24th September 2022 International Conference ""The Piacenza Cathedral and Medieval Civilisation"" Piacenza, 20th-24th September 2022 On the occasion of the International Conference 'The Piacenza Cathedral and Medieval Civilisation', Fabrizio Crivello presented his research on the Angilberga Psalter, one of the most famous medieval purple codices, in a paper entitled 'The Angilberga Psalter: First Reconsiderations'. Download […]

International Symposium 'Iconography 2022. The representation of space between reality and symbol"". Padua, Palazzo Liviano - Venice, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti – 12nd-14th December 2022 On the occasion of the international symposium ""Iconography 2022. The representation of space between reality and symbol "", two members of the consortium, Federica Toniolo and Chiara […]

Trier, Wissenschaftliche Bibliothek der Stadt In occasione del convegno ““Buchkunst und Bildgestaltung um 1000. Der Diskurs der ottonischen Epoche”, Fabrizio Crivello presenterà il paper “Trier und die Purpurhandschriften der ottonischen Zeit”, frutto di ricerche condotte nell’ambito del progetto PURPLE.

Verona, Department of Culture and Civilisation As part of the lecture series 'Doctoral Middle Ages, Ongoing Research, Recent Publications', Chiara Ponchia will give a lecture entitled 'Precious Pages: The Long History of the Purple Codice'.

Genova, Palazzo Balbi Senarega, Aula M, ore 15:00   On Friday 27 October 2023, Federica Toniolo, Chiara Ponchia and Maurizio Aceto will talk about the Offiziolo Durazzo and the PURPLE project in a conference entitled 'The Purple Codices and the Offiziolo Durazzo'.

Naples, Palazzo Du Mesnil, 22-24 November 2023 In the context of the conference 'At the Crossroads of the Mediterranean. The Aragonese Humanist Monarchy in the Ideological and Cultural Context of the Renaissance', Teresa D'Urso will present a paper entitled 'A Mediterranean Legacy. Purple in Neapolitan Renaissance Manuscripts'.

The exhibition 'Di porpora e di luce. Forma e materia dell'antico nei codici della Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli' will be open from the 1st December 2023 to the 6th February 2024, . The exhibition, organised as part of the PURPLE project, will be an opportunity to present the results of the research conducted on the […]

Padua, Liviano Palace, Aula Diano 18th December 2023 On Monday 18th December 2023, at the Aula Diano of Palazzo Liviano (piazza Capitaniato 7 - 35139 PADOVA), a study day will be held on the theme "Red and black. Study day on purple manuscripts and manuscripts with dyed pages". Chiara Ponchia, Federica Toniolo and Laura Zabeo […]

Tuesday 6th February 2024 marks the end of the exhibition 'Di porpora e di luce. Forma e materia dell'Antico nei codici della Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli", inaugurated last 1st December and curated by Daniela Bacca, Teresa D'Urso and Giulia Simeoni. The exhibition recounts the centuries-long adventure of the purple manuscripts, a book product of great […]

In the framework of the "VII. Forum Kunst des Mittelalters. Licht: Kunst, Metaphysik und Naturwissenschaft im Mittelalter," to be held in Jena Sept. 25-28, 2024, Fabrizio Crivello will give a paper entitled "Gold glänzt auf Purpur. Zu den Initialzierseiten in den karolingischen Evangeliaren." More information is available at: https://www.dvfk-berlin.de/forum/.