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We report on the presence of Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) in the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus. Although a very common species in parts of Europe, I. lathonia was not recorded in Cyprus until 2016, when a singleton was seen. No further observations of this rare species in Cyprus were reported until April 2023, when further singletons were observed by two of the authors of this paper. It is hoped that by creating awareness of the rarity of Issoria lathonia in Cyprus, further reports might be forthcoming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copying Mashaf Al-Quran with handwriting became a tradition of the Malay community once upon a time as a vehicle for the spread of Islam in the archipelago. As a result, the scientific heritage of the Islamic community in the form of manuscripts or printed materials produced with high quality. Therefore, this article's purpose is to elucidate the history of the al-Quran manuscript writing in Indonesia, and also explain in detail about the history of al-Quran manuscript writing in Madura besides the focuses on the codicology found in al-Quran manuscript MSS 4322 which has been collected in the National Library of Malaysia. This study uses a qualitative approach with philological methods. The findings show that the history of the writing of the Qurʾan in Madura took place in line with the arrival and spread of Islam in the region of Madura in the 15th century AD. Based on the codicological analysis it was found that this manuscript came from the country of Madura, Indonesia. This is because it was written in the manuscripts that Pangeran Jimat was ruler of Madura in the 18th century AD. The writing uses daluang paper with a naskhi style writing model. This research shows that the rasm used in the mashaf tends more to rasm Imlaʾi. The beautiful illumination is with the drawing of spiral leaves as a result of a combination of various colors. The findings show that the author submits a proposal so that this manuscript can be digitized as a scholarly heritage so that it will last for a long time and help the community to more easily access it in a digital form that is sustainable in nature. In conclusion, this manuscript of the Qurʾan is a masterpiece that will enhance the dignity and writings of previous scholars academically and more authoritatively to the digital generation, especially in the field of the Qurʾan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this article is to draw attention to 'literary' names in humanist epistolography, by means of examples of interpretation and of an ironic, mocking and disruptive playing with names, taken mainly from the epistulae familiares of prominent late fifteenth-century intellectuals. The first part of my paper contains a selection of names from the correspondence of Marcantonio Sabellico. The second, which includes other literary genres, examines the case of Angelo Poliziano, whose cognomen seems to have been specially designed for readings that were either adulatory or witty, and sometimes simply offensive, in the writings of his contemporaries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

St Rok's Park is the unique example of gardens in the topography of Zagreb, a hill connecting Lower and Upper Town. In the city's urban matrix it gives a prominent view to Lower Town. Its specific features include summer residences and the artists' colony to which it belongs. The paper analyzes the characteristics of St Rok's Park, its changes through history, the state of the historic core, renovation possibilities, and its significance in the landscape history of Zagreb. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents an analysis of texts written by Camillo Boito, an Italian architect, theoretician and critic of architecture and restoration, in the 1860s. The texts were published in the newspaper La Perseveranza and the journals Il Politecnico and Nuova Antologia. By analysing Boito's tractates on competitions, current state of architectural design and the need for the creation of a national architecture the author places texts within a political context of the Italian unification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although characteristic for his entire oeuvre, Boris Krstulović's design method is analyzed in this paper in relation to the 1960 residential building on Petretić Square in Zagreb. Placed within Croatian and international architectural trends the building reveals features of the Zagreb school of architecture. It shows the architect's critical assimilation of world trends, distance from the current production and the creation of an anthological work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper shows the urban development of Mostar mahalles and deals with the dilemma of their number from the 16th to the late 19th c. when the city came under the Austro-Hungarian administration. Based on the known defining elements of the mahalle, the number, construction date, location and size have been determined for the Mostar mahalles, thus giving insight into Mostar's urban development in 16th-19th c. The research shows local particularities of mahalles and their status as autonomous residential urban units in the Ottoman period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Through comparative analysis the paper examines the influence on the expansion of Brussels' urban structure by the choice of locations for the world and international exhibitions held in the city from 1888 to 1958. Research results show that the organisation of the exhibitions enticed the expansion of Brussels' urban structure in the directions of the chosen locations determining thereby longterm directions of the city's development. The conclusion is that the choice of exhibition location does exert influence on the growth of urban structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Lectura Odofredi is a fund of anecdotes on the beginnings of the Bolognese law school. But his reliability is often questioned, and researches have revealed that many passages in his work on the early history of the Bolognese law school can't be accepted as a truth. An interesting passage of his Lectura on the Digest (2,14,39) conducts us to Hungary. Odofredus recounts that the barons of this country conspired against the queen, and a Hungarian archbishop gave them an ambiguous reply which he interpreted in bonam partem, when he was judged by the pope. This paper analyses the sources of Odofredus. As a result of the research, the author concludes that the direct source of Odofredus probably was the Chronica maiora of Matthew Paris, who took it from the world chronicle of Albericus Trium Fontium. The latter probably used a verbal source directly from Hungary, because many Cistercian monks of his region were called to Hungary, and they build their monastery on the tenures confiscated from the killers of the queen. Odofredus didn't use a direct Hungarian source, he never went to Hungary. The story of Alberic, who took it from a direct source, is still relatively exact, but the chronicle of Matthew Paris doesn't speak about a political anecdote, as it was, but about a real historical fact. It was Matthew Paris who distorted the story and the history, Odofredus has only copied him. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]