[conference announcement posted to lismaps and MapHist by Tony Campbell, on
behalf of the organiser, whose contact details are below]
IMAGINING JERUSALEM IN THE MEDIEVAL WEST
University College, Oxford, 16-17 March, 2009
This interdisciplinary conference explores the role of the imagination in
the
production and use of medieval maps and views of Jerusalem. Papers will
discuss
the representation of the city and its buildings in manuscripts and early
printed books from the Jewish and Christian traditions, with an emphasis on
city maps and ground plans of the Temple and the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre.
The speakers are: Anthony Bale, Kathryne Beebe, Mary Carruthers, Catherine
Delano-Smith, Evelyn Edson, Katrin Kogman-Appel, Bianca Kühnel, Thomas
O'Loughlin, Kathryn Rudy, Lesley Smith, Hanna Vorholt, and Andrea Worm.
The conference is accompanied by a small display of manuscripts and printed
books from the collections of the Bodleian Library, which will be on public
view in the Library's Exhibition Room from 23 February to 21 March.
A full programme and registration form for the conference can be found on
the
website of the Oxford Centre for Medieval History:
www.history.ox.ac.uk/medieval/upcoming_events/.
Pre-registration is required as places are limited. Please return the
registration form to Lucy Donkin,
University College, Oxford, OX1 4BH. For any queries, please write to this
address or to:
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