After a series of study days held in Oxford, the MALMECC team co-organized a conference at the University of Liège with the local research unit ‘Transitions: Moyen Âge et première Modernité’.
In this post, David Murray writes about the importance of the Virgin Mary in and around 14th century Salzburg.
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…
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.
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.
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
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.
Researcher Christophe Masson reflects on the latest MALMECC study day, an academic tour of Europe in search of the cultural influences of papal Avignon…
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.
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.
