Session 1135, Wednesday 9 July 2014: 11.15-12.45 Local Heroes: New Approaches to the Study of Minor Saints and Their Cults Organizer: Anne E. Bailey, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford Chair: Rodney M. Thomson, School of History & Classics, University of Tasmania One of the Hagiography Society sessions at Leeds this year has had a speakerContinue reading “Substitute paper wanted for Leeds session”
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Romanesque Virgin found inside walls of Spanish church
A carving of the Virgin Mary, dating to the late twelfth or early thirteeth century, has been found during works on the tower of Utande church, Guadalajara, in central Spain. The work contains much original polychrome, especially in the face. It is most likely it was originally a sedes sapientiae figure, with Christ sitting in herContinue reading “Romanesque Virgin found inside walls of Spanish church”
The Abbot’s Table, Glastonbury Abbey, Friday 13th June 2014
The Abbot’s Table on Friday 13th June 2014 Chaired by Professor Roberta Gilchrist (University of Reading and Glastonbury Abbey Trustee) 09:30 – 10.30 Registration and coffee 10.30 – 10.35 Welcome 10.35 – 10.45 Introduction 10.45 – 11.15 Professor James Clark (University of Exeter): ‘Eating and the monastic life in late medieval England’ 11.15 – 11.45Continue reading “The Abbot’s Table, Glastonbury Abbey, Friday 13th June 2014”
Conference: Architectures of Knowledge: Objects and Inventories in the Pre-modern World, Courtauld Institute, 15th May
Speaker(s): Charles Burnett (Warburg Institute), Joanna Cannon (The Courtauld Institute of Art), Donal Cooper (University of Cambridge), Philippe Cordez (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich), Stefania Gerevini (The Courtauld Institute of Art), Valentina Izmirlieva (Columbia University), Tom Nickson (The Courtauld Institute of Art), Judith Pfeiffer (University of Oxford), Giacomo Todeschini (University of Trieste) Ticket/entry details: £10 (£5 students, Courtauld staff/students, concessions). BOOKContinue reading “Conference: Architectures of Knowledge: Objects and Inventories in the Pre-modern World, Courtauld Institute, 15th May”
The Medieval Bible, A Round-table Discussion (23rd May 2014)
The Medieval Bible A Round-table Discussion Occasioned by Two Recent Publicationswith: David d’Avray (UCL)Julia Boffey (QMUL)Sara Lipton (SUNY)Eyal Poleg (QMUL) Celebrating the publication of Approaching the Bible in Medieval England, Eyal Poleg (MUP 2013) and Form and Function in the Late Medieval Bible, ed. Eyal Poleg and Laura Light (Brepols 2013) 16:00, Friday 23 May 2014, room 2.17 Arts2 Building, Mile End Campus Please RSVP on goo.gl/T6GXFe Travel information: goo.gl/ZpyWd6
Resources: Society of Antiquaries London Youtube lectures
Missed a lecture at the Society of Antiquaries? Many of the society’s events, including conferences, public lectures and ordinary meetings of fellows are available on their Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/SocAntiquaries/videos Some talks include: The recent Church Treasures conference on the 2nd May, featuring John Goodall, Loyd Grossman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1gmV2I6Mgw) Sophie Oosterwijk on medieval child monuments (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ZdKOhp8V8) SallyContinue reading “Resources: Society of Antiquaries London Youtube lectures”
Conference: The Art of Ritual: Object, Image and Space in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (17th May 2014)
Senate Room, Senate House, London, United Kingdom, May 17, 2014 Registration deadline: May 6, 2014 This conference is organized by three Junior Fellows of the Institute of Historical Research from diverse scholarly backgrounds: Dhwani Patel (KCL), Wendy Sepponen (University of Michigan) and Jo Edge (RHUL). It will bring together two fields of research – theContinue reading “Conference: The Art of Ritual: Object, Image and Space in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (17th May 2014)”
Call for papers: Alfonso VIII and Eleanor of England, Artistic Confluences Around 1200 (Madrid, November 12-14, 2014) – Deadline 25th May
October 6, 1214. The Castilian monarch, Alfonso VIII, died on his way to Plasencia. Before the month had ended, his wife Eleanor Plantagenet followed him in the monastery of Las Huelgas in Burgos. To celebrate the eight-hundredth anniversary of their passing, the UCM’s Department of History of Art I (Medieval) organises the VIII edition ofContinue reading “Call for papers: Alfonso VIII and Eleanor of England, Artistic Confluences Around 1200 (Madrid, November 12-14, 2014) – Deadline 25th May”
Interact with us: follow us on social media and send in your medieval news and events
This is only the beginning of the third academic term for this blog, but we are delighted by the postive response it has received. Just remember, it is intended as a totally free resource for all: if you have a medieval event coming up, whether it be an international conference or faculty reading group, pleaseContinue reading “Interact with us: follow us on social media and send in your medieval news and events”
Conference: Connecting the Silk Road. Trade, People & Social Networks (c. 400-1300 AD) May 17-18, 2014
Leiden University (Leiden Global Interactions – Project ‘Guiding Travelers’) has organized in cooperation with the Hermitage Amsterdam the conference Connecting the Silk Road. Trade, People & Social Networks (c. 400-1300 AD) on May 17 and 18, 2014 (see attached programme). The occasion for this symposium is the exhibition Expedition Silk Road. Treasures from the Hermitage, in the Hermitage Amsterdam onContinue reading “Conference: Connecting the Silk Road. Trade, People & Social Networks (c. 400-1300 AD) May 17-18, 2014”
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