaşi – memoria unei capitale [Iaşi – the Memory of a Capital-city]. Ed. by Gh. Iacob (Iaşi: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2008), pp. 11-46.

62.              Drumuri de ţară şi drumuri de oraş în Ţara Românească în secolele XVII-XVIII [Country Roads and Town Streets in Wallachia, 17^th to 18^th Century], in Oraşul din spaţiul românesc între Orient şi Occident. Tranziţia de la medievalitate la modernitate. Ed. by Laurenţiu Rădvan (Iaşi: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2007), pp. 67-114.

63.              Noi interpretări cu privire la raporturile comerciale dintre Ţara Românească şi Braşov (a doua jumătate a sec. XIV – inceputul sec. XVI) [New Interpretations on Trade between Wallachia and Braşov (the latter half of the 14^th century - early 16^th century)], Anuarul Institutului de Istorie Iaşi, 43-44 (2006-2007), pp. 37-46.

64.              Privilegiile şi autonomia urbană în Ţara Românească până în secolul al XVI-lea [Privileges and Urban Autonomy in Wallachia until the 16^th century], in Oraşe şi orăşeni / Városok és városlakók [Towns and townspeople]. Ed. by Ionuţ Costea, Carmen Florea (Cluj-Napoca: Editura Argonaut, 2006), pp. 148-168.

65.              Boieri, orăşeni şi mănăstiri din zona oraşului Floci (secolele XVI-XVIII). Din secretele unei familii boiereşti mai puţin cunoscute [Boyars, Townspeople and Monasteries in the Floci Town Area (16^th - 18^th century). Secrets of a Less Known Boyar Family], in Civilizaţia urbană din spaţiul românesc in secolele XVI-XVIII. Studii şi documente. Ed. by Laurenţiu Rădvan (Iaşi: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2006), pp. 73-101.

66.              Cu privire la geneza oraşului medieval: istoriografie, definiţii şi terminologie [On the Emergence of the Medieval Town: Historiography, Definitions and Terminology], Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii «Alexandru Ioan Cuza» din Iaşi, Istorie”, 51 (2005), pp. 7-21.

67.              Catolicii din oraşele Ţării Româneşti in a doua jumătate a secolului al XVI – lea şi prima jumătate a secolului al XVII-lea [Catholics in Wallachian Towns in the Latter Half of the 16^th Century and the Former Half of the 17^th Century], Revista de Istorie Socială, 8-9 (2003-2004), pp. 81-111.

68.              Contribuţii privitoare la formarea oraşelor din Ţara Românească [Contributions Regarding the Emergence of Towns in Wallachia], Anuarul Institutului de Istorie Iaşi, 41 (2004), pp. 97-119.

69.              Observaţii privitoare la evoluţia Craiovei in secolele XV-XVII, [Observations on the Development of Craiova between the 15^th and the 17^th Century], Historia Urbana, 12 (2004), nr. 1-2, pp. 95-109.

70.              Contribuţii la problema identificării portului medieval Drinago [Contributions on the Issue of Identifying the Medieval Port Drinago], Inchinare lui Petre Ş. Năsturel la 80 de ani. Ed. by Ionel Cândea, Paul Cernovodeanu (Brăila: Editura Istros, 2003), pp. 75-85.

71.              Din relaţiile lui Ştefan cel Mare cu Ţara Românească [Relations between Stephen the Great and Wallachia], Ştefan cel Mare la cinci secole de la moartea sa. Ed. by Petronel Zahariuc, Silviu Văcaru (Iaşi: Editura Alfa, 2003), pp. 269-284.

72.              Cu privire la patriciatul şi "săracii" din oraşul medieval din Ţara Românească (secolele XIV-XVI) [On Patricians and “Paupers” in Medieval Towns of Wallachia (14^th - 16^th century)], Historia Urbana, 11 (2003), nr. 1-2, pp. 49-72.

73.              Noi consideraţii privitoare la inceputurile oraşului Târgşor [New Considerations on the Emergence of the Town of Târgşor], In honorem Ioan Caproşu. Ed. by Lucian Leuştean, Maria Magdalena Székely (Iaşi: Editura Polirom, 2002), pp. 131-146.

74.              Moşiile oraşelor din Ţara Românească in secolele XIV-XVI [Estates of Wallachian Towns between the 14^th and the 16^th century], Cercetări Istorice, 21-23 (2002-2004), pp. 163-188.

75.              Cu privire la geneza oraşului medieval românesc din spaţiul extracarpatic [On the Emergence of the Romanian Medieval Town Outside the Carpathian Area], Cercetări istorice, 18-20 (1999-2001), pp. 157-167.

76.              Consideraţii privitoare la administraţia orăşenească din Ţara Românească (sec. XIV-XVI) [Considerations on Town Administration in Wallachia (14^th to 16^th century)], Historia Urbana, 7 (1999), 1-2, pp. 131-143.

77.              Consideraţii privitoare la autonomia şi raporturile cu domnia ale principalelor oraşe-reşedinţă domnească din Ţara Românească [Considerations on the Autonomy and the Relations with Ruling Authorities in Main Town Seats of Wallachian Princes], Cercetări Istorice, 17 (1998), 2, pp. 95-112.