On 7 June 2016 a group of Becket scholars and enthusiasts met for a one day workshop, ‘Illuminating Becket’ at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, which ended with a fascinating public lecture by Rachel Koopmans (York University, Toronto) on the relationships between narratives in the ‘miracle’ windows in Canterbury cathedral’s east end and the structure ofContinue reading “Illuminating Becket?”
Tag Archives: Pilgrimage
Workshop Reflections: British Museum Handling Session: Becket and Pilgrimage
In January 2016 Courtauld staff and students enjoyed another chance to see some of the BM’s hidden treasures thanks to the kind help of Lloyd de Beer and Naomi Speakman of the BM. This time the theme was the cult of Thomas Becket and other objects associated with pilgrimage
Conference: Pilgrimage: Location and Imagination in Medieval England, Wolfson College, Cambridge, 16 April 2016
The Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust in association with Cambridge University announce the programme of their 2016 conference: 09.30am Registration 10.00am Welcome and Introduction 10.05am Indulgences, Images and Pilgrimage, with Dr Jessica Berenbeim (Magdalen College, Oxford) 11.00am Coffee 11.25am Over The Edge: Medieval travel and the experience of elsewhere, with Miguel Ayres de Campos (Courtauld InstituteContinue reading “Conference: Pilgrimage: Location and Imagination in Medieval England, Wolfson College, Cambridge, 16 April 2016”
Lecture: Deserts, Rivers and Mountains: Nature and Divinity in Byzantine Pilgrimage Art, Brookline, MA
Dr. Anastasia Drandaki (Benaki Museum) considers the role of natural landscape in Byzantine pilgrimage art. A pilgrimage was born of the believer’s longing to be in a locus sanctus (holy place), to see and touch and imitate holy persons, treading in their very footsteps. Pilgrims themselves express this in their journals, describing step by stepContinue reading “Lecture: Deserts, Rivers and Mountains: Nature and Divinity in Byzantine Pilgrimage Art, Brookline, MA”
TV Programme: Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve, BBC 2
For centuries pilgrimage was one of the greatest adventures on earth, involving epic journeys across the country and around the world. This series sees Simon Reeve retrace the exciting adventures of our ancestors. He learns about the forgotten aspects of pilgrimage, including the vice, thrills and dangers that all awaited travellers. He explores the faith,Continue reading “TV Programme: Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve, BBC 2”
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