Join Birkbeck on 19 May 2026 for the Murray Seminar by Robert Brennan. In this seminar, Robert will share their research on ‘The Weaver as Polymath: A Mamluk Artist in Renaissance Ferrara’.
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Seminar: ‘Inventing Animals – Inventing Humans’, An interdisciplinary seminar with Pierre-Olivier Dittmar, UCL, London, 1 June 2026, 13:45–17:00 (BST)
Join UCL for the interdisciplinary seminar ‘Inventing Animals – Inventing Humans’ with Pierre-Olivier Dittmar. Discover how the concept of ‘the animal’ evolved in the later Middle Ages, influencing both human identity and societal views.
CFP: BAA Post-Graduate Conference, deadline 31st July 2026
The BAA invites proposals by postgraduates and early career researchers in the field of medieval history of art, architecture, and archaeology. Papers can be on any aspect of the medieval period, from antiquity to the Later Middle Ages, across all geographical regions.
Online Lecture: ‘Painting in the Margins: Intervisuality (and Intertextuality) in Byzantine Manuscripts, 9th-12th Century’ with Leslie Brubaker, 8 May 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM (EDT) / 5:00 PM (BST)
Join Professor Leslie Brubaker (University of Birmingham) on May 8, 2026, for a deep dive into the complex world of Byzantine manuscripts (9th–12th centuries).
Conference Programme: ‘Dancing Women, Performing Bodies. Sensual Culture, Experience and Images (10th–17th Centuries)’, Campus Condorcet, Paris, 5-7 May 2026
Exploring the intersection of gender, movement, and sensory history, the ‘Dancing Women, Performing Bodies’ conference (Paris, 5–7 May 2026) investigates the cultural significance of the female body in dance from the 10th to the 17th centuries.
ICMA Annual Lecture: ‘Judgments in Nuremberg: The 1950s Trade in Medieval Christian and Jewish Manuscripts in the “Most German of All German Cities”’, with Professor William J. Diebold, Courtauld Institute of Art, 20 May 2026, 17:30-19:00 (BST)
The ICMA Annual Lecture by William J. Diebold will explore the significance of 1950s transactions involving medieval illuminated manuscripts in post-Shoah Nuremberg, examining their political and social implications as Germany sought to redefine its cultural identity.
Conference: ‘Multispectral Gaze: New Approaches to the Cotton Genesis’, British Library, 19 June 2026
The British Library is hosting an interdisciplinary conference, titled “Multispectral Gaze: New Approaches to the Cotton Genesis,” to celebrate the launch of newly digitised images of the Cotton Genesis manuscript, which unveil previously unseen details and foster new research opportunities.
CFP: ‘Lacuna. Conservation, Law, and the Ethics of the Incomplete’, Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome, deadline 11 May 2026
Submissions are invited for the conference ‘Lacuna. Conservation, Law, and the Ethics of the Incomplete,’ taking place at the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome from December 2-5, 2026.
CFP: 9th Interdisciplinary Doctoral Workshop on Medieval Sacred Spaces (MiSaR), deadline 30 April 2026
The 9th Interdisciplinary Doctoral Workshop on Medieval Sacred Spaces (MiSaR) invites early-career researchers to present their work and engage in discussions about medieval sacred spaces.
New Publication: Tomb Monuments in Medieval Europe: Volume One, eds Paul Cockerham and Christian Steer, 2025 (Yorkist History Trust in association with Shaun Tyas)
The first volume of ‘Tomb Monuments in Medieval Europe’, features twenty-one authors exploring diverse aspects of medieval tomb monuments across Europe, combining scholarly insights with visual richness, and sets the stage for two subsequent volumes.
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