February 3 — 5, 2011
A joint symposium on the theme of History in
French-Speaking Medieval Europe
At the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center
and the University of California, Los Angeles
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The Future of the Past: History in the Medieval Francophone WestThe symposium will coincide with the final days of the major international loan exhibition, Imagining the Past in France, 1250-1500, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles from November 16, 2010 — February 6, 2011. Curated by Dr. Elizabeth Morrison and Professor Anne D. Hedeman, Imagining the Past is the first major exhibition devoted to the theme of history in manuscripts, focusing on the use of images to enhance and influence the reader’s experience of the text. Bringing together more than 70 objects from the collections of over 25 museums and libraries across Europe and the United States, the exhibition highlights one of the greatest chapters in the history of French art and the development of the French nation, when heroic tales of bygone eras came to life in lavish illuminated manuscripts. Highlights of the exhibition include an extraordinary 13th-century copy of the legend of the Holy Grail; the Great Chronicles of France made for King Charles V in the 14th-century; and a manuscript of Boccaccio’s Concerning the Fates of Illustrious Men and Women, painted by the greatest illuminator of the mid-15th-century, Jean Fouquet. The exhibition also features select works of ivory, tapestry, and metalwork that demonstrate how stories from these rare history manuscripts leapt into other artistic forms.
About the Symposium
Jointly presented by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, “The Future of the Past: History in the Medieval Francophone West,” is organized by Dr. Elizabeth Morrison (Curator, Department of Manuscripts, The J. Paul Getty Museum), Professor Anne D. Hedeman (School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Professor Matthew Fisher (Department of English, UCLA), and Professor Zrinka Stahuljak (Department of French & Francophone Studies, UCLA). As part of the CMRS Ahmanson Conference series, generous support for the symposium has been provided by the Ahmanson Foundation, with additional funding from the UCLA Vice Chancellor for Research and the UCLA Dean of Humanities.
Symposium speakers and contributors comprise many of the top medieval manuscript and history experts from around the world. Presenters on February 4 at the Getty Center will include: Alison Stones, Professor of Art History, University of Pittsburgh; Elizabeth A. R. Brown, Professor of History, Brooklyn College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York; Charlotte Lacaze, former Schiff-Dupee Associate Professor of Art History and Co-Chair, Department of Art History and Fine Arts at the American University of Paris; Nancy Freeman Regalado, Professor of French and Director, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program, New York University; Maud Pérez-Simon, PhD, Université Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle; Thierry Delcourt, Conservateur général, Départment des manuscrits, Bibliothèque nationale de France; and Marie-Thérèse Gousset, Conservateur, Départment des manuscrits, Bibliothèque nationale de France.
The symposium is open to the public. For Friday, February 4, at the Getty Center, advance registration and a 15 USD registration fee are required (parking fee will be waived for registered symposium participants). To register, visit http://www.getty.edu or call (310) 440-7300 by January 31, 2011. Space is limited and there are no refunds or cancellations. For Thursday, February 3, and Saturday, February 5, at UCLA, there is no fee and registration is not required. Campus parking is available for 10 USD per day. Please use the Self-Service Pay Stations in UCLA Lots 2, 3, or 5, or purchase permit from the UCLA Parking Services kiosk at Hilgard and Westholme Avenues. For more information about the “Future of the Past” sessions at UCLA, please contact the Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, (310) 825-1880 or email [email protected]
Tentative Schedule
Thursday, February 3, 2011, Royce 314, UCLA
2:30 – 3:00pm Registration, coffee
3:00 – 3:15pm Welcome
3:15 – 5:00pm Panel 1: History Writing and History Reading
Speakers: Leah Shopkow, David Rollo, and Noah Guynn
5:00 – 7:00pm Reception
Friday, February 4, 2011, Museum Lecture Hall, J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center
8:30 – 9:00am Registration, coffee and light breakfast
9:00 – 9:15am Welcome
9:15 – 11:15am Panel 1: Creating French History
Speakers: Thierry Delcourt, Charlotte Lacaze, and Marie-Thérèse Gousset
11:15am – 1:30pm Exhibition visit and lunch break
1:30 – 3:30pm Panel 2: Illuminating History
Speakers: Maud Pérez-Simon, Nancy Freeman Regalado, and Elizabeth A. R.
Brown
3:30 – 4:00pm Coffee break
4:00 – 5:00pm Keynote address by Alison Stones
5:00 – 7:00pm Reception
Saturday, February 5, 2011, Royce 314, UCLA
9:30 – 10:00am Coffee and light breakfast
10:00 – 11:00am Panel 1: Inflecting Time and Space
Speakers: Christopher Baswell, Marilynn Desmond, and Deborah McGrady
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 – 2:45pm Panel 2: Manuscripts in History
Speakers: Jeff Rider and Daniel Birkholz
2:45 – 3:15pm Coffee break
3:15 – 4:30pm Panel 3: History in Manuscripts
Speakers: Jessica Brantley and Christopher Cannon
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