Drawing upon new documentary research, this is the first in-depth modern scholarly study of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence.
Author Archives: Roisin Astell
Mmmonk School 2024: Webinars on Medieval Books
Join Mmmonk and Henri Pirenne Institute for Medieval Studies (UGent) for their interdisciplinary practice-focused programme about medieval Flemish manuscripts. Experts introduce the main concepts, skills and methods of their given field of expertise. The lessons are online, free and open to everyone.
PhD Position: Storytelling as Pharmakon in Premodernity and Beyond: Training the New Generation of Researchers in Health Humanities (StoryPharm), deadline 15 December 2024
The StoryPharm project is pleased to announce 4 three-year Special Scientist PhD in Medieval Art History with a generous research allowance in an international, multi- partner EU project, employment beginning between June and August 2025.
Lecture Series: British Archaeological Association Programme of Meetings 2024-2025
The British Archaeological Association holds regular monthly lectures on the first Wednesday of each month between October and May in the rooms of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House and online.
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Dan David Society of Fellows, deadline 15 December 2024
The Dan David Society of Fellows is accepting applications for outstanding postdoctoral research in the study of the past. This two-year fellowship offers generous funding for international and Israeli scholars to conduct innovative research at Tel Aviv University, while benefiting from professional mentorship offered by faculty members.
Online lecture: ‘The Winter Sun in Capricorn: Portal Imagery in Chaucer & Chartres Cathedral’ with Shelley Williams, American Friends of Chartres, 25 October 2024 (19.30-21.00pm EDT)
Join the American Friends of Chartres to find out how Chaucer’s poetic description inspired by the Labors of the Month matches the art of the north porch and portail royal.
Conference: Owning Gothic Ivories: Buying, Giving, Circulating, British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum, 25-26 October 2024
Join the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum for this two day conference on Gothic Ivories.
Online conference: British Archaeological Association Post-Graduate Online Conference, Thursday 28th November 2024, 12.20pm-17.30pm (GMT)
The British Archaeological Association are excited to present a diverse conference which includes postgraduates and early career researchers in the fields of medieval history of art, architecture, and archaeology. The British Archaeological Association postgraduate conference offers an opportunity for research students at all levels from universities across the UK and abroad to present their research and exchange ideas.
Zoom talk: ‘Claus Sluter’s Well of Moses for the chartreuse de Champmol, Philip the Bold and the battle of Nicopolis’ with Susie Nash and Alexandra Gajewski, Wednesday 16 October, 5pm (BST)
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, 16 October 2024, at 5 PM for an exciting discussion on Claus Sluter’s ‘Well of Moses’, a monumental sculpture recognised as the masterpiece of the Dutch artist, at the monastery at the Chartreuse de Champmol.
Online seminar: ‘Trans Theory as Method in Manuscript Studies’ with J. D. Sargan, 15 October 2024, (5:30PM – 7:00PM (BST))
Join Dr J. D. Sargan for a seminar that explores the work of trans studies as Method in Manuscript Studies.
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