The focus of this new book, is a 16-century baptismal font canopy of the church of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, is one of only three such structures to survive anywhere in the British Isles.
Author Archives: Roisin Astell
CFP: ‘Authority and Identity in the Middle Ages’, The Courtauld Postgraduate Medieval Colloquium, deadline 31 January 2024
Paper submissions are invited for the 2024 Courtauld Postgraduate Medieval Colloquium which focuses on the theme ‘Authority and Identity in the Middle Ages’.
Conference: ‘SUPERFICIES Surfaces, Skins and Textures Sensory Encounters with Books and Related Multi-layered Objects’, University of Zurich, 18-20 January 2024
This conference aims to take a fresh look at the diversity of surface landscapes in books and other multi-layered objects.
Lecture: ‘Entanglement in Shared Cultural Spaces: Hebrew Book Art in Iberia, c. 1300’, with Katrin Kogman-Appel, Vernon Square Campus, Courtauld Institute of Art, 17 Jan 2024, 5.30-7pm (GMT)
Katrin Kogman-Appel explores how Hebrew Bibles from Tudela and Perpignan circa 1300 blend Islamicate and Gothic styles, and were influenced by diverse cultural encounters and urban settings.
New Working Group: ‘Medieval Manuscripts Working Group’, Merton College, Oxford University
This is a new seminar series whose goal is to foster a community at Oxford University, and beyond, of those who study medieval manuscripts.
Lecture Series: Medieval Visual Culture Seminar, University of Oxford, Hilary Term 2024
Join the University of Oxford for their in-person Medieval Visual Culture Seminar Series this Hilary Term.
Exhibition: Ethiopia at the Crossroads, The Walters Art Museum, 3 December 2023– 3 March 2024
The Walters Art Museum presents an extraordinary exhibition celebrating the artistic traditions of Ethiopia from their origins to the present day.
New Publication: ‘Phenomenology of the Icon: Mediating God through the Image’ by Stephanie Rumpza
Check out this new publication which develops a fresh and original approach to the icon by weaving together the interdisciplinary strands of aesthetics, Byzantine studies, theology, and phenomenology.
PhD Position: Project ‘Holy Networks: Locating, Shaping, and Experiencing Palestinian Loca Sancta (1187-1852)’, University of Fribourg, deadline 15 December 2023
Applications are invited for the PhD position as part of the project ‘Holy Networks: Locating, Shaping, and Experiencing Palestinian Loca Sancta (1187-1852)’.
Graduate Position: ‘Notre-Dame in Color’, University of Alabama, deadline 15 December 2023
The University of Alabama seeks a graduate student to assist with their NEH funded project to digitally visualise layers of polychrome of Notre-Dame’s sculpture.
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