Followed by a drinks reception.īooking is free but required for both in person and online attendance.Īlexander rising in the sky in a cage pulled by four griffins, Old French Prose Alexandre Romance (France, 1444-1445): Royal MS 15 E VI, f. Poetry, Play, Persuasion: The Diagrammatic Imagination in Medieval Art and Thought. The Codex in the Classroom: Practical Dimensions of Medieval Diagrams.
Maps of the Mind: Diagrams Medieval and Modern. The lectures will be held in person at the British Library and also live streamed, thanks to the generosity of Jonathan A.
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From Antiquity onwards, the forms and procedures of geometric reasoning held a privileged place in the pursuit of truth, the understanding of which remained closely linked to ideals of beauty and perfection.ĭrawing on the collections of the British Library, whose holdings provide virtually comprehensive coverage of all ramifications of the diagrammatic tradition, this series of lectures examines the practical, theoretical and aesthetic dimensions of medieval diagrams as matrices of meaning and patterns of thought informing diverse areas of medieval culture. The British Library is delighted to announce the 2022 Panizzi Lecture series which will be given by Jeffrey Hamburger on Drawing Conclusions: Diagrams in Medieval Art and Thought.ĭiagrams constitute an omnipresent feature of medieval art and thought.
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