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.
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Lecture Series: ‘Material Migrations’, online, 29 April – 9 Sep 2024
This lecture series, running from April 29 to September 9, 2024, explores the dynamics of object mobility and transcultural interactions from the Middle Ages to today.
Lecture Series: Medieval Visual Culture Seminar, University of Oxford, Trinity Term 2024
Join the University of Oxford for their in-person Medieval Visual Culture Seminar Series this Trinity Term.
British Archaeological Association Study Day: Lesnes Abbey and V&A Museum (Monday 10 June 2024), deadline 30 April 2024
The British Archaeological Association is hosting a study day at Lesnes Abbey and the Victoria and Albert museum.
Oxford Medieval Manuscripts Group, Trinity Term 2024, Fridays 5pm (BST)
If you’re based near Oxford, why not come to some of the upcoming sessions organised by the Oxford Medieval Manuscripts Group.
New Publication: ‘Crusader Rhetoric and the Infancy Cycles on Medieval Baptismal Fonts in the Baltic Region’ by Harriet M. Sonne De Torrens
Explore the intertwining of crusader ideology with the liturgy in this new book, which offers an unprecedented look into how twelfth-and-thirteenth-century art reflects political ambitions and religious narratives.
Call for sessions: Sponsored sessions by Mary Jaharis Center at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, deadline 13 May 2024
The Mary Jaharis Center invites submissions for sponsored sessions at the 2025 International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo.
Hybrid conference: ‘Connecting stucco in the Mediterranean (c. 300 BCE – 1200 CE) Methodological approaches and the state of research’, 16-18th May 2024, Ankara
This conference explores the evolution, cross-cultural influences, and methodological approaches to stucco as architectural decoration throughout the Mediterranean basin.
New Publication: ‘Illuminating the Vitae patrum: The Lives of Desert Saints in Fourteenth-Century Italy’, by Denva Gallant
Explore ‘Illuminating the Vitae patrum’ by Denva Gallant, a new book that reveals how 14th-century Italians embraced the Desert Fathers, as seen in the Morgan Library’s illustrated MS M.636.
Call for Submissions: ‘Making for an uncertain future: material ecocritical approaches around the year 1000’ (special issue of Medieval Ecocriticisms), deadline 10 June 2024
The editors of the special issue of Medieval Ecocriticisms invite submissions on the topic: ‘Making for an uncertain future: material ecocritical approaches around the year 1000’.
Medieval Art Research 