In this blog, John Faulise, the editor of The Special View of History: Revised and Expanded Edition examines how an archival encounter with the source materials at the Charles Olson Research Collection resulted in this new edition of Olson’s major statement on postmodern poetics. The need for a new edition of Charles Olson’s The Special … Continue reading
The Virgin with the Laughing Child: technical and art-historical analyses of an enigmatic fifteenth-century terracotta sculpture | Sculpture Journal 35.2 Featured Article
Sculpture Journal launches a new Featured Article series with an interdisciplinary study of a fifteenth-century terracotta sculpture at the Victoria and Albert Museum. In “The Virgin with the Laughing Child,” Charlotte Hubbard and colleagues combine archival and scientific analysis to explore authorship, manufacture, and context. Free to read for a limited time.
The Invention of Frenchness
This year, the Bayeux Tapestry is being displayed in the UK for the first time after 1,000 years. Here, Anne-Hélène Miller, discusses this significant moment and her new book, The Invention of Frenchness. Scene 51 of the Bayeux Tapestry, from the Bayeux Museum. Credit: https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/la-tapisserie-de-bayeux/decouvrir-la-tapisserie-de-bayeux/explorer-la-tapisserie-de-bayeux-en-ligne The year 2026 marks the “return” of the Bayeux Tapestry … Continue reading
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of MSMI
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of MSMI, the editors are delighted to welcome you to this free-to-access 20th-anniversary virtual issue of the journal.
Translating Peter the Sicilian
In this blog post, Carl Dixon, author and translator of the latest title in the Translated Texts for Byzantinists series, discusses the Paulicians of the Byzantine Empire and the controversies of Peter the Sicilian's writings on them. The Paulicians are one of the more unusual heresies of the Middle Ages. Unlike many of their ilk, … Continue reading
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