About the Conference
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This is the 4th Biennial Conference of the Society for Renaissance Studies and builds upon the success of previous events at Bristol (2003), Edinburgh (2006) and Dublin (2008).
Conference delegates from more than 15 countries will present more than 200 papers in some 50 panels. Among the featured strands are 'Crossing the Medieval/Renaissance Divide,' 'Landscapes and Soundscapes,' 'Materiality and Spirituality,' 'Travel and Encounter,' 'Possessions and Collections,' and 'The Boundaries of Science'. There will be a mini-conference on 'Law and Literature' with many leading scholars in that field; 'A Conversation with Iain Fenlon and Richard Wistreich' (editors of the new Cambridge History of 16th Century Music; 'Did York have a Renaissance? An Architectural Exploration'; and a workshop on Publishing and Research Funding with presentations by Andrew Hadfield (Editor of Renaissance Studies) and Sarah Stanton (Literature Editor at Cambridge University Press). Plenary lectures will be given by Quentin Skinner (Queen Mary), Iain Fenlon (Cambridge) and Penelope Gouk (Manchester).
The conference will be based at the King's Manor, a beautiful complex of Medieval and Renaissance buildings in the heart of York.
Our plenary lectures and receptions will be held at some of York's most important historic buildings:
- The Merchant Adventurers' Hall. Built in the 1350s, it is one of Britain's earliest and largest guild halls.
- St. Margaret's Church, Walmgate. Founded in the 12th century, its Romanesque doorway is one of the most important architectural features in the city. It was declared redundant in 1974, it was renovated and reopened in 1997 as the National Centre for Early Music.
- St. William's College. Built in the 1460s to house chantry priests, and later used as the printing house for the exiled Charles I, this large building — with its lovely courtyard — is now the conference venue for neighbouring York Minster.
King's Manor
Merchant Adventurers' Hall
St. William's College
St. Margaret's Church
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York Early Music Festival
This year the Sixteen will perform the music of Byrd, Tallis and Sheppard in York Minster, a series of concerts will commemorate the 400th anniversary of Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers and Theatre of the Ayre (dir. Elizabeth Kenny) will present a rare production of John Blow's opera Venus & Adonis. Conference delegates will be given the opportunity to purchase tickets at a discount and before they go on sale to the general public (see Concerts).
Publishers exhibiting at the Conference
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