The Courtauld Gallery is pleased to announce rescheduled dates for its Precious and Rare touring exhibition of ten remarkable pieces of Islamic metalwork dating from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
Author Archives: Roisin Astell
New Publication: ‘”Illuminating the Middle Ages”: Tributes to Prof. John Lowden from his Students, Friends and Colleagues’, edited by Laura Cleaver, Alixe Bovey, and Lucy Donkin
The twenty-eight essays in this collection showcase cutting-edge research in manuscript studies, encompassing material from late antiquity to the Renaissance. The volume celebrates the exceptional contribution of John Lowden to the study of medieval books.
Online Workshop: A Fractured Inheritance: The Problems, Challenges, and Opportunities of Collecting Manuscript Fragments, Rare Book School, 15 September 2020, 5–6:30 p.m (ET)
A 75-minute panel discussion followed by 15 minutes of Q&A scheduled for Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 5–6:30 p.m. ET, via Zoom.
Online Conference: Image and Ascent: Mountain Terrains in the History of Art, The Warburg Institute, 14 – 17 September 2020
Image and Ascent: Mountain Terrains in the History of Art brings recent interest in mountains across the humanities into dialogue with the history of images, offering a forum for new research concerning images of, and images produced in, mountainous terrains.
Online Lecture Series: Yale Lectures in Late Antique and Byzantine Art and Architecture, 2020-2021
This lecture series is organized by Robert S. Nelson, Robert Lehman Professor in the History of Art, and Vasileios Marinis, Associate Professor of Christian Art and Architecture at the ISM and YDS. Support is provided by the Department of Classics and the Department of the History of Art. Zoom lectures begin at 12 noon EasternContinue reading “Online Lecture Series: Yale Lectures in Late Antique and Byzantine Art and Architecture, 2020-2021”
CFP: Medieval War and Memory at International Medieval Congress (Leeds 2021), deadline 10 September 2020
This panel hopes to discuss questions such as: How was war remembered in the medieval period? Did remembering focus on the glory of the war leaders? How did medieval society record memories of war?
Membership: Discounted Membership in the ICMA for First-Time International Members, deadline 31 August 2020
The ICMA is offering a promotion for first time international members – 50% off 2020 membership (code valid until 31 August 2020).
CFP: Pre-Modern Women as Artists, Patrons and Collectors, Association for Art History Annual Conference (14-17 April 2021), deadline 19 October 2020
We invite proposals for papers exploring the role of women as artists, patrons and collectors in the medieval and early modern periods, broadly defined (c.400–1700).
Online Lecture: Hagia Sophia: The History of the Building and the Building in History, Dumbarton Oaks Webinar, 1 September 1 2020, 11–12:30 (EDT)
This webinar brings together scholars who have actively promoted research on the Hagia Sophia and will cover historical facts, Dumbarton Oaks’ involvement, and the issues related to the recent reconversion of the monument.
Exhibition: Hebrew Manuscripts: Journeys of the Written Word, British Library, 1 Sep 2020 – 11 Apr 2021
Through rarely-seen treasures from as far back as the 10th century, this exhibition takes you from Europe and North Africa, through to the Middle East and China to explore the relationships between Jews and their neighbours in the communities that they lived in.
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