1 May, Cristina Guarnieri, University of Padua The Stories of St. Lucy by Jacobello del Fiore, and Venetian folding reliquary altarpieces The Stories of St. Lucy by Jacobello del Fiore are one of the masterpieces of Italian Late Gothic painting, but their function has been little understood. Re-evaluating prevailing theories about the panels’ purpose and display, this paper proposes that theyContinue reading “Lecture Series: Murray Seminars at Birkbeck University, London, Summer Term 2018”
Category Archives: Seminars & Lectures
Lecture Series: London Society for Medieval Studies Summer Term 2018 Lecture Series
List of upcoming lectures with the London Society for Medieval Studies Venue: Wolfson Room NB01, Basement, IHR, North block, Senate House unless otherwise stated Time: Tuesdays 19:00 Chair: Stephen Spencer (stephen.spencer@sas.ac.uk) Joint secretaries: Ella Kilgallon Treasurer: Giorgio Lizzul Committee: Ella Kilgallon, Anaïs Waag, Helen Rampton, Emma Knowles, Calum Cockburn, Karel Fraaije Summer Term 2018 17 April 19:00 – The Royal Anglo-Saxon Burials ofContinue reading “Lecture Series: London Society for Medieval Studies Summer Term 2018 Lecture Series”
Lecture: ‘English Romanesque Sculpture in its Architectural Context’ by Professor Malcolm Thurlby, Annual Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland lecture, Courtauld Institute of Art, 24 April 2018, 17:30pm
This year’s CRSBI annual public lecture, delivered by Professor Malcolm Thurlby of York University, Toronto, Canada, will consider English Romanesque sculpture in the context of its architectural matrix, focusing on specific carved elements such as portals, tympana, capitals, and figural reliefs.
Coll & Cortes Medieval Spain Seminar Series: Images, devotion and emotion in 13th- and 14th-century Castile (18 April 2018)
What was the role of images in the religious experience of Castilian people of the 13th and 14th centuries? There is no clear answer, and the scarcity of written evidence has prompted much problematic speculation. However, on the basis of the images themselves and of relevant literary sources, including the well-known Cantigas de Santa María and works by 14th-centuryContinue reading “Coll & Cortes Medieval Spain Seminar Series: Images, devotion and emotion in 13th- and 14th-century Castile (18 April 2018)”
Lecture: ‘Structuring the Sacred: Considering Framing, Space and Place on the Easby Cross’, Dr Meg Boulton, London Society for Medieval Studies, IHR London, 27 February 2018
NOW CANCELLED DUE TO INDUSTRIAL ACTION! The London Society for Medieval Studies is hosting the following lecture on Tuesday 27th February at 7pm: Meg Boulton, speaking on ‘”Structuring the Sacred”: Considering Framing, Space and Place on the Easby Cross. Location: Institute of Historical Research, Wolfson Room NB01, Senate House (located on Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU). All those whoContinue reading “Lecture: ‘Structuring the Sacred: Considering Framing, Space and Place on the Easby Cross’, Dr Meg Boulton, London Society for Medieval Studies, IHR London, 27 February 2018”
Lecture Series: British Archaeological Association, Spring 2018
The British Archaeological Association is delighted to announce our upcoming lectures: 7 March – ‘Awake thou that sleepest: The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene in Central Europe’ by Dr Zoe Opacic 4 April – ‘Bridgwater Friary: A provincial town and the Franciscan friars in late medieval Somerset’ by Dr Hannah Wesyt 2 May – ‘ InventingContinue reading “Lecture Series: British Archaeological Association, Spring 2018”
Lecture Emmanuele Lugli “Chasing Absence: The Body of Christ and the Measures to Enter in Touch with it” 17:00 13/02/2018 Birkbeck
This talk focuses on the singular devotion for the ‘mensura Christi,’ or the act of praying with objects that reproduced the height of Christ. It explores the reasons for its phenomenal success, from its diffusion in the twelfth century up to its ban in the seventeenth, and the motives for its marginalization in historical accountsContinue reading “Lecture Emmanuele Lugli “Chasing Absence: The Body of Christ and the Measures to Enter in Touch with it” 17:00 13/02/2018 Birkbeck”
Summer Seminars in Paleography and Archival Studies
June 4 – July 7, 2018 Deadline: May 27, 2018 Summer Seminars in Paleography and Archival Studies Session I: 4 – 9 June 2018 / Deadline: 27 May 2018 Session II: 25 – 30 June 2018 / Deadline: 18 June 2018 Session III: 2 – 7 July 2018 / Deadline: 25 June 2018 The Medici Archive Project is pleased to announce the dates for the upcoming 2018Continue reading “Summer Seminars in Paleography and Archival Studies”
Seminar: Light made and light received: Architectural polychromy in northern France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
Wednesday 14 February 2018 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Research Forum Seminar Room, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN Light in the Gothic period (twelfth and thirteenth centuries) has been the subject of numerous studies. These have drawn heavily on the writings of abbot Suger and focus particularly on stainedContinue reading “Seminar: Light made and light received: Architectural polychromy in northern France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries”
Birkbeck Medieval Seminar: The Productive Medieval Body
The Birkbeck Medieval Seminar is an annual event. It is free and open to all scholars of the Middle Ages. It is designed to foster conversation and debate on a particular topic within medieval studies by providing the opportunity to hear new research from experts in the field. We are a welcoming and inclusive environment.Continue reading “Birkbeck Medieval Seminar: The Productive Medieval Body”
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