CONF: Intercambios y conflictos (Tarragona, 17-19 July 2018)

Intercambios y conflictos en un Mediterráneo transcultural: redes, comercio y creación artística en la edad media y moderna Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia and Museu d’Art Modern de la “Diputació de Tarragona”, Calle Santa Anna, 8 – 43003 Tarragona, July 17 – 19, 2018 En este curso mostraremos la importancia del Mediterráneo como espacio de intercambiosContinue reading “CONF: Intercambios y conflictos (Tarragona, 17-19 July 2018)”

Workshop: Inheriting Byzantium: Religion, Art and Literature in Pre-Modern Eastern Europe, University of Cologne,18 June 2018

Alter Senatssaal, Hauptgebäude der Universität zu Köln (University of Cologne, main building); Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Köln, Germany 11.00 Introduction / Welcome 11.10 Panel I Charles Barber (Princeton University) Theophanes of Nicaea on the icon of the Transfiguration Ágnes Kriza (University of Cologne) The “eleventh-century watershed” in Byzantine art and the beginnings of apse decoration in medieval Rus’ Elena Boeck (DePaul University, Chicago)Continue reading “Workshop: Inheriting Byzantium: Religion, Art and Literature in Pre-Modern Eastern Europe, University of Cologne,18 June 2018”

Workshop: Art and Court Cultures in the Iberian World (1400-1650), Harvard University, 23 April 2018

2nd International Workshop: Art and Court Cultures in the Iberian World (1400-1650) Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, April 23, 2018 Visual strategies of legitimization became increasingly important for Iberian monarchies during the late medieval and early modern periods. Their dynastic, diplomatic, and military endeavors called for effective propaganda, both inContinue reading “Workshop: Art and Court Cultures in the Iberian World (1400-1650), Harvard University, 23 April 2018”

Course: Summer Programme in Byzantine Epigraphy, Koç University, September 3–9, 2018 – DEADLINE: 15th April, 2018.

Summer Programme in Byzantine Epigraphy, Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED), September 3–9, 2018 DEADLINE: 15th April, 2018 (for 8 places) We are delighted to announce that the Summer Programme in Byzantine Epigraphy 2018 will take place between 3 and 9 September, in Istanbul, Turkey. The Programme will be convened by Ida Toth andContinue reading “Course: Summer Programme in Byzantine Epigraphy, Koç University, September 3–9, 2018 – DEADLINE: 15th April, 2018.”

Online Course: Massive Open Online Course Burgos: Deciphering Secrets of Medieval Spain, 9 April 2018

Roger Martinez is pleased to announce the launch of a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that specifically focuses on medieval Spanish paleography training. The course is called Burgos: Deciphering Secrets of Medieval Spain and it will be offered on a monthly basis on coursera.org at https://www.coursera.org/learn/burgos-deciphering-secrets-medieval-spain. The next class begins on 9 April 2018. This six-week course isContinue reading “Online Course: Massive Open Online Course Burgos: Deciphering Secrets of Medieval Spain, 9 April 2018”

Workshop Reflections: British Museum Handling Session: The Trinity, 24 January 2018

On Wednesday 24 January 2018 Lloyd de Beer and Naomi Speakman once again welcomed a group of staff and students from The Courtauld and elsewhere, as well as Sophie Kelly, PhD student from the University of Kent. The focus of our session was objects in the British Museum collection with links to the Trinity.

Course: Studienkurs Venedig und der Osten (Venedig, 9-17 Sep 18)

Venedig, 09. – 17.09.2018 Deadline: Apr 4, 2018 Studienkurs Venedig 2018 Venedig und der Osten Das deutsche Studienzentrum in Venedig veranstaltet vom 9. bis 17. September 2018 (An- und Abreisetag) einen interdisziplinären Studienkurs. Die wissenschaftliche Leitung liegt bei Prof. Dr. Albrecht Berger (Byzantinistik, München) und Prof. Dr. Markus Koller (Osmanistik, Bochum).

CONF: Il Pallio di San Lorenzo (Florence, 1-2 Feb 18)

Florence, Opificio delle Pietre Dure / Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut, February 1 – 02, 2018 Il Pallio di San Lorenzo: Dopo il restauro e prima del suo ritorno a Genova Workshop This workshop focuses on the so-called ‘Pallio di San Lorenzo’, a thirteenth-century Byzantine textile given to the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa withinContinue reading “CONF: Il Pallio di San Lorenzo (Florence, 1-2 Feb 18)”

Workshop: Doctoral Students Open Day at the British Library – Pre-1600 Collections, 5 February 2018

A reminder for PhD students with research interests relating to the ancient, medieval and early modern worlds: the British Library’s Doctoral Open Day for our pre-1600 collections will take place on 5 February 2018. The day is aimed at first-year doctoral students who would like to learn more about finding and using our collection materialContinue reading “Workshop: Doctoral Students Open Day at the British Library – Pre-1600 Collections, 5 February 2018”