Research Resources in Caid

This is a list of various research resources within the boundaries of Caid. Last updated: 10 November 2010

Museums

The museums listed here have collections or exhibits that include items of interest to those studying pre-1600-era culture of the Old World. These museums also often have items of newer provenance or objects from the New World, Asia, or Africa, but those are not mentioned here as they are less likely to aid in research appropriate to the SCA's time and location.

Getty Center Museum

Official website: http://www.getty.edu/

• Illuminated Manuscripts and Drawings - changed quarterly
  • Illuminated Manuscripts from Belgium and the Netherlands, August 24, 2010–February 6, 2011
  • Imagining the Past in France, 1250–1500, November 16, 2010–February 6, 2011

Their website describes this exhibit as, "On view exclusively at the J. Paul Getty Museum, this major international loan exhibition features rare manuscripts drawn from the collections of more than twenty-five of the world's most famous museums and libraries. The books are supplemented with ivories, tapestries, and metalwork that demonstrate how historical tales leapt from the illuminated page into other artistic forms."

• • Stories to Watch: Narrative in Medieval Manuscripts, February 22–May 15, 2011
  • Fashion in the Middle Ages, May 31–August 21, 2011
• Medieval & Renaissance Paintings - permanent display
• Special Exhibits
  • Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention, Mar 23 - June 20, 2010
  • Foundry to Finish: The Making of a Bronze Sculpture, June 23, 2009 ongoing
  • La Roldana's Saint Ginés: The Making of a Polychrome Sculpture, Feb 22, 2009 ongoing

Getty Villa in Malibu

Official website: http://www.getty.edu/

• The Art of Ancient Greek Theatre , Aug 26, 2010 - Jan 3, 2011
• Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze, March 2–September 12, 2011
• Greek and Roman Antiquities - permanent display
  • Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity, Oct 8, 2009 ongoing
• Medieval herb garden - permanent display

Huntington Library in San Marino

Official website: http://www.huntington.org/

• Illuminated Manuscripts - permanent display
  • Gutenburg Bible
  • Ellesmere manuscript of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
• Medieval and Renaissance Paintings - permanent display
• "Beautiful Science: Ideas that Changed the World", Dibner Hall of the History of Science, Ptolemy to Copernicus, Newton to Einstein.
• Special Exhibits
  • Beauty and Power: Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes, Oct 9, 2010 - Jan 24, 2011

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Official website: http://www.lacma.org/

• Medieval & Renaissance Paintings - permanent display
• European Sculpture from classic period to modern - permanent display
• Costume and textiles - rotating permanent display; some are pre-1600
• Ancient Near East - permanent display
• Ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Art - permanent display
• Ancient Egyptian - permanent display
• Special Exhibits
  • Magna Carta in the Art of the Americas Building, Level 2 from April 26, 2011–May 5, 2011; A manuscript of the 1217 charter, issued in the name of King Henry III, will be displayed at LACMA.
  • The Mourners: Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy in Art of the Americas Building, Level 2 - May 8, 2011–July 31, 2011; forty sculptures from the tomb of John the Fearless (1342–1404), the second duke of Burgundy. His elaborate tomb, once housed at a monastery on the outskirts of Dijon, is now one of the centerpieces of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon.
  • Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts in the Resnick Pavilion - June 5, 2011–September 5, 2011; spans the eighth through nineteenth centuries and includes more than 240 works of art
  • Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World in the Resnick Pavilion from November 6, 2011—January 29, 2012; Contested Visions offers a comparative view of the two principal viceroyalties of Spanish America: Mexico and Peru. Spanning the 15th to the 18th centuries, the exhibition addresses two distinct, though deeply interrelated, subjects: (1) the continuation of pre-Conquest forms and styles in the colonial period; and (2) the multiple contexts in which indigenous peoples are represented in the colonial period—by colonial artists, European artists, and themselves. There will be paintings, sculptures, illustrated books, maps, codices, manuscripts, and other materials.

Bowers Museum in Santa Ana

Official website: http://www.bowers.org/

• Special exhibits
  • RECEPTION AND LECTURE: THE PRECIOUSNESS OF FRAGILITY: SECRETS OF RENAISSANCE VENETIAN GLASS Sunday, November 21, 1:30 PM Reception. 2:00 PM Lecture

San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park, San Diego

Official website: http://sdmart.org/

• Medieval & Renaissance Paintings - permanent display
  • Old Masters in New Light: the SDMA Collection Revisited
• Asian Art - permanent display
• Special exhibits
  • Mannered Bodies: European Prints of the Later Renaissance, April 3 - June 27, 2010
  • Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece, May 22 - Sept 5, 2010

Timken Museum of Art in Balboa Park, San Diego

Official website: http://timkenmuseum.org/

• Medieval and Renaissance Paintings - permanent display

San Diego Museum of Man

Official website: http://www.museumofman.org/

• Ancient Egypt
• Early weapons

Lectures, Lecture Series, and Conferences

LACMA Public Programs

• Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 pm

Premiere of IRONCLAD. On the last day of the viewing of Magna Carta, LACMA will premiere Ironclad, an ultra-violent action thriller that tells the true story of a motley crew of tough, battle hardened warriors, who withstood several brutal and bloody months under siege, in a desperate bid to defend their country's freedom. It is the year 1215 and the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John (Paul Giamatti) to put his royal seal to the Magna Carta, a noble, seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. A determined group of Knights Templar defend Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom. The superb ensemble cast includes Brian Cox, James Purefoy, and Kate Mara. Bing Theater l $10 general admission. $7 museum members, seniors (62+), students with valid ID. | Purchase tickets online

• A Colloquium on Persian Miniature Painting: Context and Conservation

Saturday, May 7 | 2 pm A recently conserved folio from the Zafarnama of 1436 or Timur's Book of Conquest, reunited at LACMA with its facing page, will be discussed by Eleanor Sims, a London-based art historian and Yana Van Dyke, Associate Conservator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in the context of Persian book painting and its conservation. Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations Sponsored by the Farhang Foundation.

• Sunday, May 8 | 2 pm

Opening Lecture: Splendors of the Burgundian Court The exquisite sculptures from the tomb of John the Fearless (1342–1404), the second duke of Burgundy—on view in the exhibition, The Mourners: Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy—are considered some of the most profound and original art of the period. John and the other dukes of the Valois dynasty were renowned for the splendor of their court and the superlative quality of the art they commissioned to express their power and taste. Art historian Marina Belozerskaya will explore the sumptuous arts—goldwork, tapestries, manuscripts, music, and multimedia pageants—that made the Burgundian dukes the preeminent rules of the early Renaissance. Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Getty Center Lecture Series

Official website: Getty Center Lectures

• most lectures are free, conferences generally have a cost, seating by reservation
• How the French Made History: Manuscripts and Images of the Past in Medieval France, Thursday November 18, 2010 (7pm)
• The Origins of Hellenistic Ruler Portraiture in the Philippeion at Olympia, Thursday December 2, 2010, 7:30 pm Getty Villa
• Display of Art in Roman Palaces 1550-1750, Dec.2, 3, 2010, (2 day conference)
• Manuscripts and Movies: From the Medieval to the Modern, Sunday January 9, 2011 (7pm)
• Ready for Prime Time: Condition and Aesthetics in Old Master Drawings, Thursday January 13, 2011 (7pm)
• The Future of the Past: History in the Medieval Francophone West, Friday February 4, 2011 (9 am - 7 pm)

UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Lecture series

Official website: http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/programs/calendar.html

• most lectures are free, seating on a first come basis, through the school year

UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Annual Conferences

Official website: http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/programs/calendar.html

• Annual Celtic Studies Conference (March)
• Annual Shakespeare Symposium (May 2011)

Other Non-profit, Educational Organizations

• Society for Calligraphy
  • website: http://www.societyforcalligraphy.com/
• Shakespeare by the Sea
  • website: http://www.shakespearebythesea.org/