The Association for Art History plans its 50th anniversary 2024 conference on ecologies of visual culture during the Middle Ages in collaboration with the University of Bristol.
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Lecture:’Towers, travel, and architectural habits’ with Dr Tom Nickson, Courtauld Institute of Art, Wednesday 25th October 2023, 5.30pm-7pm (BST)
Dr. Tom Nickson discusses the historical importance of tower climbing as an architectural experience in global contexts.
Online Workshop: Beginner’s Guide to the Index of Medieval Art Database, 14 November 2023
The Index of Medieval Art will host an online training session on November 14, 2023, to demonstrate advanced usage of their database.
CFP: ‘Owning Gothic Ivories: Buying, Giving, Circulating’, British Museum and V&A (25-26 October 2024), deadline 15 January 2024
Papers are invited for this conference that investigates the ownership history of Gothic ivories, focusing on how artefacts transitioned into new usage and ownership contexts.
Lecture Series: Medieval Visual Culture Seminar, St Catherine’s College Oxford
St Catherine’s College, Oxford, hosts a series of lectures on sacred spaces throughout October and November.
Conference: ‘Romanesque and the Monastic Environment’, British Archaeological Association and Universidad de Valladolid, 8-10 April 2024
The British Archaeological Association and Universidad de Valladolid will host a three-day international conference in April 2024, exploring material culture and monasticism in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Conference Programme: ‘La sculpture bourguignonne du XVe siècle’ / ‘Burgundian sculpture of the 15th century’, 11-13 December 2023
The conference on December 11-13, 2023 will explore various themes in sculpture and iconography, showcasing research on 15th-century Burgundian sculpture.
Symposium: ‘The Image of the Book: Representing the Codex from Antiquity to the Present’, Philadelphia, 16-18 Nov 2023, (in-person and online)
The 16th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium will explore the role of visual representations in understanding pre-modern books and launch the BASIRA project.
Lecture Series: Mmmonk School 2023 webinars on the Medieval Book
The Mmmonk School and Henri Pirenne Institute are hosting the second edition of their online, free program featuring lessons on medieval Flemish manuscripts in autumn 2023, with six specialists presenting key concepts.
Call for proposals: ‘Environmental Narratives and the Eremitic Turn’, Different Visions Journal, deadline 30 November 2023
Different Visions invites proposals for contributions to a special issue, “Environmental Narratives and the Eremitic Turn.”
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