From: Esther Morrison <esther.morrison@oup.com> Date: Dec 1, 2018 Subject: TOC: Journal of the History of Collections: Volume 30, Issue 3 Articles A bequest to Christine of Lorraine from Catherine de’ Medici: A commentary on the inventory of movable property ‘acquired’ by testamentary donation, 1589 Kerrie-rue Michahelles Barton’s coins: eighteenth-century numismatics in New College, Oxford William … Continue reading TOC: Journal of the History of Collections: Volume 30, Issue 3
CONF: Postwar Narratives of Collecting (Rome, 14 Dec 18)
From: Arnold Witte <a.witte@knir.it> Date: Nov 26, 2018 Subject: CONF: Postwar Narratives of Collecting (Rome, 14 Dec 18) Rome, Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome, December 14, 2018 Why do we collect, how do we legitimise it for ourselves or for others, and what does that say about our culture? Collecting as a practice has been … Continue reading CONF: Postwar Narratives of Collecting (Rome, 14 Dec 18)
JOB: Wissenschaftliche Projektmitarbeiter/in, Institut fuer Kunstgeschichte, Wien
From: Gernot Mayer <gernot.mayer@univie.ac.at> Date: Nov 24, 2018 Subject: JOB: Wissenschaftliche Projektmitarbeiter/in, Institut fuer Kunstgeschichte, Wien Wien, Institut für Kunstgeschichte Application deadline: Dec 13, 2018 Kennzahl der Ausschreibung: 9037 Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojektes „Sammler, Sammlungen, Sammlungskulturen in Wien und Mitteleuropa“ (Vienna Center for the History of Collecting) ist die Stelle eines Assistenten/einer Assistentin („prae doc“) … Continue reading JOB: Wissenschaftliche Projektmitarbeiter/in, Institut fuer Kunstgeschichte, Wien
Invitation to the History of Collecting Seminar (26 November 2018)
Seminars in the History of Collecting Piecing together a collection: Sir William Holburne’s display mounts Catrin Jones (Curator, Holburne Museum, Bath) Monday, 26 November 2018, 5.30pm The Wallace Collection Lecture Theatre Our understanding of works of art can be transformed by how they are displayed. This paper will explore the gilt-bronze, marble and rosewood mounts which were … Continue reading Invitation to the History of Collecting Seminar (26 November 2018)
Book Launch: Collecting Art in the Italian Renaissance Court: Objects and Exchanges (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
Collecting Art in the Italian Renaissance Court: Objects and Exchanges (Cambridge University Press, 2018) by Dr. Leah Clarke 25 OCTOBER at 6pm The COURT ROOM SENATE HOUSE MALET ST, LONDON In this book, Leah R. Clark examines collecting practices across the Italian Renaissance courts, exploring the circulation, exchange, collection, and display of objects. Rather than … Continue reading Book Launch: Collecting Art in the Italian Renaissance Court: Objects and Exchanges (Cambridge University Press, 2018)