The Society for the History of Collecting Invites you to its Online Lecture ‘New Perspectives on Hans Sloane’ (Part Two) ECR & PhD Workshop Thursday 27th January, 2022 6.30pm (GMT) This two-part workshop provides a platform for new research across the collections of Hans Sloane (1660–1753). Sloane – a physician, naturalist and president of both … Continue reading ECR & PhD Workshop: ‘New Perspectives on Hans Sloane’ Part 2 (27 Jan, 2022)
SHC Lecture: Object-Oriented Manias and the Barricaded Back Room (11 November 2021, 6pm GMT)
The Society for the History of Collecting Invites you to its Online Lecture THURSDAY, 11 NOVEMBER, 2021 6pm (GMT), 1pm (EST) Object-Oriented Manias and the Barricaded Back Room by Dr. Rebecca Falkoff, Affiliated Scholar. Brown University In early nineteenth century France, collections spilled forth from curiosity cabinets, grand galleries, personal libraries, and literary texts and … Continue reading SHC Lecture: Object-Oriented Manias and the Barricaded Back Room (11 November 2021, 6pm GMT)
CONF: The Luxembourgs in Late Medieval Europe (Prague, 26-27 March 20)
Subject: CONF: The Luxembourgs in Late Medieval Europe (Prague, 26-27 Mar 20) Centre for Medieval Studies in Prague, March 26 - 27, 2020 The two-day workshop "The Luxembourgs in Late Medieval Europe: Old Topics, New Perspectives" is being organized as a collaboration between the Centre for Medieval Studies in Prague (Pavel Soukup, Václav Žůrek), Ingrid Ciulisová (Marie … Continue reading CONF: The Luxembourgs in Late Medieval Europe (Prague, 26-27 March 20)
CFP: Recycling Luxury (London, 5 Jul 19)
From: Marie Tavinor <MTavinor@christies.edu> Date: Jan 24, 2019 Subject: CFP: Recycling Luxury (London, 5 Jul 19) London (42 Portland Place W1B 1NB), July 5, 2019 Deadline: Mar 1, 2019 The concept of luxury is associated with ideas of excess (luxus) or even worse immodesty (luxure). An infamous example involving Cleopatra dissolving a priceless pearl and … Continue reading CFP: Recycling Luxury (London, 5 Jul 19)