Medieval History
- Sealed Under Turkish Mud, A Well-preserved Byzantine Chapel
In the fourth century A.D., a bishop named Nicholas transformed the city of Myra, on the Mediterranean coast of what is now Turkey, into a Christian capital. Nicholas was later canonized, becoming the St. Nicholas of Christmas fame. Myra had a much unhappier...
- Deerhurst Lecture
The Deerhurst Lecture 2012 was originally scheduled to take place last September, but was postponed due to the illness of the lecturer, Professor Nicholas Brooks. Nicholas is now happily recovered and the rescheduled lecture will take place on Saturday...
- Nicholas Brooks Festschrift
Please note the publication of this fascinating new book, a festschrift in honor of Nicholas Brooks, who is a long-standing member of ISAS. Julia Barrow and Andrew Wareham (ed.), "Myth, Rulership, Church and Charters: Essays in Honour of Nicholas Brooks"...
- Bone Dreams Conference
Bone Dreams: Anglo-Saxon Culture and the Modern Imagination Faculty of English, University of Oxford, April 26th, 2008 This is an international one-day conference exploring relationships between Anglo-Saxon culture and literature and their revisioning...
- Honoring Miklós Mojzer
It is a long-standing tradition in Hungary's major art museums to celebrate on St. Nicholas's day: it is the name day of Miklós Mojzer, the doyen of Hungarian museologists, retired director of the Museum of Fine Arts. Yesterday a special celebration...
Medieval History
Saint Nicholas Day
St. Nicholas providing dowries at night to the three virgins.
Panel form the St. Nicholas altar of Jánosrét (Lú?ky), c. 1480-90.
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
This is the central part of the altarpiece, with St. Nicholas in the shrine of the altar.
Happy Saint Nicholas Day!
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- Sealed Under Turkish Mud, A Well-preserved Byzantine Chapel
In the fourth century A.D., a bishop named Nicholas transformed the city of Myra, on the Mediterranean coast of what is now Turkey, into a Christian capital. Nicholas was later canonized, becoming the St. Nicholas of Christmas fame. Myra had a much unhappier...
- Deerhurst Lecture
The Deerhurst Lecture 2012 was originally scheduled to take place last September, but was postponed due to the illness of the lecturer, Professor Nicholas Brooks. Nicholas is now happily recovered and the rescheduled lecture will take place on Saturday...
- Nicholas Brooks Festschrift
Please note the publication of this fascinating new book, a festschrift in honor of Nicholas Brooks, who is a long-standing member of ISAS. Julia Barrow and Andrew Wareham (ed.), "Myth, Rulership, Church and Charters: Essays in Honour of Nicholas Brooks"...
- Bone Dreams Conference
Bone Dreams: Anglo-Saxon Culture and the Modern Imagination Faculty of English, University of Oxford, April 26th, 2008 This is an international one-day conference exploring relationships between Anglo-Saxon culture and literature and their revisioning...
- Honoring Miklós Mojzer
It is a long-standing tradition in Hungary's major art museums to celebrate on St. Nicholas's day: it is the name day of Miklós Mojzer, the doyen of Hungarian museologists, retired director of the Museum of Fine Arts. Yesterday a special celebration...