Medieval Tales
| Dates: | 1 December 2015 |
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| Times: | 12:00 - 13:00 |
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| What is it: | Forum |
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| Organiser: | John Rylands Research Institute |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Paul Clarke, Dr Cordeila Warr |
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The Format for this event will consist of two presentations over 30 minutes followed by 30 minutes of discussion with Q&A
Reading Boccaccio through Space and Time
Presentation by: Paul Clarke, PhD Candidate
Giovanni Boccaccio’s (1313-1375) corpus boasted a long-lasting and geographically extensive presence in early modern print production. As an author who experimented with both classical and contemporary vernacular literary traditions, wrote across a range of genres, and addressed a broad and eclectic readership, the extent to which his texts were translated, edited, and reproduced is unsurprising. Indeed, by the mid-sixteenth century most of his works had been printed in translation including editions in French, German, Spanish, English, Dutch, Czech, and even Modern Greek. The impressive collection of Boccaccio editions at the Rylands offers an exemplary case study for the author’s universal appeal. By addressing the textual and material evidence of these holdings, I will interrogate some of the ways in which the early modern Boccaccian book-object has been made, re-made, and has travelled through space and time.
Stigmata
Presentation by: Dr Cordeila Warr, Senior Lecturer in Art History & Visual Studies
Saint Francis of Assisi (d. 1226) is the most famous stigmatic of the late middle ages and was defended by members of his order as the only person to have received such a miracle. However, a number of other holy people were claimed as stigmatics between the thirteenth and the sixteenth century. The Dominicans promoted members of their order as stigmatics such as Walter of Strasbourg (d. before 1260), Margaret of Hungary (d. 1270), and Catherine of Siena (d. 1380). Their experiences of stigmata were distinct from those of Saint Francis. I will explore the debate about the understanding of stigmata within the context of the imitation of Christ and the controversies surrounding the visual representation of stigmatics in the period up to the early seventeenth century.
Speakers
Paul Clarke
Role: PhD Candidate, John Rylands Research Institute
Organisation: University of Manchester
Dr Cordeila Warr
Role: Senior Lecturer in Art History & Visual Studies
Organisation: University of Manchester
Biography: Cordelia studied Fine Art at Newcastle University (1985-1987) and History of Art at Nottingham University (1987-1989). She completed her Ph.D. on Female Patronage and Female Spirituality in Italian Art of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries in 1994 (University of Warwick ). Before coming to Manchester, Cordelia taught at Queen's University Belfast (1999-2003) and the University of Aberdeen (1995-1996). She has also taught for the Open University (1995) and for the American University of Rome (1998). Cordelia has held research awards from the Leverhulme Trust (1996-1998 and 2002-2003), the British School at Rome (1991, 1997-1998), the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation (1993), and St. John's College, Oxford (2003)
Travel and Contact Information
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Christie Room
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
150 Deansgate
Manchester
Gtr Manchester
