Medieval History
Medieval actually really does meet world!
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Courtly Comb, the Bargello in Florence |
How about that? I have a post on the Material Collective blog! It's entitled "On Speculative Touch" and benefited from the Gothic Ivories project at the Courtauld (a wonder), as well as the usual gratifying pages of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (a trusted companion). The post itself is a meditation I've long considered on objects awakened by touch.
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Dr Tom Nickson Appointed Lecturer In Medieval Art And Architecture At The Courtauld Institute
The Courtauld Institute of Art is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Tom Nickson to the post of Lecturer in Medieval Art and Architecture. Dr Nickson (BA Cambridge 2003; MA Courtauld 2005; PhD Courtauld 2009) is currently a Lecturer at the University...
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Call For Papers: Gothic Ivory Sculpture: Old Questions, New Directions
Conference: Gothic Ivory Sculpture: Old Questions, New Directions Friday 23rd March 2012, Sackler Centre, Victoria and Albert Museum Proposals are invited for papers to be presented at this one-day conference, jointly organised by the Victoria and Albert...
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Gothic Ivories Project Website Launched
A new medieval website was launched today which aims at including all readily available information on every surviving Gothic ivory, accompanied by at least one image. The Gothic Ivories Project, hosted by The Courtauld Institute of Art, is bringing together...
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Gothic Ivories In Hungary
Diptych, Paris, 14th century. Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest At the most recent update of the Gothic Ivories Project, coordinated by The Courtauld Institute of Art, medieval ivories in Hungarian public collections were also added to the database. You...
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The Fejérváry Collection Of Ivories
Gábor Fejérváry (1780-1851) amassed a large collection of ancient and medieval objects in his house at Eperjes in northern Hungary (today Presov, Slovakia). After his death, his nephew Ferenc Pulszky inherited the collection. Pulszky at that time was...
Medieval History