A webinar discussion of the progress of restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral three years after the fire of 15 April 2019, with French architectural historian and renovation consultant Dany Sandron, along with AVISTA architectural historians involved with the work, Jennifer Feltman and Lindsay Cook. This event was jointly sponsored by the Valencia College East Campus Humanities … Continue Reading
Those of you that were at Kalamazoo 2017 may remember that the pilgrim badge casting demonstration by Darrel Markewitz that was partly sponsored by AVISTA had to be cancelled when he was denied entry into the US by the border guards. Sadly, he will be unable to join us again this next year (and maybe … Continue Reading
What Did They Know and When did They Know It? Scholastic Interpretations of Architectural Dynamics. by Thomas Boothby and Steven Walton Presented at the AVISTA session at Kalamazoo, May 2006. Intro [slide[1]] Exploring medieval architecture is largely the domain of art and architectural historians, and historians of science have rarely looked into the field. If, … Continue Reading
The Kalamazoo Gazette set a reporter to the iron smelting demo on Saturday and a number of media reports resulted: “Medieval smelting demonstration at WMU brings the heat, despite wind and rain“ Iron Smelting Demonstration (photos) Gallery: Iron Smelting Demonstration We had a great turnout of over 100 people, despite the cold front and squall … Continue Reading
A review by Wesley M. Stevens of Carl Barnes’ book on Villard’s Portfolio appeared in the September 2011 issue of Isis, the journal of the History of Science Society. Stevens praises the book, calling it, “a very thorough and systematic analysis of a book…. The work is excellent.”. Read the full review in the PDF here: StevensOnBarnes(Isis).
Table of Contents Page Call to Arms 1 From the Editor: News 2 Call for Papers 4 From the President 5 Reviews of Articles Recent Villard Studies 5 Medieval Technology 7 Medieval Economics 9 Notes and Queries 11 News from Members and Affiliated Societies 11 Recent and Forthcoming Papers 13 Activities…Past, Present, Future 17 Annual … Continue Reading
Table of Contents From the Editor: Power Games 1 Call for Papers 4 AVISTA Sessions at Kalamazoo, May 1991 4 AVISTA Sessions 1986-1992 5 From the President 5 Reviews of Articles An Unfinished Lintel, Villard, The Shroud of Turin 6 Abstracts: AVISTA Sessions 12 Abstracts: 24th Annual Meeting of MESA 15 News from Members and … Continue Reading