Join Professor Leslie Brubaker (University of Birmingham) on May 8, 2026, for a deep dive into the complex world of Byzantine manuscripts (9th–12th centuries).
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Conference Programme: ‘Dancing Women, Performing Bodies. Sensual Culture, Experience and Images (10th–17th Centuries)’, Campus Condorcet, Paris, 5-7 May 2026
Exploring the intersection of gender, movement, and sensory history, the ‘Dancing Women, Performing Bodies’ conference (Paris, 5–7 May 2026) investigates the cultural significance of the female body in dance from the 10th to the 17th centuries.
ICMA Annual Lecture: ‘Judgments in Nuremberg: The 1950s Trade in Medieval Christian and Jewish Manuscripts in the “Most German of All German Cities”’, with Professor William J. Diebold, Courtauld Institute of Art, 20 May 2026, 17:30-19:00 (BST)
The ICMA Annual Lecture by William J. Diebold will explore the significance of 1950s transactions involving medieval illuminated manuscripts in post-Shoah Nuremberg, examining their political and social implications as Germany sought to redefine its cultural identity.
Conference: ‘Multispectral Gaze: New Approaches to the Cotton Genesis’, British Library, 19 June 2026
The British Library is hosting an interdisciplinary conference, titled “Multispectral Gaze: New Approaches to the Cotton Genesis,” to celebrate the launch of newly digitised images of the Cotton Genesis manuscript, which unveil previously unseen details and foster new research opportunities.
CFP: ‘Lacuna. Conservation, Law, and the Ethics of the Incomplete’, Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome, deadline 11 May 2026
Submissions are invited for the conference ‘Lacuna. Conservation, Law, and the Ethics of the Incomplete,’ taking place at the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome from December 2-5, 2026.
CFP: 9th Interdisciplinary Doctoral Workshop on Medieval Sacred Spaces (MiSaR), deadline 30 April 2026
The 9th Interdisciplinary Doctoral Workshop on Medieval Sacred Spaces (MiSaR) invites early-career researchers to present their work and engage in discussions about medieval sacred spaces.
New Publication: Tomb Monuments in Medieval Europe: Volume One, eds Paul Cockerham and Christian Steer, 2025 (Yorkist History Trust in association with Shaun Tyas)
The first volume of ‘Tomb Monuments in Medieval Europe’, features twenty-one authors exploring diverse aspects of medieval tomb monuments across Europe, combining scholarly insights with visual richness, and sets the stage for two subsequent volumes.
Lecture: ‘“at the name of Jesus every knee should bow”: A Byzantine icon of Christ Pantepoptes and its inscriptions’ with Dr George Bartlett, Courtauld Institute, 22 April 2026, 17:30-19:00 (BST)
Join Dr. George Bartlett at the Courtauld Institute on April 22, 2026, for a lecture exploring the Byzantine Icon of Christ Pantepoptes and its theological significance through naming inscriptions.
2026 Jane and Andrew Martindale Lecture: ‘Encountering Early Medieval Embroideries’ with Dr Alexandra Makin, UEA, 22 April 2026, 5pm (BST)
This year’s lecture in honour of Jane and Andrew Martindale at the University of East Anglia will be by Dr Alexandra Makin on ‘Experiencing Early Medieval Embroideries.’
Online Roundtable: Notre-Dame Reassessed: an IMS-Paris Roundtable on Current Events and Medieval Studies, 23 April 2026, 6pm (CEST)
Join the IMS-Paris roundtable on April 23, 2026 to explore new research and insights on Notre-Dame following its restoration, featuring experts in art and architectural history.
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