Exposition Miniatures flamandes

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Chris

Exposition Miniatures flamandes
BnF, du 6 mars 2012 au 10 juin 2012 François-Mitterrand / Galerie François Ier

Panorama exceptionnel de la miniature flamande, les deux expositions organisées à Paris et à Bruxelles réunissent des collections que l’histoire avait dispersées. Le visiteur est invité à découvrir des manuscrits richement enluminés, de très grand format, fleurons des bibliothèques des princes du XVe siècle.
Les ouvrages exposés proviennent pour la plupart des collections des ducs de Bourgogne ou de leur entourage. L’un d’eux en particulier, Philippe le Bon, qui mit la main sur tous les Pays-Bas méridionaux, fut par ambition politique un mécène actif. Il commanda nombre de manuscrits, confiés aux meilleurs enlumineurs, recrutés dans tous ses territoires. Il fut imité ou encouragé dans sa passion bibliophile par ses courtisans, et Charles le Téméraire suivit son exemple.
Ce mécénat génère des oeuvres littéraires et des traductions nouvelles. Ostentatoires dans leur matérialité même, les ouvrages enluminés recèlent aussi une iconographie inédite et souvent profane, qui offre aux artistes l’occasion d’innover. Certains nous sont connus tels Roger van der Weyden, Simon Marmion ; d’autres restent anonymes, mais témoignent de fortes personnalités artistiques.
Grâce à la richesse des fonds respectifs de la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique et de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, des ouvrages différents seront présentés dans les deux capitales. Gageons que les manuscrits ne seront pas seuls à voyager et que leur chassé-croisé inspirera les visiteurs.

Commissariat: Ilona Hans-Collas et Pascal Schandel, chargés de recherche à la BnF

Visites guidées individuelles et groupes

Tarifs, renseignements et réservations obligatoires au 01 53 79 49 49

Accompagnement pédagogique

classes.bnf.fr

Exposition virtuelle

http://expositions.bnf.fr/flamands/index.htm

Accessibilité

Trois stations audio-tactiles présentant trois miniatures en direction du public en situation de handicap visuel.
Pour tout renseignement : 01 53 79 37 37 ou accueil.handicap@bnf.fr

Informations pratiques

  • Site François-Mitterrand

Quai François-Mauriac
75706 Paris Cedex 13
Téléphone : 33(0)1 53 79 59 59

Métro
Lignes 6 (Quai de la gare), 14 et RER C (Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand)

 
Bus
Lignes 89, 62, 64, 132 et 325

mardi – samedi de 10h à 19h
dimanche de 13h à 19h
sauf lundi et jours fériés

tarif plein : 7 €
tarif réduit : 5 €

billet couplé 2 expositions : 10 €
billet couplé 1 exposition + 1 exposition découverte : 8,5 €

Réservations FNAC au 0892 684 694 (0,34 € TTC/min) et sur www.fnac.com

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Exhibitions: Byzantium and Islam

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Chris

Byzantium and Islam

Age of Transition

March 14–July 8, 2012

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Eastern Mediterranean, from Syria across North Africa, comprised the wealthy southern provinces of the Byzantine Empire at the start of the seventh century. By that century’s end, the region was central to the emerging Islamic world. This exhibition will be the first to display the complex character of the region and its exceptional art and culture during the era of transition—from its role as part of the Byzantine state to its evolving position in the developing Islamic world read more

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Seminar: Exhibiting Byzantium

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Duration: March 8-16, 2012

Opening: Thursday, March 8, 2-5 pm

Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:00 – 17:00; Thursday: 9:00 – 20:00; Saturday: 9:00 – 14:00

The Gennadius Library, 61 Souidias Street, Athens

Exhibiting Byzantium was generated by a Whitehead seminar during the winter term through its examination of practice and theory of museums in Greece in the last two centuries. The exhibition takes as its particular focus ways in which Byzantium has been mediated by scholars (very often classicists), collectors and other interested parties, and it tries to reveal through exhibition how those mediations still affect our understanding of this period of Greek (and others’) history. Students in the seminar chose objects from the Gennadius Library, including icons and manuscripts,  read more

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Von Pippin bis Napoleon. Fulda und seine Urkunden

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Chris

22.-23.III.2012 : Von Pippin bis Napoleon. Fulda und seine Urkunden. Wissenschaftliche Tagung zum Abschluss des DFG-Projekts ‘Online-Erschließung des Urkundenbestandes der Reichsabtei Fulda (751 – 1837)’ im Hessischen Staatsarchiv Marburg (Fulda, Bibliothek der Theologischen Hochschule). – http://www.historische-kommission-fuer-hessen.de/pdf/Programm_Fulda_Aussen.pdf ; http://www.historische-kommission-fuer-hessen.de/pdf/Programm_Fulda_Innen.pdf

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Lecture on the Leiden Pliny by Mary Garrison

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Chris

Friday 23 March, 2012, 3-4 pm, Mary Garrison (York) will give the fourth Lieftinck lecture of this academic year: “The Intellectual World of the Leiden Pliny: A Book from York?”. Venue: University Library, Leiden, Grote Vergaderzaal. Her lecture will be accompanied by a display of manuscripts pertaining to the topic. Abstract and poster may be found here:

http://www.hum.leiden.edu/icd/turning-over-a-new-leaf/lieftinck-lectures/march2012.html

For your agendas: an extra (fifth) Lieftinck lecture is planned for 4 May, 2012, 3-4 pm, when Dr. Kathryn Lowe (Glasgow) will speak on “Reading the Unreadable: Lay Literacy and Negotiation of Text in Anglo-Saxon England”. More information is found here:

http://www.hum.leiden.edu/icd/turning-over-a-new-leaf/lieftinck-lectures/lowe.html

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Methods and means for digital analysis of ancient and medieval texts and manuscripts

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Chris

2-3. III. 2012. Methods and means for digital analysis of ancient and medieval texts and manuscripts (KU Leuven, Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten, Brussels)

Registration is now open for the workshop “Methods and means for digital analysis of ancient and medieval texts and manuscripts”, to be held at the KU Leuven and the Royal Flemish Academy in Brussels on 2-3 April 2012.  Please see the programme in attachment.

Les inscriptions sont ouvertes pour l’atelier “Methods and means for digital analysis of ancient and medieval texts and manuscripts” à la KU Leuven et à l’Académie royale flamande de Belgique à Bruxelles les 2 et 3 avril 2012. Programme en pièce jointe.
Registration by email / Inscription par courriel auprès de : tara.andrews@arts.kuleuven.be

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John Coffin Memorial Annual Palaeography Lecture

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Chris

London, University of London, Senate House, 15.III.2012 : John Coffin Memorial Annual Palaeography Lecture. – J. O’ Reilly, Inscribed images and inspired scribes. – http://events.sas.ac.uk/support-research/events/view/11395

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British Library: volunteering opportunity for American doctoral student (application until 30.III.2012)

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Chris

 

 

http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2012/03/volunteering-opportunity-for-american-doctoral-students.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+digitisedmanuscripts+%28Greek+Manuscript+Digitisation+Project%29

Thanks to the generosity of the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, the British Library is this year again able to offer a six-month volunteership for an American doctoral student to participate in the project team of the Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts section of the History and Classics Department.

The student will be involved in all aspects of the work of the Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts section, including responding to enquiries, providing talks for students and patrons, selecting and presenting manuscripts for display in our exhibition gallery, and cataloguing, and thereby gaining insight into various curatorial duties and aspects of collection care.  During the volunteership at the Library, the student will enjoy privileged access to printed and manuscript research material, and will work alongside specialists with wide-ranging and varied expertise.  The student’s primary focus would be on supplementing the online Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts, by researching and adding descriptions of medieval manuscripts or illuminated incunabula, including the selection of pages to be photographed and reproduced.

The position is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to develop research skills and expertise in medieval and Renaissance art and history, and presenting manuscripts to a range of audiences.  This opportunity will contribute significantly to the ongoing work of the Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts and the Medieval and Earlier section.

The programme is only open to US citizens who are engaged actively in research towards, or have recently completed, a PhD in a subject area relevant to the study of pre-1600 illuminated manuscripts or incunabula.

The term of the placement is for a period of six months.  The placement is voluntary and therefore unpaid.  However, the successful applicant will be reimbursed in respect of actual expenses in the performance of his or her duties, such as direct travel expenses to London and commuting expenses to the British Library, accommodation, and immediate living expenses such as food (but not clothing), subject to a maximum of £8,000.  The volunteer will be responsible for making his or her own travel and accommodation arrangements.

If the applicant does not hold the right to work in the United Kingdom, the Library will sponsor the volunteer for a visa using the UK Border Agency’s points-based system under Tier 5 Charity Workers.  The successful candidate will be required to submit the relevant application form to the local processing centre.  The processing fee will be reimbursed by the Library.  No placement may commence until the appropriate right to work documents have been obtained and verified.

Please send an application letter detailing the months you would be able to be in London, a résumé, and two reference letters to Dr Kathleen Doyle, Curator of Illuminated Manuscripts, The British Library, by email to Kathleen.Doyle@bl.uk, or by post to 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB, by 30 March 2012.  All applicants will be notified of the results by the end of April 2012.  A telephone interview may be held.
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“Medieval maps and diagrams”

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Chris

9.III.2012 : Medieval maps and diagrams (London, The Warburg Institute). – http://warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/colloquia-2011-12/medieval-maps-and-diagrams/

 

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“Mobilità dei mestieri del libro tra Quattrocento e Seicento”

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Chris

14.-16.III.2012 : Mobilità dei mestieri del libro tra Quattrocento e Seicento. Convegno internazionale (Roma, “Sapienza” Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Scienze documentarie, linguistico-filologiche e geografiche).

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