Medieval History
Frescoes from the island of Crete depicting scenes of Hell and the punishments of the damned are the focus of a new research project led by historians in England and Germany.
Angeliki Lymberopoulou of The Open University, and Vasiliki Tsamakda, from the University of Mainz, aim to place and assess these representations within a wider geographical and cultural context involving both Greek-Orthodox and contemporary western examples (the Balkans, Cyprus, Cappadocia and Italy). The material will be accessible to scholars and will provide a stepping stone for future research in key iconographic subjects for understanding their social and historic context.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- 800-year-old Frescoes Leave Texas For Cyprus
A set of 13th-century Byzantine frescoes ? plundered after Turkey invaded Cyprus and on display in Houston for the last 15 years ? is headed home at last. It's the closing chapter in what turns out to be a remarkable odyssey. It all started in the...
- Universities Of Chester And Exeter Receives ?1.2 Million To Research Medieval History Of England And Wales
Historians and archaeologists from the University of Chester and the University of Exeter have received ?1.2 million in funding for a new project that will explore the changing significance of memory in medieval and modern England and Wales. The universities...
- Norfolk Graffiti Project Wins National Award
A local community archaeology project aimed at discovering and recording examples of medieval graffiti has won a prestigious national award. The Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey, which marks its first anniversary this month, was selected as joint winner...
- Societas Daemoniaci
The Societas Daemoniaci has room for one more paper in their 2011 ICMS session "Hell Studies"! Papers addressing any aspect of the study of Hell, demons, the devil or the damned are welcome. More information can be found at the Societas Daemoniaci website,...
- Cfp: Icms 2011 (may 12-15, 2011) Hell Studies Sponsored Session, Societas Daemoniaci
CFP: ICMS 2011 (May 12-15, 2011) Hell Studies Sponsored Session, Societas Daemoniaci Across cultures and throughout the Middle Ages, the idea of Hell has haunted human-kind. In art, manuscripts like the Winchester Psalter and cathedral sculptures like...
Medieval History
Project to examine images of Hell in the medieval churches of Crete
Frescoes from the island of Crete depicting scenes of Hell and the punishments of the damned are the focus of a new research project led by historians in England and Germany.
Angeliki Lymberopoulou of The Open University, and Vasiliki Tsamakda, from the University of Mainz, aim to place and assess these representations within a wider geographical and cultural context involving both Greek-Orthodox and contemporary western examples (the Balkans, Cyprus, Cappadocia and Italy). The material will be accessible to scholars and will provide a stepping stone for future research in key iconographic subjects for understanding their social and historic context.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- 800-year-old Frescoes Leave Texas For Cyprus
A set of 13th-century Byzantine frescoes ? plundered after Turkey invaded Cyprus and on display in Houston for the last 15 years ? is headed home at last. It's the closing chapter in what turns out to be a remarkable odyssey. It all started in the...
- Universities Of Chester And Exeter Receives ?1.2 Million To Research Medieval History Of England And Wales
Historians and archaeologists from the University of Chester and the University of Exeter have received ?1.2 million in funding for a new project that will explore the changing significance of memory in medieval and modern England and Wales. The universities...
- Norfolk Graffiti Project Wins National Award
A local community archaeology project aimed at discovering and recording examples of medieval graffiti has won a prestigious national award. The Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey, which marks its first anniversary this month, was selected as joint winner...
- Societas Daemoniaci
The Societas Daemoniaci has room for one more paper in their 2011 ICMS session "Hell Studies"! Papers addressing any aspect of the study of Hell, demons, the devil or the damned are welcome. More information can be found at the Societas Daemoniaci website,...
- Cfp: Icms 2011 (may 12-15, 2011) Hell Studies Sponsored Session, Societas Daemoniaci
CFP: ICMS 2011 (May 12-15, 2011) Hell Studies Sponsored Session, Societas Daemoniaci Across cultures and throughout the Middle Ages, the idea of Hell has haunted human-kind. In art, manuscripts like the Winchester Psalter and cathedral sculptures like...