Friday 5 October 2018 Veste Oberhaus, Tagungsraum 12:30 – 13:00 Uhr Get together 13:00 – 13:30 Uhr Begrüßung durch Oberbürgermeister Jürgen Dupper (Stadt Passau) Sektion 1: Fürstbischöfliche Herrschaftsinszenierung im Schlossbau Sektionsleitung: Herbert W. Wurster (Verein für Ostbairische Heimatforschung e.V.) 13:30 – 14:00 Uhr Verena Friedrich (Universität Würzburg): “…weilen derselbe die neüe haubdtstiegen herauff geführet worden…”Continue reading “Conference: Representations of Prince-bishops in the late Middle Ages and early modern times (Fürstbischöfliche Repräsentation im Spätmittelalter und der Frühen Neuzeit), Heilig-Geist-Kirche, Passau, October 05–06, 2018”
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Conference: New Dialogues in Art History, Warburg Institute, 26 September 2018
This one day conference brings together the next generation of art history scholars to present and discuss their ongoing research. Papers will predominately focus on Italian and Northern Renaissance Art (c.1400–1600) and will encompass diverse media including tapestry, painting, engraving and stained glass.
Symposium: Winchester, Early Medieval Power and Faith
A one-day symposium dedicated to exploring the great churches of Winchester at the time of the Anglo-Saxons and Normans. Saturday 20 October 2018 9.30am – 5.00pm The King Alfred Conference Chamber, Guildhall, Winchester, SO23 9GH Join historians, experts, and enthusiasts at this one day symposium exploring the great churches of Winchester at the time of theContinue reading “Symposium: Winchester, Early Medieval Power and Faith”
Conference: New Dialogues in Art History, The Warburg Institute, London, September 26, 2018
This one day conference brings together the next generation of art history scholars to present and discuss their ongoing research. Papers will predominately focus on Italian and Northern Renaissance Art (c. 1400–1600) and will encompass diverse media including tapestry, painting, engraving and stained glass. The conference will comprise five sessions. In the first four, twoContinue reading “Conference: New Dialogues in Art History, The Warburg Institute, London, September 26, 2018”
Conference: Heritage Revisited. Rediscovering Objects from Islamic Lands in Enlightenment Europe, Kunsthistorisches Institut, University of Vienna, September 20–21, 2018
For centuries, objects from Islamic lands were unquestioned parts of the material and visual culture of pre-modern Latinate Europe. A textile from Fatimid Egypt, for instance, the so-called “Veil of Sainte Anne”, was kept in the cathedral treasury of Apt and venerated as a Christian relic. The workshop “Heritage Revisited. Rediscovering Objects from Islamic LandsContinue reading “Conference: Heritage Revisited. Rediscovering Objects from Islamic Lands in Enlightenment Europe, Kunsthistorisches Institut, University of Vienna, September 20–21, 2018”
Conference: The Right Moment. A Symposium on Kairotic Energies, Brussels, 18-19 October 2018
The Greek term kairós expresses an idea of ‘grasping the right moment’, which travelled through art, literature, and philosophy. And even today, it is central to debates over, for example, time management. Combining perspectives from classical reception studies and iconology, this ongoing project at KU Leuven (2017-2021) is about the reception of kairós in theContinue reading “Conference: The Right Moment. A Symposium on Kairotic Energies, Brussels, 18-19 October 2018”
CFP: “A Global Trecento: Objects, Artist, and Ideas Across Europe, the Mediterranean, and Beyond,” IMC Leeds, 2019 (Deadline 15 September 2018)
Looking at the Trecento through the lens of current global paradigms and concerns in historical and art historical studies might seem hazardous, or even paradoxical and provocative at best. Very few other labels have the power to evoke both the glories, achievements and limitations of traditional ‘Western’, and namely Eurocentric, art history. As a matterContinue reading “CFP: “A Global Trecento: Objects, Artist, and Ideas Across Europe, the Mediterranean, and Beyond,” IMC Leeds, 2019 (Deadline 15 September 2018)”
Conf.: The Palace Unveiled The Royal Palace in Palermo and other centres of power in the medieval Mediterranean
Assamblea regionale siciliana and Fondazione Federico II announce International Conference The Palace Unveiled The Royal Palace in Palermo and other centres of power in the medieval Mediterranean and the Arabo-Norman Cultural Week Palermo, Palazzo Reale 26 June – 1 July 2018 Maria Andaloro Jeremy Johns Ruggero Longo William Tronzo IL PALAZZO DISVELATO_SETTIMANA_MAIL_INVITO
Conference: The 39th Fifteenth Century Conference, University of Reading, 6-8 September 2018
This year’s conference will be held at the University of Reading’s ICMA Centre from Thursday 6th September to Saturday 8th September. We have a very exciting programme including sessions covering a wide range of late medieval themes, from political to art-historical; and plenary lectures from Chris Briggs, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson and Elizabeth New. We will also be celebrating the fifteenth volume of The Fifteenth Century at a reception jointly hosted by Boydell & Brewer and the ICMA Centre.
Conference: Illuminating the Dark Ages Manuscript Art and Knowledge in the Early Medieval World
PROGRAMME Thursday 28th of June 11.00 Reception, talks, and manuscript display at the University Library’s Centre for Research Collections (CRC). Venue: 5th floor of the Main Library building, George Square. Welcome by Rachel Hosker, Deputy Head of Special Collections (CRC). Presentation by Aline Brodin, “From the Scriptorium to the Screen. Exploring medieval manuscripts in the digital age”. TalksContinue reading “Conference: Illuminating the Dark Ages Manuscript Art and Knowledge in the Early Medieval World”
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