Lecture: ‘Lost in Transformation: Early Medieval Sculpture and National Narratives in Croatia’,Dr Magdalena Skoblar, London Society for Medieval Studies, IHR London, 29 November 2016

Dr Magdalena Skoblar (British School at Rome) presenting on: ‘Lost in Transformation: Early Medieval Sculpture and National Narratives in Croatia’ The London Society for Medieval Studies is hosting a lecture on Tuesday evening, November 29th, at 7.00pm in the Wolfson Room (NB01), IHR Basement, Senate House (located on Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU) All those who are interested in Medieval Studies areContinue reading “Lecture: ‘Lost in Transformation: Early Medieval Sculpture and National Narratives in Croatia’,Dr Magdalena Skoblar, London Society for Medieval Studies, IHR London, 29 November 2016”

Lecture: Saving the soul of Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici: function and design in the Old Sacristy, Paul Davies, Murray Seminars at Birkbeck, 12 December 2016

Monday 12th December Paul Davies will speak on ‘Saving the soul of Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici: function and design in the Old Sacristy’ Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici (c.1360-1429), founder of the Medici bank, was buried in the sacristy of S. Lorenzo in Florence. This sacristy was certainly a lavish structure, and one designed andContinue reading “Lecture: Saving the soul of Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici: function and design in the Old Sacristy, Paul Davies, Murray Seminars at Birkbeck, 12 December 2016”

Lecture: Authority, Nature and the Image, Pippa Salonius, Murray Seminars at Birkbeck, 24 November 2016

Thursday 24th November, 5pm Pippa Salonius will speak on ‘Authority, Nature and the Image’ Medieval culture has been described as a ‘culture of authority’. Kings, princes, and city-states all sought to establish themselves as central figures of authority. The pope, as the earthly representative of divine authority and justice, strived to remain their point ofContinue reading “Lecture: Authority, Nature and the Image, Pippa Salonius, Murray Seminars at Birkbeck, 24 November 2016”

Lecture: ‘Guthlac on a Roll’: British Library, MS Harley Y.6 (20th October 2016)

You are warmly invited to attend the inaugural lecture for the Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll workshops in collaboration between UCL and Yale. More information about the series can be found here: https://digitalrollsandfragments.com/  The lecture will be by Jane Roberts of the School of Advanced Studies and Institute of English Studies, entitled “‘Guthlac onContinue reading “Lecture: ‘Guthlac on a Roll’: British Library, MS Harley Y.6 (20th October 2016)”

Seminar: Medieval Textiles: Meaning and Materiality, 25th November 2016

Birkbeck Medieval Seminar: Medieval Textiles: Meaning and Materiality On the occasion of the V&A Museum’s unprecedented exhibition of opus anglicanum, this one-day interdisciplinary conference brings together leading and emerging scholars working on questions of meaning and materiality in medieval textiles, both real and imaginary.   The conference is organised by Birkbeck Medieval Seminar and the History of Art Department withContinue reading “Seminar: Medieval Textiles: Meaning and Materiality, 25th November 2016”

Seminar: Flemish Manuscript Illumination and Antwerp Mannerism, 12 October 2016

Joint Renaissance Medieval Work in Progress Seminar:  Flemish Manuscript Illumination and Antwerp Mannerism The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London Wednesday 12 October 2016
  5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Research Forum seminar room, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN Speaker  Dr Elizabeth Morrison: Senior Curator of Manuscripts J.Continue reading “Seminar: Flemish Manuscript Illumination and Antwerp Mannerism, 12 October 2016”

Cambridge Medieval Art Seminar Series: ‘Craft, Process, Techne’, 2016-2017

The University of Cambridge Senior Seminar in Medieval Art meets every other week during full term, attracting an impressive range of speakers from home and abroad. The Department of the History of Art is pleased to announce the programme for the annual Medieval Art Seminar Series 2016-17. The seminars will explore ideas of craft andContinue reading “Cambridge Medieval Art Seminar Series: ‘Craft, Process, Techne’, 2016-2017”

Lecture: ‘Light and colour; dark and shadow’, with Professor Liz James, Courtauld Institute of Art, London, 11 October 2016, 17:30 pm

Light and colour, darkness and shadow, are all fundamental aspects of works of art in a practical way (can we see the work?), a formal fashion (what colours are used?) and conceptually (why these colours? Why this light or this lighting?).

Seminar: The Digital Pilgrim Project 19th October 2016

Please join us at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art on the evening of the 19th October. The seminar will discuss the Digital Pilgrim Project and the art historical/museological potential of digital technologies. http://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/whats-on/forthcoming/digital-pilgrim-project The Digital Pilgrim Project is digitising the British Museum’s collection of medieval badges and 3D imaging a selection. TheContinue reading “Seminar: The Digital Pilgrim Project 19th October 2016”