Conference: Journeys of the Soul: Multiple Topographies in the Camposanto of Pisa Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore September 1-2 2016 Palazzo della Carovana, piazza dei Cavalieri 7, Sala Azzurra Organizers: Michele Bacci (Université de Fribourg), David Ganz (Universität Zürich), Rahel Meier (Kunsthistorisches Institut Florenz) The construction of the Camposanto in Pisa, begun in the late 1270s,Continue reading “CONF: Journeys of the Soul: Multiple Topographies in the Camposanto of Pisa (Pisa, 1–2 September 2016)”
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CFP: Monumental Failures (Session, International Congress on Medieval Studies)
Call for Papers: Monumental Failures International Congress on Medieval Studies May 11-14, 2017 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan International Center for Medieval Art, Student Committee In 1284, part of the choir of Beauvais cathedral dramatically collapsed during construction. This event would go on to alter the plan of one of the most ambitious building projects of theContinue reading “CFP: Monumental Failures (Session, International Congress on Medieval Studies)”
CFP: Ritual, Performance, and the Senses (AVISTA Medieval Graduate Student Symposium, March 23-24, 2017)
Call for Papers: Ritual, Performance, and the Senses AVISTA Medieval Graduate Student Symposium University of North Texas March 23-24, 2017 Deadline: 1 February 2017 The proliferation of images painted onto monumental structures, the illuminations of manuscripts, the intricacies of ivory carvings and the construction of architectural sculpture in the Medieval Period evince a highly visual culture.Continue reading “CFP: Ritual, Performance, and the Senses (AVISTA Medieval Graduate Student Symposium, March 23-24, 2017)”
Conference: The Rood in Britain and Ireland c.900-c.1500, University of York, 2-3 September 2016
Keynote Speaker: Dr Julian Luxford, Reader in History of Art, University of St Andrews The rood – understood as the cross itself, and/or the image of Christ crucified – was central to the visual and devotional culture of medieval Christianity. By the late middle ages, a rood was present in monumental form, either painted or sculpted,Continue reading “Conference: The Rood in Britain and Ireland c.900-c.1500, University of York, 2-3 September 2016”
CFP: AAH Session, Ritual and Sensory Experience in Medieval Sculpture
AAH 2017 43rd Annual Conference & Art Book Fair Loughborough University 6th to 8th April 2017 Call for Papers: Ritual and Sensory Experience in Medieval Sculpture Fixed to the facades of great buildings, or nestled within an elaborate architectural surround, medieval sculpture has a reputation as being static, immovable and durable. This session seeks to challengeContinue reading “CFP: AAH Session, Ritual and Sensory Experience in Medieval Sculpture”
CFP: Power of the Bishop, Second Edited Volume
Deadline: 1 October 2016 The second volume ‘In the Hands of God’s Servants’: The Power of the Bishop and the Problem of Personality is being prepared, based on the conference Episcopal Personalities held at Cardiff University, 2015. We would like to invite submissions for this volume on the subject of personality and its impact in the formation, enhancementContinue reading “CFP: Power of the Bishop, Second Edited Volume”
Event: ICMA Study Days in New York and Baltimore
Date: Sunday 20 November 2016 – Tuesday 22 November 2016 In collaboration with Gerhard Lutz and Forum Medieval Art from Germany, the ICMA is co-sponsoring study days in New York and Baltimore in connection with these two exhibitions: Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art A Sense of Beauty: MedievalContinue reading “Event: ICMA Study Days in New York and Baltimore”
CFP: Reconsidering the Concept of Decline and the Arts of the Palaiologan Era (University of Birmingham)
Deadline: 30 September 2016 One day and a half Symposium & Workshop 24 and 25 February 2017, held at the University of Birmingham This one day and a half conference combines a symposium and a workshop. The aim is to examine and contextualise the artistic and cultural production of the geopoliticalContinue reading “CFP: Reconsidering the Concept of Decline and the Arts of the Palaiologan Era (University of Birmingham)”
Event: Postgraduate Open Day at the Library of Society of Antiquaries of London, 14 October 2016
The Society of Antiquaries of London has the largest antiquarian library in the country, with a collection spanning items from the 10th century to present day, reflecting 300 years of research and scholarship into the history and material remains of Great Britain and other countries. Join us for our Open Day to learn about the resources thatContinue reading “Event: Postgraduate Open Day at the Library of Society of Antiquaries of London, 14 October 2016”
CFP: Picturing Death 1200-1600 (Edited Volume)
Deadline: 1 September 2016 Picturing Death 1200-1600 Proposals sought for chapters in a peer-reviewed edited volume The glut of pictures of and for death has long been associated with the Middle Ages in the popular imagination. In reality, however, these images thrived in Europe in a much more concentrated period of time that straddles the Middle Ages andContinue reading “CFP: Picturing Death 1200-1600 (Edited Volume)”
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