Join Canterbury Cathedral for this study day which includes lectures and guided tours, including the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for participants to see panels from the window up close in the Cathedral’s Stained Glass Conservation Studio.
Author Archives: Roisin Astell
New Publication: ‘Art and Drama on a Late Medieval Rood Screen: Unveiling a Mystical Passion’ by Michael Calder
Discover the unique iconographic program of the late medieval rood screens at Berry Pomeroy in this new publication.
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.
Job announcement: Elizabeth A.R. Brown Archivist, University of Pennsylvania Libraries
The Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania is seeking to hire the inaugural Elizabeth A. R. Brown archivist.
Oxford Medieval Manuscripts Group, Hilary Term 2025, Fridays 5pm (BST)
Check out the upcoming events and visits with the Oxford Medieval Manuscripts Group this Hilary Term 2025.
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.
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