Art Out Of Time invites academics, curators and artists to challenge periodization anxiety apparent in the recent trend for inviting contemporary artists into museums to create interventions in early
modern displays; or for juxtaposing medieval and modern art in current publications.
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Replacement speaker: English and Scottish Art Patronage in Late Medieval France
A replacement speaker is sought for the following panel at Leeds International Medieval Congress this July: “English and Scottish Art Patronage in Late Medieval France: Book Illumination in Times of War” (July 8, 9am-10.30am) Late Medieval book production was characterised by a high degree of cultural and artistic exchange between England, Scotland, and the Continent,Continue reading “Replacement speaker: English and Scottish Art Patronage in Late Medieval France”
Exhibition: Les Enluminures (New York & Paris)
This exhibition will seek to reveal a “new” history of medieval French literature by presenting a group of 15 very rare, previously unpublished, mostly illuminated manuscripts written in French between c. 1300 and c. 1550. The manuscripts encompass a wide variety of subjects ranging from literature and science, philosophy and theology, to history and government.Continue reading “Exhibition: Les Enluminures (New York & Paris)”
Call for papers: Mediterranean Visions/ Mediterranean Frame
On 13-15 June 2014, the Sant’Anna Institute in Sorrento will host two events: a conference “Mediterranean Visions: Journeys, Itineraries and Cultural Migrations/ Visioni Mediterranee: Viaggi, Itinerari e Migrazioni Culturali” and a symposium, “History, Literature and Culture in a Mediterranean Frame.” Paper proposals are being accepted for “Mediterranean Visions” (13 & 14 June), organized by GiovanniContinue reading “Call for papers: Mediterranean Visions/ Mediterranean Frame”
Material Witness continues: Studying the Literary Archive and Stone Sculpture in-situ
As well as the blog, the study days for Material Witness, a CHASE consortium-led initiative to engage emerging researchers with the physical artefact continue. On the 8th of April, Shane Weller will be leading an investigation into the literary archive at the University of Kent, using the manuscripts of Samuel Beckett as a case study.Continue reading “Material Witness continues: Studying the Literary Archive and Stone Sculpture in-situ”
Publications
Spike Bucklow, The Riddle of the Image: the Secret Science of Medieval Art. Reaktion Books, 2014. ISBN: 978-1780232942 Crusafont, M., Balaguer, A.M., Grierson, P., Medieval European Coinage: Volume 6, The Iberian Peninsula. Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-0521260145 Piana, M., and Carlsson, C., Archaeology and Architecture of the Military Orders: New Studies. Ashgate, 2014. ISBN: 9781472420534 Barbara Schedl, Der Plan von St. Gallen: EinContinue reading “Publications”
Upcoming Conference: ‘The Abbot’s Table’, Glastonbury Abbey, 13th June 2014
Conference on eating and monastic life in medieval England. Chaired by Prof. Roberta Gilchrist (University of Reading). Speakers include Prof. James Clark (University of Exeter), Prof. Chris Woolgar (University of Southampton) and Marc Meltonville (Hampton Court Palace). For more info, email info@glastonburyabbey.com.
Call for Session Proposals: ‘Conquest: 1016, 1066’
An Interdisciplinary Anniversary Conference St Anne’s College, Oxford, and TORCH, 20-23 July 2016 Sessions will run in parallel for 90 minutes each. Session proposals of any suitable form are invited (3x20min papers, 2x30min papers, round tables, debates); session organisers are welcome to have speakers already in mind, but need not do so: a call forContinue reading “Call for Session Proposals: ‘Conquest: 1016, 1066’”
Upcoming Event: Dr Mark Redknap, ‘Wales and Byzantium: Antiquity, Connections and Collections’
25th April 2014, 6.30pm Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre National Museum Cardiff
Call for Papers: Knowing Nature in Medieval & Early Modern Worlds (College Park, 24-25 Oct 14)
University of Maryland, College Park, March 25, 2014 Deadline: 01.05.2014 The Graduate Field Committee in Medieval & Early Modern Studies at University of Maryland, College Park — an interdisciplinary group of faculty and graduate students — is excited to announce its call for this year’s conference: Knowing Nature in the Medieval & Early Modern Worlds, Oct.Continue reading “Call for Papers: Knowing Nature in Medieval & Early Modern Worlds (College Park, 24-25 Oct 14)”
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