Byzantium 330-1453
25 October 2008 - 22 March 2009
Royal Academy of Arts
From October 2008, the Royal Academy of Arts will host a groundbreaking exhibition devoted to Byzantium. Highlighting the splendours of the Byzantine Empire, the exhibition will comprise around 300 objects including icons, detached wall paintings, micro-mosaics, ivories, enamels plus gold and silver metalwork. Some of the works have never been displayed in public before. Byzantium 300-1453 will include great works from the San Marco Treasury in Venice and rare items from collections across Europe, the USA, Russia, Ukraine and Egypt.
The exhibition begins with the foundation of Constantinople in 300 AD by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and concludes with the capture of the city by the Ottoman forces of Mehmed II in 1453. This will be the first major exhibition on Byzantine Art in the United Kingdom for 50 years
SPBS is collaborating with several other institutions, with the support of the London Centre for Arts and Cultural Enterprise in organising a series of events and activities to accompany the exhibition, http://royalacademy.org.uk/byzantium
See the calendar of events, to which all are welcome. http://lcace.org.uk/events
To book tickets, please telephone 0870 848 8484 or visit https://ratickets.org.uk/welcome.asp
For more information on the exhibition see our dedicated Exhibitions page
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BIAA Fieldwork Awards
SPHS Fieldwork Award
Sponsored by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
Purpose
A grant of up to £400 is available to enable an undergraduate or postgraduate student to participate in a fieldwork project that relates to Hellenic studies (in its widest sense). Participation in the project should take place between April 2009 and March 2010.
Eligibility
Support is available to enable an undergraduate or postgraduate student to participate in a fieldwork project, in Turkey or the region of the Black Sea littoral, that relates to Hellenic studies (in its widest sense).
Participation in the project must take place between April 2009 and March 2010. Applicants must be undergraduate or postgraduate students based in a British university.
The completed application form and references should be emailed to http://www.biaa.ac.uk by 1 February 2009. Late applications will not be considered.
SPBS Fieldwork Award
Sponsored by the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies
Purpose
A grant of up to £400 is available to enable an undergraduate or postgraduate student to participate in a fieldwork project that relates to Byzantine studies (in its widest sense). Participation in the project should take place between April 2009 and March 2010.
Eligibility
Support is available to enable an undergraduate or postgraduate student to participate in a fieldwork project, in Turkey or the region of the Black Sea littoral, that relates to Byzantine studies (in its widest sense).
Participation in the project must take place between April 2009 and March 2010.
Applicants must be undergraduate or postgraduate students based in a British university.
The completed application form and references should be emailed to http://www.biaa.ac.uk by 1 February 2009. Late applications will not be considered.
For more information please contact Siobhan McKeown
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BIAA Travel Grants
Applications for Travel Grants are now being accepted for the period April 2009-March 2010. The deadline for applications is 1st February 2009.
Purpose
Travel grants of up to £500 each will be made to students in the fields of the arts, humanities and the social sciences to enable them to travel to and in Turkey and the region of the Black Sea littoral. Applicants should note that travel grants are not intended to support participation in fieldwork projects. The trip must take place between April 2009 and March 2010. The Institute tries to ensure that some undergraduates are among the successful candidates each year.
Eligibility
1. Support is available to enable students in the fields of the arts, humanities and the social sciences to travel to and in Turkey and the region of the Black Sea littoral.
2. The trip must take place between April 2009 and March 2010.
3. Applicants must be undergraduate or postgraduate students based in a British university.
4. The completed application form and references must reach the London office by 1 February 2009. Late applications will not be considered.
For further information along with the application form please contact Siobhan McKeown or visit http://www.biaa.ac.uk
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KOÇ UNIVERSITY Residential and Non-Residential Fellowships for the academic year 2009-2010
Koç University invites applications from junior and senior scholars specializing in the archaeology, art history, history, and allied disciplines of Anatolia (and Istanbul) during the Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman eras. Fellowships, which include accommodation, travel, and stipend, will be given to approximately 10 Ph.D. candidates and 10 scholars with Ph.D. to spend the 2009-2010 academic year in Istanbul at Koç University's Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations. Successful candidates will be required to be resident in Istanbul during the 9-month academic year (September 15-June 15). Some senior fellowships may be granted on a semester basis (September 15-January 31 or February 1-June 15). A small number of Non-Residential fellowships now available.
Located in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul, the Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations offers housing, study, and computer facilities to its fellows. It is near the libraries of the French, German, Swedish, and Dutch Institutes and other scholarly facilities in Istanbul. RCAC fellows are expected to devote themselves full time to their research projects. Fellows will also be asked to give 2 lectures on their work during the course of the year. Fellows must be proficient in English, which is the language of instruction at Koç University. Applications from scholars of all nationalities are encouraged.
APPLICATION DEADLINE : JANUARY 15, 2009
For more information and application forms please visit : http://www.rcac.ku.edu.tr
[Posted on BEDLAM 25/11/08]
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Message from the Treasurer...
Please could members remember that annual subscription to the Society is due by 31st January 2009 (£20 / $40 / 40 euros / or £10 / $20 / 20 euros for students).
Please note that those members who are in arrears will not receive a copy of the Bulletin of British Byzantine Studies 35 (2009) or be eligible for a discount at the 2009 Symposium.
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Chair of the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies
Following the appointment of Prof Margaret Mullett as Director of Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks, the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies is looking for a NEW CHAIR.
This is your opportunity to lead the promotion of Byzantine Studies in the UK. We would welcome nominations from across the full range of the membership of the society (academic seniority is not a precondition!). Enthusiasm and a desire to promote Byzantine studies are much more important.
If you wish to stand as Chair of the Society, please write to the Secretary (Antony Eastmond, Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN; email: antony.eastmond@courtauld.ac.uk), with the names of your proposer and seconder. Nominations close on 31 December 2008.
Please also include a manifesto or personal statement so that all may read your ideas for the future of the Society. All manifestoes and personal statements will be posted on the Society’s website so that members can read ideas in advance of the election.
The new Chair will be elected at the Society’s Annual General Meeting at 1.30pm on Sunday 22 March 2009 at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London [Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN]
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THE HELLENIC INSTITUTE
Postgraduate Studentships and Awards in Hellenic and Byzantine Studies (2008/9)
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomaios I Postgraduate Studentship in Byzantine Studies, in honour of His All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomaios I, was established by the Orthodox Cultural Association of Athens through a generous donation by Mrs Angeliki Frangos in memory of her late mother Stela N. Frangos.
The Nikolaos Oikonomides Postgraduate Studentship in Byzantine Studies, established by the friends of the Hellenic Institute in memory of the distinguished Greek Byzantinist Nikolaos Oikonomides (1934-2000), in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Byzantine Studies.
Both studentships cover tuition fees at UK/EU rate for one year and are open to full-time and part-time students who wish to pursue either the University of London federal taught MA degree programme in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies, or MPhil/PhD research in Byzantine Studies at the Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London.
The Panagiotis and Eleni Xenos Postgraduate Studentship in Byzantine and Hellenic Studies, established through a generous donation by Mrs Politeia Katekou in memory of her late parents Panagiotis and Eleni Xenos.
The Charalambos and Eleni Pelendrides Postgraduate Studentship in Hellenic and Byzantine Studies, established thanks to a generous donation by Dr Andreas Pelendrides in memory of his late parents Charalambos and Eleni Pelendrides.
Both studentships cover tuition fees at UK/EU rate for one year and are open to full-time and part-time students who wish to pursue either the University of London federal taught MA degree programme in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies, or the RHUL taught MA degree programme in History: Hellenic Studies, or MPhil/PhD research in some aspect of Byzantine and Hellenic studies at the Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London.
All studentships are awarded on the basis of proven academic merit. Candidates should meet the normal entrance requirements of the University of London. The closing date for submission of applications is 1 September 2008.
The George of Cyprus Bursaries in Hellenic Studies were established through the generous support of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Cyprus, in honour of the great thirteenth-century scholar George of Cyprus, later Ecumenical Patriarch Gregory II (1283-89). The bursaries are awarded to part-time and full-time students who pursue the taught MA degree course in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies, or the MA in Advanced History: Hellenic Studies, or MPhil/PhD research in Hellenic and Byzantine Studies at the Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London. There is no closing date for submission of applications for the bursaries.
In addition, the Hellenic Institute offers The Joan Mervyn Hussey Memorial Prize in Byzantine Studies in memory of the distinguished Byzantine scholar and teacher J.M. Hussey (1907-2006), Emeritus Professor of History in the University of London and former Head of the History Department at Royal Holloway College. The Prize (£500) is awarded to Hellenic Institute students who complete the MA in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies with the mark of distinction.
There are no special application forms for the studentships and bursaries. Applicants should send a letter of application to Miss J. Chrysostomides, Director, The Hellenic Institute, RHUL, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK.
For further information please contact Dr Charalambos Dendrinos, The Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK; tel. +44 (0)1784 443791/443086/ 443311, fax +44 (0)1784 433032, e-mail: Ch.Dendrinos@rhul.ac.uk
For updated information on the Hellenic Institute and its activities please consult the web page: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/hellenic-institute/
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University of Cyprus Postgraduate Programme
Since September 2007 the University of Cyprus has offered an Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programme in Byzantine Studies. The Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies and the Department of History and Archaeology offer a joint specialised postgraduate programme in Byzantine Studies leading to an MA and/or PhD degree. The goal of the programme is to promote interdisciplinary approaches in the various fields of Byzantine Studies. More specifically, the programme aims at a multilevel and multifaceted study of Byzantine culture that combines the various theoretical and practical methodological tools of Philology, History, History of Art and Archaeology. In this way, the historical phenomenon "Byzantium" is firmly placed within the broader geographical framework of Medieval Europe and the Middle East. For more information please visit the programme’s website:
http://www.ucy.ac.cy/byz/_en/index.html
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The Composition of Byzantine Glass Mosaic Tesserae
Leverhulme International Network.
The Network has been established to bring together scholars interested in the production and composition of glass for Byzantine mosaics. Our first meeting was for two days in September. Here we set out what we see as the five key research issues to be considered during the project:
What are the colorants in mosaic tesserae? (including questions of sources of raw glass, sources of colorants, patterns and changes of colour use in mosaics – technical or aesthetic?
What does a comparison with window and vessel glass reveal?
What can be said about re-use and restoration of Byzantine mosaic glass? (both relative to the medieval world, for example in the re-use of Roman glass and tesserae – why is such glass re-used? What of the spread of tesserae and their use in other areas such as Scandinavian beads. And what conservation issues need to be considered?)
Where does the glass for tesserae come from?
What can be said about the making of mosaics? (making tesserae; gold and silver; volume of production; issues about making mosaics; regional questions; issues of supply; what would a Byzantine mosaicist look for in a glass factory? Why are there no mosaics in Egypt? What is happening in Rome in the middle ages? Is it possible to develop a production model for tesserae?)
Arising from these, we decided that our central projects would be to put together several basic research tools. These include a database and bibliography of research and analysis of Byzantine glass mosaic tesserae, a database of sites from which glass mosaics are known or recorded, and a glossary of key terms used by scientists, archaeologists and art historians.
The meeting also included a study day at which speakers and delegates, including Marie-Dominique Nenna, Marco Verità, Ian Freestone, Julian Henderson, Mariangela Vandini and Fatma Marii, discussed their research in the field and raised further research questions. These included the question of whether a ‘best practice’ document could be devised, and whether it was possible to define a common colour vocabulary for the study of glass and tesserae.
We are grateful to all who attended and contributed with such enthusiasm to the debates, proving that the topic is less esoteric than we had originally feared.
For a fuller report of the meeting, see our website,
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/arthistory/ByzantineGlass
If you have any interest in any of these themes, if you have other research questions, if you can contribute to the databases of research and analysis or sites or if you would like to be added to our mailing list, if you have any views on colour charts and best practice documents, please don’t hesitate to get involved. The Network welcomes contributions from all interested parties: contact Liz James or Bente Bjornholt.
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DUMBARTON OAKS summer school
In July 2009 Dumbarton Oaks will host a 4-week summer school in Byzantine numismatics and sigillography, taught by Drs. Cécile Morrisson and John Nesbitt. The program will be open to graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree in any field of Byzantine studies, and to junior faculty members in the field of Byzantine studies. For additional information, please consult the full announcement on the Dumbarton Oaks website at http://www.doaks.org/research/byzantine/doaks_byz_summer_program_2009.html
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Newton International Fellowships
The Newton International Fellowships will be the pre-eminent award for postdoctoral researchers wishing to undertake research in the UK. The Fellowships will be launched on 4 June 2008 and will be run by the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society to cover the broad range of natural and social sciences, engineering and the humanities.
Newton International Fellowships aim to attract the world’s best post-doctoral researchers to Britain for a period of one to two years. Funding for follow-on activities will continue for up to ten years after the Newton International Fellows have returned overseas, with the aim of maintaining links with the UK. In addition, Newton Fellows will have the opportunity to join a national alumni scheme for international fellows run by RCUK.
More details will be available from the Newton International Fellowships website, which will go live on 4th June.
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GRANTS AWARDED BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF BYZANTINE STUDIES
The SPBS is delighted to announce the establishment of the 2006 Fund. This is set up to fund postgraduate students to attend conferences, symposia and exhibitions abroad. It will also offer grants to attend the Society’s Annual Spring Symposia. It is limited to students studying for a postgraduate degree at a British university. Priority will be given to students who have had papers accepted for delivery at the conference for which they are applying. The SPBS also offers small grants to help with the organisation of one-off small conferences, workshops, say-schools or seminars.
See our dedicated grants page for more details
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The Byzantium Website
Welcome to Byzantium, the website for the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies. This site is intended primarily as a platform to disseminate information about SPBS events, research grants and publications. In addition it will complement the Bulletin of British Byzantine Studies (BBBS), containing archived material from past issues. We are also collating useful links to external sites and details of Byzantine courses for students and would welcome any appropriate additions from members. Use the navigation bookmark on the left to explore the site. We hope that members will find this a useful resource and that non-members will be encouraged to join the society.
Teaching Resources
A new section of the SPBS website dedicated to Teaching Resources is currently under construction. This will include a section for “unofficial” or “private” translated texts. Suggestions and offerings of material gratefully accepted. Please contact Liz James, Chair of the Development Committee (E.James@sussex.ax.uk or Department of Art History. University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton).
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Contributions to BBBS and the Byzantium web site
Contributors to BBBS should be aware that all publications, announcements and reports published in the Bulletin will also appear at some stage on this web site. If any individual does not wish to make their contributions available on the internet then please contact Byzantium@ncl.ac.uk and we will ensure that the relevant items are removed.
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