On Thurs 12 May Jane Geddes has kindly offered to lead a tour of the V&A’s unparalleled collection of medieval ironwork. Prof Geddes is the world expert on medieval ironwork and this promises to be a wonderful opportunity to learn about an often neglected aspect of medieval material culture. We will meet at the information desk atContinue reading “Tour of V&A’s Collection of Medieval Ironwork Thursday 12th May 2016”
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CFP: Mediterranean Cities in Transition (7-11 June 2017: Glasgow)
Proposals are being sought for “Mediterranean Cities in Transition,” a session at the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) Conference to be held in Glasgow, on 7-11 June 2017. Co-chairs: D. Fairchild Juggles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Landscape Architecture, Champaign, IL 61820 Nikolai Bakirtzis, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus Mediterranean cities with long histories preserve the physical evidence ofContinue reading “CFP: Mediterranean Cities in Transition (7-11 June 2017: Glasgow)”
Lecture: ‘The Seal Makes the Man – or Woman: London in the Thirteenth Century ’ 23rd May 2016
London Record Society ‘The Seal Makes the Man – or Woman: London in the Thirteenth Century ’ a talk by Dr John McEwan, Centre for Digital Humanities, Saint Louis University, Missouri Monday 23 May 2016 at 6.30pm at The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great West Smithfield London EC1A 9DS Free lecture All welcome
CFP: Revealing Records VII (Friday, May 6th, 2016)
Deadline: Friday, 19 February 2016 Now in its seventh year, the Revealing Records conference series brings together postgraduate researchers working with a wide range of sources from across the medieval world to share challenges and approaches through the presentation of their research. This year marks the first year of Revealing Records as a combined effort of King’sContinue reading “CFP: Revealing Records VII (Friday, May 6th, 2016)”
CFP: Gender and Transgression in the Middle Ages (26-28 April 2016)
Deadline: 12 February 2016 We are pleased to announce the call for papers for Gender and Transgression in the Middle Ages 2016, an interdisciplinary conference hosted by the University of St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies (SAIMS). Entering into its eighth year, this conference welcomes participation from postgraduate, postdoctoral and early career researchers interested in one or both ofContinue reading “CFP: Gender and Transgression in the Middle Ages (26-28 April 2016)”
CFP: International Postgraduate Workshop on Medieval Religious Architecture (28th September – 3rd October 2016)
Deadline: 29th of April 2016 After the success of the first workshop in 2015, we are glad to announce that in this year the second International Postgraduate Workshop on Medieval Religious Architecture will take place, again made possible with the generous support of the Elisabeth und Helmut Uhl Stiftung. This call for applications addresses postgraduate students as well as recentContinue reading “CFP: International Postgraduate Workshop on Medieval Religious Architecture (28th September – 3rd October 2016)”
‘The Matter of Objects’: Medieval and Renaissance Materiality in Contemporary Conversation (26th May 2016)
‘The Matter of Objects’: Medieval and Renaissance Materiality in Contemporary Conversation Queen Mary University of London 26th May 2016 Deadline for Proposals: 15th February 2016. Following the ‘Material Turn(s)’ of the last few decades the place of objects and their materiality has received invigorated attention within humanities research. Yet, approaches to the material often remain stifled by theContinue reading “‘The Matter of Objects’: Medieval and Renaissance Materiality in Contemporary Conversation (26th May 2016)”
CFP: Imperialis Ecclesia (Rome, 30 Jun-1 Jul 16)
Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max Planck Institute for Art History, Rome, June 30 – July 1, 2016 Deadline: Feb 15, 2016 “Imperialis Ecclesia”: Frederick II Hohenstaufen and sacred architecture between Italy and Germany International Conference organised by Francesco Gangemi and Tanja Michalsky Art under Frederick II is commonly held to be mainly a secular phenomenon, a product of imperial authority in openContinue reading “CFP: Imperialis Ecclesia (Rome, 30 Jun-1 Jul 16)”
CFP: Mutual Imaginings of Europe and the Middle East 800-1700 (3rd December 2016)
Beyond Borders: Mutual Imaginings of Europe and the Middle East (800-1700) Barnard College’s 25th Biannual Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference Saturday, December 3, 2016 Call for Papers Recent scholarship is challenging the stark border between Europe and the Middle East during the long period between 800-1700. Rather than thinking of these areas in isolation, scholarsContinue reading “CFP: Mutual Imaginings of Europe and the Middle East 800-1700 (3rd December 2016)”
Annual Hammer Art History Lecture: “Art and Papal Politics in Twelfth-Century Rome” (UCLA January 28, 2016)
UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Annual Hammer Art History Lecture: “Art and Papal Politics in Twelfth-Century Rome” Dale Kinney (Eugenia Chase Guild Professor Emeritus in the Humanities and Research Professor, Bryn Mawr College) Art and architecture were important vehicles of communication for medieval patrons, including popes. In this lecture, Professor Kinney presents a rangeContinue reading “Annual Hammer Art History Lecture: “Art and Papal Politics in Twelfth-Century Rome” (UCLA January 28, 2016)”
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