The University of Liverpool in London, Finsbury Square. Seminar Room 4, July 14, 2016 Registration deadline: Jul 7, 2016 The use of digital surveying and analysis techniques, such as laser scanning, photogrammetry, 3D reconstructions or reverse engineering offers the opportunity to re-examine historic architecture. Digital analysis has enabled new research into design processes, construction methods, structural engineering, buildingContinue reading “Conference: Modelling Medieval Vaults London, 14 July 2016”
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Conference Sicily: Heritage of the World British Museum 24-25th June 2016
This two-day conference accompanies the exhibition Sicily: culture and conquest. It will focus on two periods of enlightenment that stand out in Sicily’s history – Greek settlement from the 8th to 3rd centuries BC, and Norman rule in the 11th and 12th centuries AD. There will be papers on recent research, new excavations, and the economyContinue reading “Conference Sicily: Heritage of the World British Museum 24-25th June 2016”
Conference: “The most beautiful is also the holiest”: aesthetic aspects of the sacred in medieval art and Islamic calligraphy
Conference: “Das Schönste ist auch das Heiligste” – Ästhetische Aspekte des Heiligen in den mittelalterlichen Bildkünsten und der islamischen Kalligraphie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg, May 11-13, 2016 Programme Mittwoch, 11.5.2016, Wassersaal, Orangerie 19.00 Uhr Begrüßung Klaus HERBERS (Erlangen) 19.15 Uhr Jens KULENKAMPFF (Erlangen): Das Schöne und das Heilige. Ein Versuch Donnerstag, 12.5.2016, Sitzungssaal (2.012), AlteContinue reading “Conference: “The most beautiful is also the holiest”: aesthetic aspects of the sacred in medieval art and Islamic calligraphy”
Conference: II INTERNATIONAL MEETING MAGISTRI CATALONIAE: Art and Ceremony in the Latin West and the Byzantine East, Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona, 27 April 2016
Conference: II INTERNATIONAL MEETING MAGISTRI CATALONIAE: Art and Ceremony in the Latin West and the Byzantine East, Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona, 27 April 2016. The II INTERNATIONAL MEETING MAGISTRI CATALONIAE will be held next 27 April 2016 at the Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). This meeting has been organizedContinue reading “Conference: II INTERNATIONAL MEETING MAGISTRI CATALONIAE: Art and Ceremony in the Latin West and the Byzantine East, Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona, 27 April 2016”
Conference: International Bridges Group in Prague, Neo-Renaissance Villa Lanna in Prague, 8 – 10 July 2016
The International Bridges Group will meet in Prague for our second symposium. The Charles Bridge in Prague, with its spectacular gate tower, makes the city an excellent choice, and will be a major topic of discussion. In addition to that, we have also planned a one day trip to Písek, a charming medieval town outside of Prague and the home of the oldest standing bridge in the Czech Republic.
Edinburgh College of Art Trecento seminar, Artist and Authorship (6 May 2016)
6th May 2016 10:00 – 17:00 Hunter Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art, 74, Lauriston Place , Edinburgh Convened by Claudia Bolgia and Luca Palozzi from the School of History of Art This one-day international research seminar on ‘Artist and Authorship’ is designed to take stock of the field, showcase award-winning, original research and discussContinue reading “Edinburgh College of Art Trecento seminar, Artist and Authorship (6 May 2016)”
ST STEPHEN’S CHAPEL, WESTMINSTER: Visual and Political Culture 1292-1941 (19 September, 2016)
ST STEPHEN’S CHAPEL, WESTMINSTER: Visual and Political Culture 1292-1941 This major conference will present the results of a three-year project to explore the history of a building at the heart of the political life of the nation for over 700 years. Keynote speakers include Professor David Carpenter (King’s College, London) & Dr Paul Seaward (HistoryContinue reading “ST STEPHEN’S CHAPEL, WESTMINSTER: Visual and Political Culture 1292-1941 (19 September, 2016)”
Medieval Materials Matter Research Day at University of Warwick (18 July 2016)
This one-day interdisciplinary research day aims to cultivate research links between medievalist postgraduate communities, and the conference will be a free public event. The theme of the event – Medieval Material Matters – has been chosen as a means of focusing discussion. A plenary lecture by an international established academic working on questions of materiality, willContinue reading “Medieval Materials Matter Research Day at University of Warwick (18 July 2016)”
Conference: Nearness|Rift: Art and Time in the Textiles of Medieval Britain, University of Chicago, 16 April 2016
Nearness | Rift: Art and Time in the Textiles of Medieval Britain will gather a multidisciplinary group of scholars to address a range of historiographical and methodological problems implicit in the study of textiles, and to discuss new case studies from medieval Britain.
Conference: Window on a Parish: The Stained Glass of St Laurence, Ludlow, 25 June 2016
Speakers:Dr Jasmine Allen, The Stained Glass Museum, ElyProfessor Tim Ayers, University of YorkSarah Brown, The York Glaziers TrustBridget Cherry, Independent ScholarDr Christian Liddy, University of DurhamEmma Woolfrey, University of York Tickets including refreshments and lunch:standard £50members of supporting organisations £45local residents £45Ludlow Palmers £40 Book at http://ludlowglass.eventbrite.co.uk or send a cheque made out to CTSLLContinue reading “Conference: Window on a Parish: The Stained Glass of St Laurence, Ludlow, 25 June 2016”
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