Material Histories of Exchange I: Representations of Cross-Cultural Dress in Byzantium and Beyond
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture
Organizer Name
Annie Montgomery Labatt, Heather Badamo
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of Texas-San Antonio, Univ. of California-Santa Barbara
Presider Name
Heather Badamo
Paper Title 1
Monastic Dress Codes and the Secular World
Presenter 1 Name
Jennifer Ball
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Brooklyn College and Graduate Center, CUNY
Paper Title 2
Dressing the Magi: Visualizing the Persian East in Early Medieval Italy
Presenter 2 Name
Annie Montgomery Labatt
Paper Title 3
Dress Ornamentation in the Late Byzantine Period
Presenter 3 Name
Antje Bosselmann-Ruickbie
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Johannes Gutenberg-Univ. Mainz
Start Date
12-5-2017 1:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1160
Description
Recent work on the medieval Mediterranean has emphasized how the fragmented geography of the region promoted connectivity and exchange, creating zones of mutual intelligibility. In this work, “portable objects” have emerged as key intermediaries between Byzantine, western European, and Islamic visual traditions, with studies focusing on the role of mobility in generating “shared culture,” as well as new uses, meanings, and interpretations. This panel will build on the pioneering work of art historians such as Eva Hoffman, focusing specifically on the movement of dress and ornament – as physical objects, the subject of representation, and cultural practice – between Byzantium and neighboring regions.
Annie Montgomery Labatt and Heather Badamo
Material Histories of Exchange I: Representations of Cross-Cultural Dress in Byzantium and Beyond
Schneider 1160
Recent work on the medieval Mediterranean has emphasized how the fragmented geography of the region promoted connectivity and exchange, creating zones of mutual intelligibility. In this work, “portable objects” have emerged as key intermediaries between Byzantine, western European, and Islamic visual traditions, with studies focusing on the role of mobility in generating “shared culture,” as well as new uses, meanings, and interpretations. This panel will build on the pioneering work of art historians such as Eva Hoffman, focusing specifically on the movement of dress and ornament – as physical objects, the subject of representation, and cultural practice – between Byzantium and neighboring regions.
Annie Montgomery Labatt and Heather Badamo