IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 1531: Objects and Items as Statements about the Past
Thursday 4 July 2019, 09.00-10.30
| Organiser: | Beata Możejko, Zakład Historii Średniowiecza Polski i Nauk Pomocniczych Historii, Uniwersytet Gdański |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Weronika Grochowska, Instytut Historii Sztuki, Uniwersytet Gdański / National Museum, Gdańsk |
| Paper 1531-a | Early Medieval Cemetery from Przemyśl (Poland) as a Source of International Contacts (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - General, Daily Life |
| Paper 1531-b | The Bronze Seven-Arm Candlestick and the Expedition of Czech King Vladislav II to Italy in 1158 (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Decorative Arts, Art History - General, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1531-c | Generosity for the Church or a Passion for Beauty?: The World of the Valuable Objects of the Bishop of Włocławek and the Archbishop of Gniezno, Jakub of Sienna (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Daily Life, Religious Life, Social History |
| Abstract | The speakers in this session pose a question about what objects are able to communicate about the past. The first paper focus' on cemetery and the graves of Magyars (found in the 1970s in Przemyśl) and will try to answer what the character and role of Magyars presence was in this area. The second paper compares the Czech historical tradition regarding the origin of the candlestick and the circumstances in which it was brought to Prague with the findings of historians concerning the date and origin of this artefact. The third paper concerns numerous information about the liturgical vessels and vestments and other precious objects or books that Jakub z Sienna (1413-1480) acquired and sometimes brought from his journeys. Are they a testimony to his generosity for the Church or his passion for beauty and art? |