Author Archives: Roisin Astell

CFP: Defend sacred spaces: Fortified churches and monasteries in the medieval Mediterranean (9th-14th centuries), deadline 16 June 2024

Papers are invited for the II International ‘Mm3a’ Conference on fortified churches and monasteries in the medieval Mediterranean.

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.