CFP: ‘Sanguis Christi: Visual Culture / Visionary Culture (13th–18th centuries)’ (December 2025), deadline 1 April 2025

Papers are invited for this conference on the subject of the blood relic of Christ. Deadline for applications is 1 April 2025.

Online lecture: ‘Golden Wreaths for Hippocrates: Art, Learning, and Lineage on a Medieval Cup’ with Dr Mary Franklin-Brown, 4 February 2025 (5:30 – 7pm GMT)

Join this lecture on a medieval cup made for Humfrey & Eleanor, Duke & Duchess of Gloucester, and owned by Lady Margaret Beaufort.

Murray Seminar: ‘Charles of Luxembourg as a visitor at the papal court in Avignon’, Dr Alexandra Gajewski, 21 January 2025 (5-6.30pm GMT)

The next Murray Seminar at Birkbeck University is given by Dr Alexandra Gajewski, focusing on the Charles of Luxembourg at the papal court in Avignon.

British Archaeological Association Study Day: Coventry (Friday 21 March 2025), deadline 7 February 2025

Join the British Archaeological Association for their upcoming study day in Coventry, where you will visit St Mary’s Guildhall, Holy Trinity Church, and St Michael’s Cathedral.

Essay competition: Church Monuments Society Essay Competition, deadline 31 January 2025

The Council of the Church Monuments Society offers a biennial prize of £500 called the Church Monuments Essay Prize, to be awarded with a certificate for the best essay submitted in the relevant year.

New Publication: ‘The Abbey Church of Cluny, The Context and Creation of the Surviving Great Transept’ by C. Edson Armi

In this new publication, C. Edson Armi examines the innovative artistry of Cluny’s surviving transept, exploring its refined design within a rich artistic context. Blending archaeology, architecture, and sculpture, Armi uncovers diverse influences, analyses aesthetics and function, and provides inclusive photography to capture the monument’s power and nuance.

New Publication: ‘The Visual Culture of al-Andalus in the Christian Kingdoms of Iberia’, edited by Inés Monteira

This new book addresses the reception of Islamic visual culture by the northern Iberian kingdoms, by systematically comparing works of art from both sides and fleshing out their historical context.

Fellowship: Jill Franklin Fellowship in Romanesque Architectural History, British Archaeological Association, deadline 31 December 2024

The British Archaeological Association are inviting applications for the inaugural Jill Franklin Fellowship in Romanesque Architectural History at the British School at Rome.