New Reviews

Speculum 85 (2)

James R. Lindow, The Renaissance Palace in Florence: Magnificence and Splendour in Fifteenth-Century Italy 424.
Alick M. McLean, Prato: Architecture, Piety, and Political Identity in a Tuscan City-State 435.
Matthew M. Reeve, ed., Reading Gothic Architecture 495 (brief notice).

Medieval Hall in Galway open to the Public

A hall built by Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (1259-1326), has opened to the public for the first time. The hall, adjoining castle, and surrounding area have been the subject of archaeological excavations since their discovery under the Custom House (then under restoration) in the 1990s.
Story in the Irish Times

Upcoming Conferences

Medieval Academy Annual Meeting, April 14-16 2011
- accepting submissions until May 15, 2010


Fourth International Colloquium Compostela, October 12-15, 2010
Theme: Pilgrimages and Pilgrims as Peacemakers
- accepting submissions until July 15