Papers are invited for “Matter of Faith”, a conference that will expand the themes addressed in the exhibition “Treasures of Heaven: saints, relics and devotion in medieval Europe“, which runs from 23 June to 9 October 2011.
The conference seeks to take an interdisciplinary approach inviting contributors from many different fields, including conservation and science, to stimulate new connections and prompt further research. It is anticipated that the papers will be published in 2012.
Suggested general topics are:
- Manifestations of the medieval cult of relics and the cult of saints
- Pilgrimage, real and virtual
- Reliquaries and shrines; their construction, use and re-use
- Patronage and relic collecting
Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be submitted by *Friday 28 January 2011*.
By post:
Anna Harnden
Prehistory and Europe
British Museum
London WC1B 3DG
By email: aharnden@britishmuseum.org
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Westminster Chronicle; ed. and trans. L.C. Hector, and B. F. Harvey Translation available at http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/sources/westminster.htm.
By Henry Knighton; ed. and trans. G.H. Martin Translation available at http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/sources/knighton.htm.
Ed. J. P. Vitra; trans. Helen J. Nicholson Translation available at http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/sources/vitry.htm.
Trans. Richard Barton< Translation available at http://www.uncg.edu/~rebarton/beauvaisdossier.htm.
By Hariulf, abbot of Oldenburg and Lisiard, bishop of Soissons; trans. John S. Ott Translation available at http://www.web.pdx.edu/%7Eott/vitaarnulfi/index.html.
By Raoul of Saint-Sepulchre of Cambrai, trans. John S. Ott. Translation available at http://www.web.pdx.edu/~ott/hst399/vitalietberti/index.html