CFP: Presence and InVisibility – Sign-bearing Artefacts in Sacral Spaces (Heidelberg, 23-25 February 2015)

Call for Papers: Presence and InVisibility – Sign-bearing Artefacts in Sacral Spaces International research conference Heidelberg, 23-25 February 2015 Deadline: 15 September 2014 For many cultures sign-bearing artefacts are an immanent component of sacral spaces, which constitute themselves through their presence. This applies to actual specific places, as well as to cultural space in itsContinue reading “CFP: Presence and InVisibility – Sign-bearing Artefacts in Sacral Spaces (Heidelberg, 23-25 February 2015)”

Call for Papers/Sessions: International Medieval Congress “Reform and Renewal” (Leeds 2015)

Call for Papers/Call for Sessions: Reform and Renewal International Medieval Congress, Leeds, 6-9 July 2015 Deadline for paper proposals: 31 August 2014 Deadline for session proposals: 30 September 2014 The IMC seeks to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of all aspects of medieval studies. Papers and sessions on any topic or theme in theContinue reading “Call for Papers/Sessions: International Medieval Congress “Reform and Renewal” (Leeds 2015)”

International Symposium: Artista anònim, artista amb signatura. Identitat, estatus i rol de l’artista en l’art medieval (Barcelona, 7-8 November 2014)

International Symposium Artista anònim, artista amb signatura. Identitat, estatus i rol de l’artista en l’art medieval Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Museu Episcopal de Vic, 7-8 November 2014  The team of the Research Project Magistri Cataloniae is delighted to invite you to attend the International Symposium “Artista anònim, artista ambContinue reading “International Symposium: Artista anònim, artista amb signatura. Identitat, estatus i rol de l’artista en l’art medieval (Barcelona, 7-8 November 2014)”

Call for Session Proposals: Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture Sponsored Session (IMC Leeds 2015)

Call for Session Proposals Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture Sponsored Session 22 International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, 6-9 July 2015 Deadline: 31 August 2014 To encourage the integration of Byzantine studies within the scholarly community and medieval studies in particular, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposalsContinue reading “Call for Session Proposals: Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture Sponsored Session (IMC Leeds 2015)”

Monumental and Miniature, Light and Sound: Pacino di Bonaguida at Santa Croce

Originally posted on The Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence:
                         Italian Renaissance churches and the museums connected to them house impressive but often overlooked treasures in a variety of media: paint, stone, textile, glass, parchment, and precious metals and gems.  Within the walls…

Call for ICMA Sponsored Session Proposals (CAA 2016)

Call for ICMA Sponsored Session Proposals  College Art Association, Washington DC, 3-6 February 2016 Deadline: 15 August 2014 The International Center of Medieval Art (ICMA) seeks proposals for sessions to be held under the organization’s sponsorship in 2016 at the annual College Art Association. Session organizers and speakers must be ICMA members. Proposals for ICMAContinue reading “Call for ICMA Sponsored Session Proposals (CAA 2016)”

CFP: The Cross in Medieval Art (Kalamazoo 2015)

Call for Papers: The Cross in Medieval Art International Center of Medieval Art Sponsored Session (Kalamazoo 2015) Deadline: 15 September 2014 Recent art-historical research has brought us new understandings of the central symbol of Christianity, the Cross, in different places, at different times, in different media, and with different theoretical and conceptual foci. The Cross,Continue reading “CFP: The Cross in Medieval Art (Kalamazoo 2015)”

Conference: Invention and Imagination in British Art and Architecture, 600-1500

Conference: Invention and Imagination in British Art and Architecture, 600-1500 London, The British Museum, 30 October – 1 November 2014  A collaborative event organised by the Paul Mellon Centre and The British Museum This conference will explore the ways in which artists and patrons in Britain devised and introduced new or distinctive imagery, styles and techniques,Continue reading “Conference: Invention and Imagination in British Art and Architecture, 600-1500”

Research School: Latin Paleography and Medieval Liturgy, University of Ghent, October 2014

Autumn School Latin Paleography and Medieval Liturgy University of Ghent, 20 – 22 October 2014 Application deadline: 31 August 2014 This Autumn School is organised for MA and PhD-students in Medieval Studies (art history, history, philosophy, literature, music, etc.) who are required to work with handwritten medieval documents in Latin or with liturgical sources and texts containingContinue reading “Research School: Latin Paleography and Medieval Liturgy, University of Ghent, October 2014”

Gothic Ivories News: Conference and Publication

I. Conference Reminder Gothic Ivories: Content and Context Saturday 5 July 2014, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London Sunday 6 July 2014, The British Museum, London Jointly organised by The British Museum and The Courtauld Gothic Ivories Project, this event follows on from the successful 2012 conference Gothic Ivories: Old Questions New Directions (V&A –Continue reading “Gothic Ivories News: Conference and Publication”