CONF: Medieval and Early Modern Spaces and Places (Milton Keynes, 23-24 Feb 18)

The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, February 23 – 24, 2018 The Open University will be hosting their annual two-day conference on Medieval and Early Modern Spaces and Places The conference will examine life in buildings, institutions and broader geographical areas from a variety of perspectives and will consider the following questions: How were medieval and early modernContinue reading “CONF: Medieval and Early Modern Spaces and Places (Milton Keynes, 23-24 Feb 18)”

CFP: Step by Step Towards the Sacred (Brno, 16-17 May 18)

Hans Belting Library, Brno, Czech Republic, May 16 – 17, 2018 Deadline: Feb 25, 2018 Step by Step towards the Sacred Ritual, Movement and Images in the Middle Ages Organizers: Veronika Tvrzníková, Masaryk University in Brno Martin Lešák, Masaryk University in Brno and Université de Poitiers The conference aims to reflect on the ways medieval images – ranging fromContinue reading “CFP: Step by Step Towards the Sacred (Brno, 16-17 May 18)”

CONF: New Directions in the Study of Medieval Sculpture (Leeds, 16-17 Mar 18)

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK, March 16 – 17, 2018 NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL SCULPTURE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN The focus on the materiality of medieval sculpture has proven crucial to its study and has expanded our historical understanding of sculpture itself. Whether monumental relief sculpture in stone, wooden sculptures in the round, sculpted altarpieces, ivory plaques or enamelledContinue reading “CONF: New Directions in the Study of Medieval Sculpture (Leeds, 16-17 Mar 18)”

Conference: Transition(s): concept, methodes et etudes de cas (Liege, 30-31 Jan 18)

University of Liège, January 30 – 31, 2018 Rencontres doctorales internationales Transitions (Université de Liège) / TRAME (Université de Picardie Jules Verne) / CESR (Université François Rabelais de Tours) VOLET 1: Transition(s): concept, méthodes et études de cas (XIVe-XVIIe siècles) Liège, 30 et 31 janvier 2018 PROGRAMME Université de Liège 7, Place du XX Août 4000 LiègeContinue reading “Conference: Transition(s): concept, methodes et etudes de cas (Liege, 30-31 Jan 18)”

Conference: Corps troublants (Paris, 19 Jan 18)

Centre André Chastel, Salle Ingres, Galerie Colbert, 2 rue Vivienne 75002 Paris, January 19, 2018 Corps troublants. Images et imaginaires dans la première modernité 1. Dynamiques et configurations corporelles Workshop au Centre A. Chastel, Salle Ingres Première rencontre du cycle » Corps troublants. Images et imaginaires dans la première modernité » organisé par Francesca AlbertiContinue reading “Conference: Corps troublants (Paris, 19 Jan 18)”

Conference: Objekte und Eliten in Hildesheim (Hildesheim, 22-23 Feb 18)

Dommuseum Hildesheim, Joseph-Godehard-Saal, 22. – 23.02.2018 Registration deadline: Feb 12, 2018 <http://objekte-und-eliten.de/abschlusstagung/&gt; Innovation und Tradition. Objekte und Eliten in Hildesheim 1130 – 1250 Abschlusstagung des vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung BMBF geförderten Verbundprojekts „Innovation und Tradition. Objekte und Eliten in Hildesheim, 1130–1250“, an dem neben dem Dommuseum Hildesheim die Universitäten Bonn, Kiel, Osnabrück und Potsdam beteiligtContinue reading “Conference: Objekte und Eliten in Hildesheim (Hildesheim, 22-23 Feb 18)”

Call for Papers: Petrarch and Portraiture, XIV-XVI century

University of Cambridge, 8 June 2018 Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Dr Federica Pich, University of Leeds. Confirmed Respondent: Dr Abigail Brundin, University of Cambridge. The aim of the conference is to investigate the interplay between Petrarch’s writings and later Petrarchan literature with portraiture. Through his works in both Latin and in vernacular Petrarch made crucial contributionsContinue reading “Call for Papers: Petrarch and Portraiture, XIV-XVI century”

Conference: Collecting Medieval Art: Past, Present and Future, Sam Fogg and Luhring Augustine at the SVA Theatre, New York, 27 January 2018

Sam Fogg and Luhring Augustine at the SVA Theatre, New York. 27 January 2018 Collecting Medieval Art: Past, Present and Future A symposium on the history of collecting medieval art, to be held in celebration of the exhibition ‘Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages’ [January 29 –March 10, 2018] at Luhring Augustine in conjunction with Sam Fogg,Continue reading “Conference: Collecting Medieval Art: Past, Present and Future, Sam Fogg and Luhring Augustine at the SVA Theatre, New York, 27 January 2018”

Conference: Dialogues in Late Medieval Mediterranean, Granada, 13-14 November 2017

Conference: Dialogues in Late Medieval Mediterranean, Palacio de Carlos V – Alhambra, Granada, 13-14 November 2017 Registration deadline: Nov 8, 2017 Dialogues in Late Medieval Mediterranean: between East and West 2nd International Workshop of the ArtMedGIS Project Free registration open until 8th November 2017 at: mmcobaleda@ugr.es; mmcobaleda@fcsh.unl.pt; iem.geral@fcsh.unl.pt The aim of this International Workshop is to establish anContinue reading “Conference: Dialogues in Late Medieval Mediterranean, Granada, 13-14 November 2017”

Conference: Shaping the Officer. Communities and Practices of Accountability in Premodern Europe, German Historical Institute London, 8-10 November 2017

Conference: Shaping the Officer. Communities and Practices of Accountability in Premodern Europe, German Historical Institute London, 8-10 November 2017 Convenors: María Ángeles Martín Romera (LMU Munich), Hannes Ziegler (GHI London) Interactions between subjects and rulers have been studied in a wide range of historiographical approaches. Among them, the question of officers’ accountability has been of particularContinue reading “Conference: Shaping the Officer. Communities and Practices of Accountability in Premodern Europe, German Historical Institute London, 8-10 November 2017”