Papers are invited for the Leeds IMC 2027 that explore the identities, practices, and relationships of regular canons from the 11th to 15th centuries, focusing on their communal life and influences across various fields such as history, liturgy, and art.
Author Archives: Roisin Astell
New Publication: ‘Fifteenth-Century Burgundian Sculpture: Works, Artists, Questions’, ed. Michele Tomasi, Thomas Flum, Jean-Marie Guillouët, and Sophie Jugie
The new book, “Fifteenth-Century Burgundian Sculpture: Works, Artists, Questions,” offers an in-depth exploration of Burgundian sculpture through various studies that examine its artists, works, iconography, and cultural influence across Europe and beyond.
Announcement: Medieval Southern Italy Working Group
The Medieval Southern Italy Working Group, founded by Maria Harvey and the Center for the Art and Architectural History of Port Cities “La Capraia,” aims to foster collaboration among art historians focused on medieval southern Italy through workshops and annual meetings in Naples.
New Publication: ‘Behind the Scenes of Medieval Roofs: An Overview of the Roofing Systems of Italian Churches’, edited by Angelo Passuello and Michalis Olympios
The new book provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of the roofing systems of Italian churches from the Middle Ages to the early modern period, highlighting their technological, artistic, and symbolic significance while addressing their limited scholarly attention in the field.
New Publication: ‘Textiles in Manuscripts: A Local and Global History of the Book’, edited by Melissa Moreton and Suzanne Conklin Akbari
This new publication explores the diverse roles of textiles in manuscripts from late antiquity to the early modern period, highlighting their connections to global trade and cultural interactions across various regions.
Call for submissions: Metropolitan Museum Journal, deadline 15 September 2026
The Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed Metropolitan Museum Journal invites submissions of original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection.
New Publication: ‘Collezioni del Museo Civico d’Arte Antica di Torino’
The publication ‘Collezioni del Museo Civico d’Arte Antica di Torino’ presents a comprehensive catalogue of the Museo Civico’s illuminated manuscripts and fragments, showcasing a diverse collection dated between 1270 and 1510, enriched by collaborative research and advanced analysis techniques.
New Publication: ‘Tributes to T.A. Heslop: From Miniature to Monumental: Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture’, edited by Lloyd de Beer, Helen Lunnon, and Zachary Stewart
Ranging in subject from cathedrals and castles to seal matrices and illuminated manuscripts, these essays pay tribute to T. A. Heslop’s wide-ranging impact as a scholar and a teacher, charting new paths for the study of the material culture of medieval Britain.
CFP: ‘The Art of the Choir in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean World’, deadline 30 September 2026
The University of Cyprus is inviting submissions for a hybrid international conference on ‘The Art of the Choir in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean World,’ focusing on art, performance, and cultural exchange in choir spaces from c. 1000 to 1600, with abstracts due by 30 September 2026.
CFP: ‘Tapestry, Power and Representation in the Sixteenth-Century Low Countries’, Tournai, deadline 8 July 2026
Contributions are invited for an international study day on the theme of “Tapestry, Power and Representation” focusing on two armorial tapestries from the 1530s, exploring their significance within the context of noble representation, chivalric culture, and visual language in the sixteenth-century Low Countries.
