Author Archives: Roisin Astell

Murray Seminars on Medieval and Renaissance Art at Birkbeck: ‘Signatures and Artistic Authorship in Lorenzetti and Attavante’, with Christopher Platts (Tue 21 May 2024, 5pm-6.30pm BST)

In this upcoming research seminar, Dr Christopher Platts will be discussing the artistic authorship in the work of Lorenzetti and Attavante.

Project Manager Job: ‘The reception of ancient Greece in pre-modern French literature and illustrations of manuscripts and printed books (1320-1550)’ Project, deadline 12 May 2024

The ERC Advanced grant project AGRELITA “The reception of ancient Greece in pre-modern French literature and illustrations of manuscripts and printed books (1320-1550)” seeks applications for their project manager position.

Postdoctoral fellowships: ‘The reception of ancient Greece in pre-modern French literature and illustrations of manuscripts and printed books (1320-1550)’ Project, deadline 12 May 2024

The ERC Advanced grant project AGRELITA “The reception of ancient Greece in pre-modern French literature and illustrations of manuscripts and printed books (1320-1550)” seeks applications for three postdoctoral fellowships.

Support the Preservation of The Rose Window: A Stained Glass Legacy

The Rose Window, a revered online resource created by Painton Cowen, has over 44,000 photographs documenting pre-1800 stained glass at more than 600 locations. It needs your help to ensure it’s online legacy with a donation.

New Publication ‘Les Saintes-Chapelles du XIIIe au XVIIIe siècle: Arts – Politique – Religion’, edited by Etienne Anheim and David Fiala

From the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, founded by Saint Louis in the mid-13th century and abolished in 1787, to the Sainte-Chapelles ranging from Bourges to Dijon or Chambéry, forming a network of sacredness for the princes of the House of France, this book traces the political, religious, and artistic history of a crucial imaginary institution for the Kingdom of France.