IMC 2009: Sessions
Session 1002: The V&A at the IMC, I: Faiths and Empires, 300-1250
Wednesday 15 July 2009, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Victoria & Albert Museum, London / Classical, Byzantine & Medieval Section, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London |
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| Organiser: | Glyn Davies, Department of Sculpture, Victoria & Albert Museum, London / Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London |
| Moderator/Chair: | Stuart Frost, Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
| Paper 1002-a | Cataloguing Early Medieval and Byzantine Ivory Carvings in the V&A: New Discoveries (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Sculpture, Byzantine Studies |
| Paper 1002-b | The Peculiarity of Carolingian Ivories (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Sculpture |
| Paper 1002-c | Preservation and Adaptation in a 12th-Century Portable Altar (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Decorative Arts, Liturgy |
| Abstract | In November 2009, the V&A's Medieval and Renaissance galleries open. In four linked sessions, the V&A (in collaboration with the Courtauld Institute) aims to place its collections and displays into a wider scholarly context. Each session is titled after one of the four medieval spaces in the new galleries. This session, 'Faiths and Empires 300-1250', looks at the crucial period in which early medieval art developed. It addresses international links, references to the past, and the importance of Carolingian adherence to Catholic orthodoxy in determining both the forms and uses of objects. |