Monthly Archives: March 2016

Call for Papers – Rediscovering the Vikings: Reception, Recovery, Engagement

Rediscovering the Vikings: Reception, Recovery, Engagement 25th-26th November 2016 at University College Cork, Cork, Ireland www.worldtreeproject.org The World-Tree Project is a large-scale community collection initiative in the field of Old Norse and Viking Studies, funded by an Irish Research Council … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Sensorial Encounters: Body, Object, and Environment

Call for Papers Sensorial Encounters: Body, Object, and Environment 2016 KU History of Art Graduate Student Symposium, October 14-15, 2016 Kress Foundation Department of Art History, University of Kansas, Lawrence Keynote Speaker: Dr. Bissera Pentcheva, Associate Professor, Department of Art … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Devotio Individualization of religious practices in Western European Christianity (c. 1350 – c. 1550)

Call for papers Radboud University, Nijmegen Devotio Individualization of religious practices in Western European Christianity (c. 1350 – c. 1550) Wednesday, 26 – Thursday, 27 October 2016 Religiosity was ubiquitous during the later Middle Ages. Divine services influenced both the … Continue reading

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Lecture on the Faddan More Psalter in Baltimore

Discovery & Conservation of the Faddan More Psalter Lecture by John Gillis, Senior Manuscript Conservator April 1st, 2016 6-7pm (with reception to follow) Johns Hopkins University – Homewood Campus Hodson 213   In July 2006, one of the most spectacular … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – SEMA 2016: Place and Power

The Southeastern Medieval Association (SEMA) invites proposals for papers on the theme of “Place and Power” for its 55th meeting, October 6-8, 2016. The meeting is hosted by the Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and University of Tennessee … Continue reading

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University of Cambridge Medieval Studies Summer Programme

Click here for information about the University of Cambridge Medieval Studies Summer Programme which will run in Cambridge from 31 July-13 August 2016. Participants can opt to study for one or two weeks. The programme is open to adults of all … Continue reading

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Summer Online Classical Greek Course at the Erasmus Academy

Learn Classical Greek this summer online at the Erasmus Academy. This 8-week course provides the equivalent of one year of college Attic Greek and will prepare students to reach an intermediate reading level in the language. The course is in … Continue reading

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Classicism, Humanism, and Modernity: Poggio Bracciolini’s Legacy in Florence and Beyond

The Italian Studies Department at Bryn Mawr College (in collaboration with David Cast, History of Art, and Eric Pumroy, Head of Special Collections) presents a two-day symposium designed to foster interdisciplinary dialogue around the legacy of Italian Humanist Poggio Bracciolini, … Continue reading

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2016 Symposium on ‘Words & Deeds’

Words and deeds. Actions enacted, re-enacted, and restored (Princeton [NJ], Princeton University) http://manuscriptevidence.org/wpme/2016-symposium-on-words-and-deeds/

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Jobs for Medievalists

Head of Special Collections Technical Services, John J. Burns Library, Boston College The John J. Burns Library at Boston College seeks a knowledgeable, collaborative, and forward-looking Head of Special Collections Technical Services to direct and manage a broad array of … Continue reading

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