The Morgan Library and Museum is pleased to announce their upcoming exhibition ‘Imperial Splendor: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, 800–1500’ which begins 15 October 2021 to 23 January 2022.
Author Archives: Roisin Astell
New Publication: ‘The Birth of the Author: Pictorial Prefaces in Glossed Books of the Twelfth Century’ by Jeffrey F. Hamburger
This book argues that the images devised to accompany medieval commentaries, whether on the Bible or on classical texts, made claims to authority, even inspiration, that at times were even more forceful than those made by the texts themselves. Paradoxically, it was in the context of commentaries that modern conceptions of independent authorship first were forged.
Online Course: ‘Manuscripts in Arabic Script: Introduction to Codicology’, Aga Khan University, 15–16 November 2021
This online course aims to introduce key concepts in the field of Arabic manuscripts and codicology. It is designed to attract participants who want to learn basic knowledge about Arabic manuscripts.
Conference: ‘Representing and naming Greece & Greek space (14th-16th c.)’, University of Lille, 1 October 2021
This conference will focus on the representations of Greek space, ancient and “modern”, in textual and iconographic works from the 14th to the 16th century.
CFP: ‘Crafting Medieval Spain: the Torrijos ceilings in context’, For Art History 2022 Annual Conference, Deadline 1 November 2021
This session will explore the legacy of Islamic art in Europe through its medieval ceilings, many of which are dispersed as architectural fragments in contemporary museums. It will focus on the case study of the Torrijos ceilings, four monumental wooden ceilings that were commissioned in the 1490s by a couple close to the Catholic Monarchs, for their palace in Torrijos near Toledo (Spain).
Online Lecture: ‘Byland Abbey: using the dead to bring a medieval monastery to life’, with Dr Michael Carter, Society for Church Archaeology, 1 October 2021, 19–20:00 (BST)
The Society for Church Archaeology is delighted to welcome Dr Michael Carter who will deliver an online lecture on the topic of ‘Byland Abbey: using the dead to bring a medieval monastery to life’.
Online Conference: ‘Loss’, 14th Annual Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age, 17-19 November 2021
The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS) at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to announce the 14th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age.
Lecture: ‘The City as Signifier: Nuremberg in the Nuremberg Chronicle’ with Professor Jeffrey F. Hamburger, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 6:30pm (EDT), 15 October 2021
Join Jeffrey F. Hamburger for a lecture to celebrate the opening of ‘Imperial Splendor: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, ca. 800–1500.’
Online Lecture: ‘Representing Architecture in early Islam: The San’a’ Qur’an Frontispieces’ with Professor Marcus Milwright, University of York History of Art department, 17 November 2021, 4.00pm (GMT)
Join Professor Marcus Milwright from the University of Victoria for his paper on ‘Representing Architecture in early Islam: The San’a’ Qur’an Frontispieces’
CFP: ‘The Medieval Diagram as Subject’, School of Advanced Study, London, deadline 15 October 2021
This conference will examine medieval diagrams as autonomous objects, and the visual and material features that allow them to function as independent entities.
Medieval Art Research 