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”

Call for Papers: Illuminating Metalwork: Representations of Precious-Metal Objects in Medieval Manuscript Illumination (Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies)

Call for papers: Illuminating Metalwork: Representations of Precious-Metal Objects in Medieval Manuscript Illumination (Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies), Vatican Film Library,  Saint Louis University, St. Louis MO, October 14 – 15, 2016 Deadline: May 1, 2016 The Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies is the longest running annual conference in North America devoted exclusively to medievalContinue reading “Call for Papers: Illuminating Metalwork: Representations of Precious-Metal Objects in Medieval Manuscript Illumination (Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies)”

Conference: 17th congress on the Dance of Death and macabre art

Conference: 17e congrès sur l’étude des danses macabres et sur l’art macabre en général, Troyes (Aube/ France), médiathèque du Grand Troyes, boulevard Gambetta, May 25 – 28, 2016 Programme : Mercredi 25 mai 2016 Accueil de 10h à 14h 14h-14h30 Véronique Saublet, Vice –Présidente du Grand Troyes Accueil des participants 14h30-15h Novella Lapini (Firenze) La processione deiContinue reading “Conference: 17th congress on the Dance of Death and macabre art”

Conference: The Illustrated Broadsheet in the 16th Century. Protestant profiling from examples of the Gothaer Sammlung.

Conference: Das illustrierte Flugblatt im 16. Jahrhundert. Protestantische Profilbildung am Beispiel der Gothaer Sammlung, Orangenhaus in der Orangerie Gotha, Friedrichstraße 6-8, 99867 Gotha, April 4 – 6, 2016 Registration deadline: March 29, 2016 PROGRAMME Monday, 4/4/2016 14:00 Uhr Prof. Dr. Martin Eberle (Gotha): Begrüßung 14:10 Uhr Prof. Dr. Christopher Spehr (Jena): Einführung in das Thema 14:20Continue reading “Conference: The Illustrated Broadsheet in the 16th Century. Protestant profiling from examples of the Gothaer Sammlung.”

Conference: Pilgrimage: Location and Imagination in Medieval England, Wolfson College, Cambridge, 16 April 2016

The Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust in association with Cambridge University announce the programme of their 2016 conference: 09.30am     Registration 10.00am     Welcome and Introduction 10.05am     Indulgences, Images and Pilgrimage, with Dr Jessica Berenbeim (Magdalen College, Oxford) 11.00am     Coffee 11.25am     Over The Edge: Medieval travel and the experience of elsewhere, with Miguel Ayres de Campos (Courtauld InstituteContinue reading “Conference: Pilgrimage: Location and Imagination in Medieval England, Wolfson College, Cambridge, 16 April 2016”

Conference: Forms of the house, during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, between the Loire and the Meuse

Conference: Formes de la maison, au Moyen Âge et à la Renaissance entre Loire et Meuse, Amiens, Logis du Roy, May 26-27 2016. This conference interrogates the “forms of the house” in a material and symbolic sense, with a multi-disciplinary perspective. The event will showcase recent discoveries in the domestic architecture of Northern France fromContinue reading “Conference: Forms of the house, during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, between the Loire and the Meuse”