Charlemagne’s Late Medieval Fans
In the second of her blog posts on Aachen Cathedral, Laura Slater muses on some of the pieces in the Aachen Cathedral Treasury, and Charles IV’s penchant for relics…
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Aachen, via Rome and Jerusalem
After the workshop in Liège, the MALMECC team went to visit Charlemagne’s palace chapel in Aachen, also known as Aix-la-Chapelle. Charlemagne (742-814) was one of the greatest medieval rulers. In this post, Laura Slater writes about their trip.
Singing to Heaven in the Ghent Altarpiece
In her final post in this series, Laura looks at the role of music in the images of the Ghent Altarpiece, where holy sounds seem just as important as holy sights.
Seeing the Mass in the Ghent Altarpiece
In the second of her posts on the famous ‘Ghent Altarpiece’, Laura considers the imagery which reflects the Mass and elements of the lay devotional experience
Courtly Artistic Travels
Laura stopped off in Ghent on her way to the recent ‘Transnationalism at Court’ event in Liège, and it was an ideal opportunity for some project-related sightseeing. In this series of blog posts, Laura considers the famous ‘Ghent altarpiece’, from Flemish artist Jan van Eyck.
Avignon as Transcultural Hub, Oxford – 8th February 2019
Researcher Christophe Masson reflects on the latest MALMECC study day, an academic tour of Europe in search of the cultural influences of papal Avignon…
A stairway to heaven? The court of the Liège prince-bishops
As well as researching and writing, a large part of academic work is presenting your findings. Christophe’s work is featured in the recently published conference proceeding, La Paix de Fexhe (1316) et les révoltes dans la Principauté de Liège et dans les Pays-Bas méridionaux. Here, he presents a post which looks at life in the courts of the prince-bishops of Liège. drawing on some of the themes of his paper.
My Research in 30 Seconds: Public Engagement and its Possibilities, Part 2
What do you leave out when you only have 30 seconds to explain your research? That was the challenge facing Laura and our other researchers recently in the context of our upcoming project videos. In this post, Laura explains some of her more painful editorial decisions.
The Dark Side of Medievalist Dreams
In the second of her posts on modern views of the Middle Ages, Laura considers how the work of the engaging historian is a careful balancing act between over-simplification and mind-boggling detail. Does a simplistic view of the Middle Ages hide interesting facts, and darker truths, from a non-specialist audience?
Public Engagement and its Possibilities: Dreams of the Middle Ages
In the first of a new series of posts on the perception and reality of the Middle Ages, Laura announces a public engagement activity and considers why the imagery of the medieval era has been so often used to glorify war.