CFP: Monastic Europe, Landscape and Settlement (Ennis, 22-25 August 2015)

Call for Papers: Monastic Europe: Landscape and Settlement. International Conference Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland, 22-25 August 2015  Deadline: 28 November 2014 The Irish Research Council-funded Monastic Ireland: Landscape and Settlement project is a research partnership between the Department of the History of Art and Architecture, Trinity College Dublin, the Discovery Programme and the Department ofContinue reading “CFP: Monastic Europe, Landscape and Settlement (Ennis, 22-25 August 2015)”

Workshop: The Iconicity of Script in Manuscripts from  Asia, Africa, America and Europe (Hamburg, 31 October – 1 November 2014)

Workshop:  The Iconicity of Script in Manuscripts from  Asia, Africa, America and Europe Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, Hamburg 31 October -1 November 2014 Outline Scripts and writing systems are more than neutral transmitters of the words that are encoded by them. When words that were previously spoken and transmitted orally are writtenContinue reading “Workshop: The Iconicity of Script in Manuscripts from  Asia, Africa, America and Europe (Hamburg, 31 October – 1 November 2014)”

Conference: Society, Rule and Their Representation in Medieval Britain (13-14 November 2014)

13-14 November 2014 German Historical Institute London • 17 Bloomsbury Square • London WC1A 2NJ ATTENDANCE IS FREE; THERE IS NO NEED TO REGISTER. Official page THURSDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 14:00-14:15 WELCOME 14:15-15:45 SESSION 1: IDENTITY (CHAIR: KATHERINE HARVEY, BIRKBECK) Torben Gebhardt (Münster): Self-Categorisation of Medieval Rulers between 1016-1138 – A Comparison between England and theContinue reading “Conference: Society, Rule and Their Representation in Medieval Britain (13-14 November 2014)”

Some free tickets available for Medieval and Early Modern Engagement day with Miri Rubin and others at Queen Mary, London (18 October 2014)

Research into the Medieval and Early Modern: Navigating Issues of Engagement Due to some last minute cancellations, there are a few tickets available for this event. Click here to book for free through eventbrite! Room 3.20, Arts 2 Building Queen Mary, University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS Saturday, 18 October 2014 from 10:00Continue reading “Some free tickets available for Medieval and Early Modern Engagement day with Miri Rubin and others at Queen Mary, London (18 October 2014)”

Call for papers: The Transept and its Upper Levels in the High Medieval Church (Lausanne, 20-21 April 2015)

The Transept and its Upper Levels in the High Medieval Church: Towards a New Functional Approach (Architecture, Decor, Liturgy and Sound) International and Interdisciplinary Conference – Lausanne, 20th-21st of April 2015  Abstract This conference is jointly organized by the Catholic University of Angers (Faculty of Humanities) and the University of Lausanne (Department of History ofContinue reading “Call for papers: The Transept and its Upper Levels in the High Medieval Church (Lausanne, 20-21 April 2015)”

Study day: A Study Day on Medieval Greek Liturgy and Liturgical Art (British Museum, 31st October 2014)

When:  Friday, October 31, 2014 from 930am until 445pm Where:  Sackler Room B, British Museum Programme:  There are six presentations of thirty minutes, each followed by a ten minute questions period, plus an introduction and a handling session of related objects by Museum Curator Chris Entwistle. The presenters are: Professor Liz James (University of Sussex) – IntroductionContinue reading “Study day: A Study Day on Medieval Greek Liturgy and Liturgical Art (British Museum, 31st October 2014)”

Call for papers: ninth Medieval History Seminar, Washington, D.C., October 15 to 17, 2015

  The German Historical Institutes in London and Washington, D.C., are pleased to announce the ninth Medieval History Seminar, to be held in Washington, D.C., from October 15 to 17, 2015. The seminar is designed to bring together Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D. recipients (2013-2014) in medieval history from American, British and German universities forContinue reading “Call for papers: ninth Medieval History Seminar, Washington, D.C., October 15 to 17, 2015”

Lecture Series: The Giant Bibles of Twelfth-Century England (London, October – November 2014)

Lecture Series: 2014 Panuzzi Lectures at The British Library The Giant Bibles of Twelfth-Century England London, The British Library, October – November 2014 A series of three lectures by Christopher de Hamel, Donnelley Fellow Librarian of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The great Latin Bibles, in huge multiple volumes, are by far the largest and most spectacularContinue reading “Lecture Series: The Giant Bibles of Twelfth-Century England (London, October – November 2014)”

International Symposium: La Sibil·la. So. Imatge. Litúrgia. Escena (Barcelona, 20-21 November 2014)

International Symposium: La Sibil·la. So. Imatge. Litúrgia. Escena Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Facultat de Lletres, Sala d’actes 20-21 November 2014 D’ençà que l’any 2010 la interpretació del Cant de la Sibil·la a l’Illa de Mallorca esdevingué part del Patrimoni intangible de la UNESCO, la Sibil·la s’ha posat d’actualitat. Existeix, no obstant això, una certa confusió sobreContinue reading “International Symposium: La Sibil·la. So. Imatge. Litúrgia. Escena (Barcelona, 20-21 November 2014)”

Study Days: “Merveilleux, marges et marginalité dans la littérature et l’enluminure profanes en France et dans les régions septentrionales (XIIe-XVe siècles)” (Lille, October 2014 ; Rennes, November 2014)

Study Days: Merveilleux, marges et marginalité dans la littérature et l’enluminure profanes en France et dans les régions septentrionales (XIIe-XVe siècles) Lille, Université de Lille 3, 16 October 2014 Rennes, Université de Rennes, 27 November 2014 La représentation du merveilleux est peu étudiée car les travaux portant sur ce sujet émanent principalement de chercheurs en littérature. Pourtant, celui-ciContinue reading “Study Days: “Merveilleux, marges et marginalité dans la littérature et l’enluminure profanes en France et dans les régions septentrionales (XIIe-XVe siècles)” (Lille, October 2014 ; Rennes, November 2014)”