Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France (site François-Mitterrand), 6.III – 10.VI.2012 : Miniatures flamandes – http://www.bnf.fr/fr/evenements_et_culture/anx_expositions/f.miniatures_flamandes_bnf.html
[deuxième partie de l’exposition organisée à Bruxelles, Bibliothèque Royale, du 30.IX au 31.XII.2011]
7-9.III.2012 : Medieval cultures on the Web. Interoperability through text and manuscript databases (workshop COST Action IS1005 Medioevo Europeo. Medieval Cultures and Technological Resources – Fondazione Ezio Franceschini onlus) (Firenze, Università degli studi – Istituto Gould). – http://www.fefonlus.it/it/seminari-e-convegni/item/262-firenze-7-9-marzo-2012-medieval-cultures-on-the-web-interoperability-through-text-and-manuscript-databases
John Coffin Memorial Annual Palaeography Lecture: 15 March 2012: 6.00pm: The Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House, University of London
Dr Jennifer O’Reilly, FSA (University College Cork): ‘Inscribed images and inspired scribes’. The lecture considers aspects of the relationship between text, script and visual images in early medieval manuscripts of biblical and monastic texts. Viewed in the light of contemporary traditions of interpreting Scripture, examples from Insular, Anglo-Saxon and other manuscripts suggest in particular the often rich expository role of scribal portraits and of inscriptions which accompany visual images or form an integral part of their design. Free and open to the public, and followed by a wine reception. If you would like to attend please contact IESEvents@sas.ac.uk
The London Anglo-Saxon Symposium (LASS): 21 March 2011
Origins of the Anglo-Saxons (Stephen Baxter, KCL & Andrew Reynolds, UCL); Old English language & script (Sara Ponz-Sanz, Westminster & Peter Stokes, KCL); Early Anglo-Saxon economy and its literary representations (Gareth Williams, British Museum & Jennifer Neville, Royal Holloway): Old & Modern English poetics (Richard North, UCL & Fiona Sampson, Kingston). LASS aims to provide a forum for the multidisciplinary discussion of Anglo-Saxon topics in a relaxed and engaging atmosphere. LASS will bring together internationally renowned experts and interested members of the public, an interaction that promises to be highly informative and enjoyable for everyone involved. This year the focus will be on the origins of the Anglo-Saxons and the beginnings of their culture. The symposium will include four following sessions, which will consist of short papers and plenty time for questions and discussion. For details and registration see: http://ies.sas.ac.uk/events/conferences/2012/AngloSaxon/index.htm
a/ Postdoctoral research fellows wanted for an ERC Grant
Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, 01.06.2012-31.05.2017
Bewerbungsschluss: 29.02.2012
Within the ERC Advanced Grant 2011 “FOUNDMED. Foundations in medieval
societies. Cross-cultural comparisons” there are three open positions
for postdoctoral research fellows to be filled at the Department of
History of Humboldt-University of Berlin (grade 13 of German state
employee salary scheme – TV-L HU 13), external research funding,
fixed-term positions for five years:
reference number DR/007/12
Job description: research services within the framework of the ERC
Advanced Grant 2011 “FOUNDMED. Foundations in medieval societies.
Cross-cultural comparisons” for the field of Jewish Studies/Medieval
Jewish History; collaboration in an intercultural comparative study of
foundations in the premodern era; tasks to upgrade one’s academic
qualifications
Requirements: (preferably above-average) graduate and doctoral degree
in the field of Jewish Studies/Medieval Jewish History; willingness to
work in Berlin; good command of Hebrew and English, at least passive
command of German; willingness to collaborate with scholars from four
other academic disciplines in preparing an “Encyclopedia of Premodern
Foundations” based on intercultural comparative research; knowledge of
the history of foundations is an advantage but not a requirement
reference number DR/010/12
Job description: research services within the framework of the ERC
Advanced Grant 2011 “FOUNDMED. Foundations in medieval societies.
Cross-cultural comparisons” for the field of Byzantine Studies;
collaboration in an intercultural comparative study of foundations in
the premodern era; tasks to upgrade one’s academic qualifications
Requirements: (preferably above-average) graduate and doctoral degree in
the field of Byzantine Studies; willingness to work in Berlin; good
command of English, at least passive command of German; willingness to
collaborate with scholars from four other academic disciplines in
preparing an “Encyclopedia of Premodern Foundations” based on
intercultural comparative research; knowledge of the history of
foundations is an advantage but not a requirement
reference number DR/011/12
Job description: research services within the framework of the ERC
Advanced Grant 2011 “FOUNDMED. Foundations in medieval societies.
Cross-cultural comparisons” for the field of Islamic or Middle Eastern
Studies, Arabic, Iranian or Turkish Studies; collaboration in an
intercultural comparative study of foundations in the premodern era;
tasks to upgrade one’s academic qualifications Requirements: (preferably
above-average) graduate and doctoral degree in the field of field of
Islamic or Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic, Iranian or Turkish Studies;
willingness to work in Berlin; good command of languages relevant to the
historical sources and English, at least passive command of German;
willingness to collaborate with scholars from four other academic
disciplines in preparing an “Encyclopedia of Premodern Foundations”
based on intercultural comparative research; knowledge of the history of
foundations is an advantage but not a requirement
Please send your application within six weeks giving the reference
number of the position you wish to apply for. Address it to Prof. Dr.
Michael Borgolte at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philosophische
Fakultät I, Institut für Geschichtswissenschaften, Unter den Linden 6,
10099 Berlin, GERMANY.
In order to ensure equal opportunities, applications by qualified women
are especially welcome. Applicants with handicaps but equal skills and
qualifications will be given priority. Persons with migration background
are encouraged to apply. We ask you to send photocopies only since we
will not return your applications.
Roma, Musei Capitolini, 29.II. – 9.IX.2012 : Lux in arcana – L’Archivio Segreto Vaticano si rivela. – http://www.luxinarcana.org/
UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies
DONALD BULLOUGH FELLOWSHIP FOR A MEDIAEVAL HISTORIAN
The St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies invites applications for the Donald Bullough Fellowship in Mediaeval History, to be taken up during either semester of the academic year 2012-13
The Fellowship is open to any academic in a permanent university post with research interests in mediaeval history. It covers the cost of return travel to St Andrews from the holder’s normal place of work, together with a substantial subsidy towards accommodation while the holder is resident in St Andrews. Previous Fellows have included Dr Christina Pössel, Professor Cynthia Neville and Dr Ross Balzaretti. The fellowship is currently held by Dr Marlene Hennessy.
The Fellowship carries with it no teaching duties, though the Fellow is expected to take part in the normal seminar life of the mediaeval historians during their stay in St Andrews. Weekly seminars, held on a Monday evening, run from September – December, and February – May. You will also be invited to lead a workshop on your chosen research theme during your stay. Fellows are provided with computing facilities and an office alongside the mediaeval historians in the Institute. The university library has an excellent collection for mediaeval historians.
You should send a letter of application by the advertised closing date, together with a scheme of research for the project on which you will be engaged during your time in St Andrews. You should also enclose a CV, together with the names of two academic referees, who should be asked to write by the closing date. All correspondence should be addressed to The Director, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews, 71 South St, St Andrews, Scotland, KY16 9QW. Please mark the envelope ‘Donald Bullough Mediaeval Fellowship’.
The closing date for applications is 30 March 2012
Further enquiries may be addressed to the Director, Dr Alex Woolf (saimsmail@st-andrews.ac.uk) or to colleagues in the Institute, whose contact details may be found on www.st-andrews.ac.uk/saims
The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Duke University would like to host a Medieval and Renaissance Studies Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2012-13 academic year. This residential fellowship is meant to complement a financial fellowship or support for academic leave. An applicant must have funding for the year, to which our fellowship will provide residence and a vibrant intellectual community within which to work. The successful applicant will be given an office on the Duke campus, faculty library privileges, and a forum within which to present work in progress. In the spring of 2013, a symposium will be planned that centers on the postdoctoral fellow’s research. With over three hundred faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars who work in the field of medieval and early modern studies, the Triangle area (Duke, UNC, NCSU) is a haven for scholars working in this field. A full calendar of events provides a variety of intellectual stimulation, and we offer a community of active scholars within which to network and develop ideas. To get a picture of the area’s scholarly offerings, see the 2011-12 calendar of events on the CMRS website at: <http://medren.trinity.duke.edu/cmrs/>.
Both American and international scholars are welcome to apply. Applicants should submit a c.v., a sample published article or chapter from a book, a description of current research to be pursued while in residence, and an explanation of funding for the 2012-13 year. The deadline for application is April 30, 2012. Submit applications by e-mail attachment to Dr. Michael Cornett, Program Coordinator, Duke Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, at: jmems@duke.edu.
We are pleased to announce that the British Library has recently been awarded a research grant by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to facilitate on-going research for the Royal manuscript project. An important part of this new research grant will enable us to digitize fully a number of the manuscripts that are currently featured in the exhibition Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination (www.bl.uk/royal); these manuscripts will soon be freely available to all on our Digitised Manuscripts site (http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/).
So far we have selected 41 manuscripts from the current Royal exhibition, but we would like to invite your thoughts and ideas about what manuscripts might be included in our final list; it will be possible to select another 6 – 10 manuscripts (depending, of course, on their length).
For more details, please see: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2012/02/which-royal-manuscripts-should-we-digitise.html#tp
5.-6-III.2012 : The Hebrew book in the western Mediterranean : 13th to 16th centuries. International conference (Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional de España, CCHS – CSIC). – http://www.ilc.csic.es/sites/default/files/Hebrew%20Book%20Conference%20Program.pdf
Professor Jeffrey Hamburger, Kuno Franko Professor of German Art and Culture at Harvard University, will be visiting the Warburg Institute as a Senior Visiting Fellow from 6 to 13 March 2012. During his visit Professor Hamburger will be giving a Public Lecture entitled “Medieval Hypertext: The Illuminated Manuscript in an Age of Virtual Reproduction” on 7 March at 16.30; speaking at the “Medieval Diagrams and Maps” workshop on 9 March; and consulting with staff and students about their research. For further information about Professor Hamburger’s visit please go to http://warburg.sas.ac.uk/fellowships/senior-visiting-fellowship/
The lecture is free of charge and registration is not required.
We would also like to draw your attention to the range of conferences and public lectures being held at the Institute over the coming months (for details visit: http://warburg.sas.ac.uk/fileadmin/images/events/A5_Annual_Programme2011_12_SpringUpdate.pdf). Highlights include:
