Acknowledgements

This special issue of The Medieval Globe emerged from a conference conceived in 2016 as part of Nicola Carpentieri's research project on "The Birth of Romance Literature: Iberia and Sicily at the Twilight of Arabo-Muslim Cultural Hegemony," generously supported by a Beatriu de Pinos fellowship at the Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona. We are particularly thankful to Professor Alexander Fidora for his invaluable help in organizing the conference. Heartfelt thanks also go to Professor William Granara at Harvard University for his constant support and advice, as well as to the team of the Latin Talmud project at the Universitat Autonoma: Dr. Ulisse Cecini, Dr. Oscar de la Cruz Palma, Dr. Eulalia Vernet, Dr. Isaac Lampurlanes, Dr. Gorge Hasselhoff, Professor Harvey Hames, Annabel Gonzalez Flores, Dr. Federico Dal Bo, and Professor Matthias Tischler.

Nicola Carpentieri would like to thank the anonymous reviewers, the editorial board of TMG and, especially, Carol Symes for her unflinching support from the inception of this volume to its publication. Throughout this enterprise, Carol has proven an invaluable colleague and friend, thanks to her competence, punctuality, and kindness. Nicola would also like to acknowledge and thank his beloved family: Luisa, Sarah, and Giacomo, each of whom provided, in different and far apart times, guidance, love, and inspiration. Carol, in her turn, gratefully acknowledges Nicola's deep scholarship, intellectual generosity, and warm collegiality.