IMC 2011: Sessions

Session 1513: Ivory Carving in the Gothic Period: Material Wealth and a Wealth of Material

Thursday 14 July 2011, 09.00-10.30

Sponsor:	Gothic Ivories Project, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Organiser:	Naomi Speakman, Department of Prehistory & Europe, British Museum, London / Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Moderator/Chair:	John Lowden, Gothic Ivories Project, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Paper 1513-a	The Gothic Ivories Project: Ivory 'Hunting' Goes Digital (Language: English) Catherine Yvard, Gothic Ivories Project, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London Index terms: Art History - Decorative Arts, Art History - Sculpture, Computing in Medieval Studies
Paper 1513-b	The Forgotten Genre?: 14th-Century Ivory Religious Caskets and Their Pictorial Context (Language: English) Glyn Davies, Department of Sculpture, Victoria & Albert Museum, London / Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London Index terms: Art History - Decorative Arts, Art History - Sculpture
Paper 1513-c	Forgery and Authenticity: Gothic Ivory Carvings from the British Museum (Language: English) Naomi Speakman, Department of Prehistory & Europe, British Museum, London / Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London Index terms: Archives and Sources, Art History - Decorative Arts, Art History - Sculpture, Medievalism and Antiquarianism
Abstract	Launched at the Courtauld Institute on 15 December 2010, the Gothic Ivories Project is an online catalogue which brings together images and information about Gothic ivory pieces made in Western Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1530, scattered in collections around the world. The vast amount of surviving pieces is in sharp contrast with the relative lack of knowledge we have of the context in which they were originally produced and later re-produced in the modern era. This session will show how the Gothic Ivories Project, combined with other tools and sources, is now opening new research paths.