New Publications
New Publication: ‘Behind the Scenes of Medieval Roofs: An Overview of the Roofing Systems of Italian Churches’, edited by Angelo Passuello and Michalis Olympios
The new book provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of the roofing systems of Italian churches from the Middle Ages to the early modern period, highlighting their technological, artistic, and symbolic significance while addressing their limited scholarly attention in the field.
New Publication: ‘Textiles in Manuscripts: A Local and Global History of the Book’, edited by Melissa Moreton and Suzanne Conklin Akbari
This new publication explores the diverse roles of textiles in manuscripts from late antiquity to the early modern period, highlighting their connections to global trade and cultural interactions across various regions.
New Publication: ‘Collezioni del Museo Civico d’Arte Antica di Torino’
The publication ‘Collezioni del Museo Civico d’Arte Antica di Torino’ presents a comprehensive catalogue of the Museo Civico’s illuminated manuscripts and fragments, showcasing a diverse collection dated between 1270 and 1510, enriched by collaborative research and advanced analysis techniques.
New Publication: ‘Tributes to T.A. Heslop: From Miniature to Monumental: Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture’, edited by Lloyd de Beer, Helen Lunnon, and Zachary Stewart
Ranging in subject from cathedrals and castles to seal matrices and illuminated manuscripts, these essays pay tribute to T. A. Heslop’s wide-ranging impact as a scholar and a teacher, charting new paths for the study of the material culture of medieval Britain.
New Publication: ‘Episcopal Power and Patronage in Medieval Europe, 998–1503’, edited by Evan Gatti and Angelo Silvestri
This volume illuminates how the role of patron or acts of patronage bring attention to the bishop as a person around whom the community revolves.
New Publication: ‘The Sculptures of the Judgement Porch of Lincoln Cathedral’ by Paul Williamson
This new publication by Paul Williamson is the first monograph dedicated to the Judgement Porch of Lincoln Cathedral, one of the greatest buildings of medieval Europe.
New Publication: ‘The Lutheran Middle Ages: The Survival of Medieval Art in Protestant Churches in Germany’, by Justin Kroesen
This new book by Justin Kroesen offers the first visual account of the wealth of medieval art works surviving in Lutheran churches in Germany.
New Publication: Tomb Monuments in Medieval Europe: Volume One, eds Paul Cockerham and Christian Steer, 2025 (Yorkist History Trust in association with Shaun Tyas)
The first volume of ‘Tomb Monuments in Medieval Europe’, features twenty-one authors exploring diverse aspects of medieval tomb monuments across Europe, combining scholarly insights with visual richness, and sets the stage for two subsequent volumes.
New Publication: ‘Fragments: Medieval Makers, Modern Responses’, eds. Catherine A. Fernandez and Pamela A. Patton
This new publication volume explores the complexities of working with fragmented medieval materials through seven essays that highlight their interpretive challenges and significance in understanding medieval culture.
New Publication: ‘The Social Lives of Medieval Rings’, edited by Jitske Jasperse
“The Social Lives of Medieval Rings,” edited by Jitske Jasperse, explores the intricate roles of medieval rings as social artifacts that connect people, places, and cultural practices from 1100 to 1500 across Europe, revealing their significance in historical and contemporary contexts.
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Journals & Call for Submissions
Call for Submissions: ‘Points of Friction’, Special Issue, Different Visions, deadline 30 April 2026
Submissions are invited for this special issue of Different Visions, on the theme: Points of Friction.
CFP: ‘Queer Sanctity: Contemporary Visions of Medieval and Renaissance Art’, deadline 15 March 2026
Different Visions invites proposals for contributions to a forthcoming special issue, “Queer Sanctity: Contemporary Visions of Medieval and Renaissance Art.”
Call for journal submissions: Venezia Arti 2025, vol. 34, theme: Soglia / Threshold, deadline 31 March 2025
Ca’ Foscari’s (Venice) art history journal Venezia Arti invites journal submissions for their theme ‘Soglia / Threshold’.
Call for Submissions: Belvedere Research Journal, deadline 30 September 2024
The Belvedere Research Journal (BRJ), a peer-reviewed, open-access e-journal, invites new submissions. We are interested in articles that shed light on the visual culture of the former Habsburg Empire and Central Europe broadly defined from the medieval period to the present.
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