Monumental Brass Society visit to Newark (17 Oct 2015)
Monumental Brass Society: Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire Saturday, 17th October 2015 at 2.00p.m. The church of St Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent, is a product of the ‘building boom’ of the 14th and...
View ArticleBAA Study Day: Opus Anglicanum (26 Nov 2015)
In the course of the later middle ages, embroiderers in England produced some of the masterpieces of the age. Incredibly detailed and painstakingly created their work was sumptuous and expensive. Often...
View ArticleBritish Museum Handling Session: Becket and Pilgrimage
In January 2016 Courtauld staff and students enjoyed another chance to see some of the BM’s hidden treasures thanks to the kind help of Lloyd de Beer and Naomi Speakman of the BM. This time the theme...
View ArticleBritish Museum Handling Session: Medieval Light
On 23rd November 2016 Lloyd de Beer and Naomi Speakman from the British Museum once again kindly allowed staff and students from The Courtauld to look at objects from the museum’s store rooms, focused...
View ArticleLocating Becket
How can the life and cult of Thomas Becket be traced through material culture? This was the question at the heart of the ‘Locating Becket’ workshop, sponsored by CHASE, and held at the British Library,...
View ArticleWALKING TOUR OF THE MEDIEVAL BOOK TRADE OF PARIS
WALKING TOUR OF THE MEDIEVAL BOOK TRADE OF PARIS, led by Christopher de Hamel and Sandra Hindman Saturday April 8, 2017 Walk at 10 AM Advanced registration essential: Tel +33 (0)1 42 60 15 58...
View ArticleDoctoral Students Open Day at the British Library – Pre-1600 Collections
A reminder for PhD students with research interests relating to the ancient, medieval and early modern worlds: the British Library’s Doctoral Open Day for our pre-1600 collections will take place on 5...
View ArticleBritish Museum Handling Session: The Trinity
On Wednesday 24 January 2018 Lloyd de Beer and Naomi Speakman once again welcomed a group of staff and students from The Courtauld and elsewhere, as well as Sophie Kelly, PhD student from the...
View ArticleMedieval Touch: Handling session at the British Museum on scientific...
On Weds 21st November 2018, Lloyd de Beer, Naomi Speakman, and Oliver Cooke kindly allowed students and staff from the Courtauld Institute of Art and elsewhere into the horological storerooms of the...
View ArticleBAA Tower of London Study Day, Saturday November 2nd, 2019
The British Archaeological Association Study Day at the Tower of London will enable us to look closely at some recent research, both historical and archaeological, to learn about curating practices...
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