Florence, Opificio delle Pietre Dure / Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut, February 1 – 02, 2018 Il Pallio di San Lorenzo: Dopo il restauro e prima del suo ritorno a Genova Workshop This workshop focuses on the so-called ‘Pallio di San Lorenzo’, a thirteenth-century Byzantine textile given to the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa withinContinue reading “CONF: Il Pallio di San Lorenzo (Florence, 1-2 Feb 18)”
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Conf: La famosa muraglia (Berlin, 16 Feb 18)
Institut für Kunstwissenschaft und Historische Urbanistik – Fachgebiet Kunstgeschichte, Technische Universität, Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 150/152, Architekturgebäude, Raum A 060, 16.02.2018 La famosa muraglia. Aktuelle Forschungen zu Architektur und Stadtraum in Florenz um 1450 Organisation: Andreas Huth Freitag, 16. Februar 2018, 14 (s.t.)-18.30 Uhr
Books roundup: New Books by Brepols Publishers on Medieval Architecture
Decorated Revisited English Architectural Style in Context, 1250-1400 Edited by John Munns ISBN 978-2-503-55434-1 Thirty-Five years after the publication of Jean Bony’s seminal work on the so-called Decorated style of English architecture (The English Decorated Style: Gothic Architecture Transformed, 1979), this volume brings together a selection of groundbreaking essays by the most promising emerging scholarsContinue reading “Books roundup: New Books by Brepols Publishers on Medieval Architecture”
Birkbeck Medieval Seminar: The Productive Medieval Body
The Birkbeck Medieval Seminar is an annual event. It is free and open to all scholars of the Middle Ages. It is designed to foster conversation and debate on a particular topic within medieval studies by providing the opportunity to hear new research from experts in the field. We are a welcoming and inclusive environment.Continue reading “Birkbeck Medieval Seminar: The Productive Medieval Body”
Lecture: Un trésor de l’Arsenal : la Bible de Saint-Jean d’Acre
6 février 2018 – 18h15-19h30 Galerie Colbert, auditorium Institut national d’histoire de l’art 2, rue Vivienne ou 6 rue des Petits Champs 75002 Paris Lorsque Saint Louis s’installe à Saint-Jean d’Acre entre 1250 et 1254, la cité cosmopolite où se côtoient chrétiens, juifs et musulmans, est la ville la plus florissante du Royaume latin de Jérusalem. MaisContinue reading “Lecture: Un trésor de l’Arsenal : la Bible de Saint-Jean d’Acre”
Workshop: Doctoral Students Open Day at the British Library – Pre-1600 Collections, 5 February 2018
A reminder for PhD students with research interests relating to the ancient, medieval and early modern worlds: the British Library’s Doctoral Open Day for our pre-1600 collections will take place on 5 February 2018. The day is aimed at first-year doctoral students who would like to learn more about finding and using our collection materialContinue reading “Workshop: Doctoral Students Open Day at the British Library – Pre-1600 Collections, 5 February 2018”
CFP: Sequitur – BU Graduate Student Art History Journal
Department of History of Art & Architecture at Boston University Deadline: Feb 12, 2018 SEQUITUR Issue 4: 2 Spring 2018 CFP: Extra The editors of SEQUITUR, a graduate student journal published by the Department of History of Art & Architecture at Boston University, invite current graduate students in art history, architecture, fine arts, and related fieldsContinue reading “CFP: Sequitur – BU Graduate Student Art History Journal”
CFP: Digital Humanities for Academic and Curatorial Practice (Rome, 23 – 24 May 18)
Biblioteca Angelica di Roma and American Academy in Rome, Italy, May 23 – 24, 2018 Deadline: Mar 1, 2018 DIGITAL HUMANITIES FOR ACADEMIC AND CURATORIAL PRACTICE The Digital Humanities have challenged all disciplines of Art History to engage with new interdisciplinary methodologies, learn new tools, and re-evaluate their role within academia. In consequence, art historians occupy aContinue reading “CFP: Digital Humanities for Academic and Curatorial Practice (Rome, 23 – 24 May 18)”
Book round-up: A History of the Gutenberg Bible, by Eric Marshall White
The Gutenberg Bible is widely recognized as Europe’s first printed book, a book that forever changed the world. However, despite its initial impact, fame was fleeting: for the better part of three centuries the Bible was virtually forgotten; only after two centuries of tenacious and contentious scholarship did it attain its iconic status as aContinue reading “Book round-up: A History of the Gutenberg Bible, by Eric Marshall White”
CFP: (Re-)Forming Sculpture (Leeds, 26-27 Jun 18)
University of Leeds and The Hepworth Wakefield, June 26 – 27, 2018 Deadline: Mar 16, 2018 Call for Papers for the Association for Art History’s 2-day Summer Symposium organised by the Doctoral and Early Career Research Network. Keynote Speakers: Martina Droth, Deputy Director of Research, Exhibitions, and Publications | Curator of Sculpture, Yale Center for British Art Dr RebeccaContinue reading “CFP: (Re-)Forming Sculpture (Leeds, 26-27 Jun 18)”