Check out this new publication which develops a fresh and original approach to the icon by weaving together the interdisciplinary strands of aesthetics, Byzantine studies, theology, and phenomenology.
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New Publication: ‘ Représenter et nommer la Grèce et les Grecs (XIVe-XVIe siècle)’, edited by Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas
Discover how Western European authors and artists of the 14th-16th centuries perceived Greece in the new book ‘Representing and Naming Greece and the Greeks’.
New Publication: ‘Out of Bounds: Exploring the Limits of Medieval Art’, Edited by Pamela A. Patton and Maria Alessia Rossi
Explore the evolution of medieval art studies in ‘Out of Bounds’, challenging traditional boundaries to reshape modern scholarly discourse.
New Publication: ‘Colors in Medieval Art: Theories, Matter, and Light from Suger to Grosseteste (1100–1250)’, by Alberto Virdis
This book argues that color is and was a central “cultural object” within art history, a fact first elucidated through an examination of the debates and difficulties of color in language, theology, science, and philosophy.
New Publication: ‘Paris: The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City’, edited By Alexandra Gajewski, John McNeill
Check out the new British Archaeological Association’s book on ‘Paris: The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City’.
New Publication: L’abbazia di San Leone a Bitonto. Un monumento nel tempo. by Marcello Mignozzi
The text traces the history of Abbey of San Leone in Bitonto and its relationship with art evolution in Apulia from medieval to contemporary times.
New Book Publication: Tudor Liveliness – Vivid Art in Post-Reformation England by Christina J Faraday
A groundbreaking approach to the problem of realism in Tudor art In Tudor and Jacobean England, visual art was often termed “lively.” This word was used to describe the full range of visual and material culture—from portraits to funeral monuments, book illustrations to tapestry. To a modern viewer, this claim seems perplexing: what could “liveliness”Continue reading “New Book Publication: Tudor Liveliness – Vivid Art in Post-Reformation England by Christina J Faraday”
New Publication: ‘L’art medieval est-il contemporain? (Is Medieval Art Contemporary)’, ed. by Charlotte Denoel, Larisa Dryansky, Erik Verhagen, and Isabelle Marchesin
This publication brings together essays by scholars of both medieval and contemporary art, offering a cross-disciplinary approach of both periods.
New Books Series: ‘The Senses and Material Culture in a Global Perspective’
The series aims to investigate paradigms of sensation in a global perspective, incorporating methods and tools derived from different disciplines including Sensory Studies, Material Culture Studies, and Disability Studies. It aims to bring together scholars to develop the notion of sensory agency of material objects and art through an interdisciplinary, combined examination of material andContinue reading “New Books Series: ‘The Senses and Material Culture in a Global Perspective’”
New Publication: Medieval World: Culture & Conflict Issue 6, “King Louis IX of France (r. 1226-1270)”
Issue 6 of Medieval World: Culture & Conflict looks at the world of King Louis IX of France (r. 1226–1270) – “the most Christian king” – who was a keen diplomat, ardent crusader, and remarkable patron.
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