In this lecture, Dr. Alexander Brey, Wellesley College, will discuss an Umayyad-era basalt reservoir platform built within the Azraq oasis in eastern Jordan and places its carved interlocking stones in conservation with early Byzantine zodiac and celestial diagrams.
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New Publication: The Visualization of Knowledge in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, edited by Marcia Kupfer, Adam Cohen, and J. H. Chajes
This collection of essays by leading scholars reflects new interest in how graphic devices contributed to the production of knowledge during a formative period of European history.
New Publication: The Library of the Dukes of Burgundy, edited by Bernard Bousmanne and Elena Savini
Very richly illustrated, this volume re-frames this exceptional library within its political, economic, historical and artistic context, examining closely both scholarly literature and more than sixty manuscripts considered to be the jewels of the Library.
Study Day: British Archaeological Association, Old Sarum Study Day, Saturday 10 October 2020
Programme: Meet in front of Salisbury Cathedral at 11.00 (in west walk of cloister if raining). There is a train from Waterloo at 9.20 which arrives at Salisbury station at 10.50 for anyone travelling from London. 11:00 – 13:00 Salisbury cathedral and Museum with Tim Tatton-Brown and John McNeill. We will look at the materialContinue reading “Study Day: British Archaeological Association, Old Sarum Study Day, Saturday 10 October 2020”
Lecture Series: British Archaeological Association Programme of Meetings 2020-2021
The British Archaeological Association holds regular monthly lectures on the first Wednesday of each month between October and May in the rooms of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Call for Submissions: Byzantine and Medieval Art and Architecture, deadline 1 November 2020
Editors: Lech Koscielak, Paschal is Androudis, and Ilkgiil Kaya Zenbilci Special Issue – volume 2. Deadline for submissions: 1 November 2020 Topics: Art and Artists Architectural History Church Architecture Conflicts on Art Emperors’ Power on Art Jewellery Icons Ivories Illuminated Manuscripts Interaction between East and West Monastic Art Mosaics Schools and Workshops Wall Paintings TheologyContinue reading “Call for Submissions: Byzantine and Medieval Art and Architecture, deadline 1 November 2020”
New Journal Issue: Different Vision, ‘Are We Post-Theoretical?’, Issue 6, July 2020
We are excited to present this new issue of Different Visions featuring four essays that engage with the relevance of theory to medieval art history – and to art history in general – today.
New Publication: Ritual, Gender, and Narrative in Late Medieval Italy: Fina Buzzacarini and the Baptistery of Padua, by Anne Derbes
This volume is the first English-language study of the baptistery of Padua and its extraordinarily rich fresco program, commissioned by a woman, Fina Buzzacarini, in the 1370s. She had the sacred space reshaped into a family mausoleum, though it continued to function as the town’s baptistery.
New Publication: ‘Pilgrimage and England’s Cathedrals: Past, Present, and Future’, edited by Dee Dyas and John Jenkins
Pilgrimage and England’s Cathedrals looks at England’s cathedrals and their relationship with pilgrimage throughout history and in the present day.
Postdoctoral Fellowships: ‘Musical and Poetic Creativity in the Western Christian Liturgy, c.1000-1500’, Two 4-Year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, University of Oslo, deadline 1 October 2020
Two Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships in Musical and Poetic Creativity in the Western Christian Liturgy, c.1000-1500 are available at the Department of Musicology, University of Oslo.
Medieval Art Research 