Theophanes presents his book to the Virgin Hodegetria; Painted vellum manuscript. Felton Bequest 1960 710-2; with permission from the National Gallery of Victoria
200018-23 September. First International Iznik / Nicaea Symposium, Iznik, Turkey. Papers on the history, art and archaeology of Iznik and the surrounding regions, from perhistoric times up to and including the Ottoman period, will be given by a number of internationally distinguished authorities in the field. Enquiries to Dr A. Bilban Yalçin, The Iznik Foundation, Öksüz Çocuk Sokak No: 14, Kuruçesme-Besiktas, Istanbul. Fax: 00 90 212 287 3247, email: iznik@turk.net.
26-29 October. 26th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Email: bsc2000@fas.harvard.edu. Web: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~bsc2000/18-19 November. Eighth Colloquium on Ancient and Medieval Mosaics and Painting, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massacusetts, USA. Held in conjunction with "Antioch" The Lost Ancient City", an exhibition held at the Worcester Art Museum, 7 October 2000 to 7 January 2001. At least one session of the colloquium will be devoted to Antioch mosaics.
22-25 November. The Awakening of the Senses and Inidividual Preferences (11th-15th centuries), Athens. Symposium of the Institute for Byzantine Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation. Contact: Maria Gerolymatou, Institute for Byzantine Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Konstantinou Ave, 116 35 Athens, Greece (Fax: 301 72 47 959).
8-10 December. Ancient Studies -- New Technology: The World Wide Web and Scholarly Research, Communication, and Publication in Ancient, Byzantine, and Medieval Studies. Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Conveners: Michael DiMaio, Ralph Mathisen, Thomas Martin.
2001
20-22 April. Byzantium and the West. Twelfth Conference of the Australian Association for Byzantine Studies, University of Western Australia. Conf. Convenor: John Melville-Jones. For registration details and call for papers check the AABS web site c.October 2000.
July. Words and Pictures. Early Christian Art and Thought. Day seminar, McAuley Campus, Australian Catholic University.
19-25 August. XXe Congrès International des Études Byzantines, Paris (Sorbonne and Collège de France). To register write to the Congress Secretariat: M.J.-F. Vannier, Collège de France, Centre d'Histoire et Civilisation de Byzance, 52 rue du Cardinal Lemoine, F-75005 Paris. Fax: -33 (0)1 44 27 28 85.
Web: http://byzance.dr10.cnrs.fr/web/congres/frame.htmlDate to be announced. Conference on the Justinianic Plague. American Academy in Rome.
2002
Spring. International Conference, Late Antique Landscapes - Intellectual, Figural and Physical, UC Santa Barbara. Conf. organiser: Hal Drake.
July. Third International Triennial Conference Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia. Theme: Life and Liturgy (details to be announced).
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