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Workshop: The Mosaics of Thessaloniki Revisited (London, 30 May 2014)

A One-Day Workshop at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London Sponsored by the AG Leventis Foundation The mosaics of Thessaloniki provide the most comprehensive ensemble of Byzantine mosaics in the world, with examples from late antiquity right through to the fourteenth century. They present remarkable testimony to the skills of artists throughout theContinue reading “Workshop: The Mosaics of Thessaloniki Revisited (London, 30 May 2014)”

Rare Book School, Charlottesville, Virginia, June 2014

This summer Rare Book School is excited to offer four courses designed specifically to advance the research of scholars in medieval and renaissance studies. *Introduction to Paleography, 800-1500* introduces students to the book-based scripts and the text typologies of the western European Middle Ages and the Renaissance, from Caroline minuscule through early print. Taught by Consuelo Dutschke, Curator of MedievalContinue reading “Rare Book School, Charlottesville, Virginia, June 2014”

Call for Papers: Workshop: La cathédrale transfigurée (Paris, 13-16 May 14)

Paris, Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte /Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 13. – 16.05.2014 Eingabeschluss: 15.04.2014 Workshop für NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen im Rahmen des Kolloquiums « La cathédrale transfigurée. Regards, mythes, conflits » Paris, Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte, 13. Mai 2014 Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 14. – 15. Mai 2014 Anlässlich des deutsch-französischen Ausstellungprojekts „Cathédrales“ (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen/Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & FondationContinue reading “Call for Papers: Workshop: La cathédrale transfigurée (Paris, 13-16 May 14)”

Call for Papers: Medieval Materiality: A Conference on the Life and Afterlife of Things (23-25 October 2014, University of Colorado)

Deadline: 1 May University of Colorado at Boulder Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) Recent work in medieval history and art history has focused on materiality, specifically the object-ness of things – relics, cloth, books, and other materials – that survive from the medieval past. At the same time, scholars of medieval literatureContinue reading “Call for Papers: Medieval Materiality: A Conference on the Life and Afterlife of Things (23-25 October 2014, University of Colorado)”

Call for Papers: ‘Flaws’, London, 29th May 2014

‘Flaws’ – Medieval Research Conference London Medieval Graduate Network, UCL, 29th May 2014. The London Medieval Graduate Network welcomes submissions for research papers on “Flaws” for its 2014 annual conference, hosted by UCL. This inter-disciplinary conference examines how deliberate or mistaken defects, errors, limitations and imperfections have been perceived across the medieval period. Flaws areContinue reading “Call for Papers: ‘Flaws’, London, 29th May 2014”

Upcoming Event: The Healing Arts across the Mediterranean (Rutgers University, 28 March)

The Healing Arts Across The Mediterranean: Communities, Knowledge And Practices, a conference sponsored by SAS, the Program in Medieval Studies, the Program in Early Modern Studies, the Center for Cultural Analysis, the Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis, the Department of History at Rutgers-Newark, and theContinue reading “Upcoming Event: The Healing Arts across the Mediterranean (Rutgers University, 28 March)”

Upcoming Event: Mapping the Miraculous: A Medieval Hagiography Conference (Cambridge, 2 May 2014)

The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic is delighted to announce a one-day conference focusing on saintly miracles and their roles in medieval hagiography. Speakers include Robert Bartlett, Dorothy Ann Bray, Thomas Clancy, Catherine Cubitt, Barry Lewis, Rosalind Love and Christine Rauer. Find the Conference poster here. For more information and the full programme, visitContinue reading “Upcoming Event: Mapping the Miraculous: A Medieval Hagiography Conference (Cambridge, 2 May 2014)”

Upcoming Event: Art and Attention: Alabaster and Ivory Sculpture in the Middle Ages

Seminar at the Anatomy Museum, King’s College, London. 24.03.2014, 18.30-20.30. A Seminar Series and Cross-Period Investigation Attention is an intense concentration enacted in the body and mind. It is something to be attracted or something we give, generously and with due consideration. In theatre and performance, it is that which unites an audience, who are,Continue reading “Upcoming Event: Art and Attention: Alabaster and Ivory Sculpture in the Middle Ages”

Upcoming Event: Mediterranean Connectivities and Religious Communities, Los Angeles, 2-3 May

With the collaboration and support of the Spain-North Africa Project (SNAP), and Loyola Marymount University, the Mediterranean Seminar/University of California Multi-Campus Research Project invites participants to the Spring 2014 workshop on “Mediterranean Connectivities,” to be held at Loyola Marymount University on Saturday, 3 May, 2014. This event is presented in conjunction and collaboration with the SNAP conference, “Power RelationsContinue reading “Upcoming Event: Mediterranean Connectivities and Religious Communities, Los Angeles, 2-3 May”