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The Association for the Study and Preservation of Roman Mosaics |
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| July 2010: Mosaics uncovered at Chedworth Roman Villa Several of the corridor mosaics at Chedworth are being re-excavated and conserved this summer as part of work to construct a new cover building over the west wing of the villa. Read more on the excavation blog and follow the project on the Chedworth Roman Villa blog. |
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| June 2010: Please sign the Hinton St Mary petition! ASPROM has launched a petition to ask the British Museum to display whole of the Hinton St Mary mosaic again, preferably on the floor, or to consider loaning it to a suitable museum in Dorset, its county of origin. Since 1997 only the roundel with the head of Christ has been on display, mounted on the wall. We believe that as the mosaic possibly contains the only known representation of Christ in an ancient pavement, it is of unique importance, not just in Britain but in the context of the Roman Empire as a whole, and merits being displayed in its entirety. Read the full text of the petition, and follow the link to add your name to the list. |
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| March 2009: The Roman Mosaics of Britain Volume 3: South-east England The third part of David Neal and Stephen Cosh's definitive corpus of Roman mosaics in Britain is now published. It covers some of the best-known Roman sites in the country, including the towns of Colchester, Silchester, London and Verulamium, and the villas and palaces at Brading, Bignor and Fishbourne. The book consists of two volumes, lavishly illustrated with the authors' own paintings, reproductions of historic engravings, photographs and plans showing the context of the mosaics. It is available from Oxbow Books, at £200 for both volumes; ASPROM members are entitled to buy a copy at the discount price of £160. Volumes 1 and 2, covering northern and south-west Britain, are also available from Oxbow, priced at £160 each; the fourth and final volume of the series is almost complete and should be published within the next couple of years. |
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| October 2008: Father Michele Piccirillo We are sad to report that Fr Piccirillo died on 26 October. He was one of the world's leading authorities on late Roman and Byzantine mosaics, and will be remembered especially for his work in excavating, publishing and conserving the mosaics of Jordan, Palestine and Syria. Read obituaries in
The Times,
The Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph.
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| December 2006: Grants for the study of ancient mosaics ASPROM is now offering grants of up to £500 to members towards the costs of research and publication connected with the study of ancient mosaics. The grants are available to students and researchers at all levels. More information |
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| January 2006: The Roman Mosaics of Britain Volume 2: South-west Britain The second volume of Stephen Cosh and David Neal's monumental corpus of Roman mosaics in Britain has appeared at last! The volume was launched at a meeting held by the Society of Antiquaries on 19 January. It describes 444 mosaics from about 120 sites in Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, which are lavishly illustrated in colour, including the authors' distinctive paintings. The volume is available from Oxbow Books; ASPROM members are entitled to buy a copy at the discount price of £120 (usual price £160). |
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| July 2005: Time Team's Big Roman Dig Channel 4's Time Team are running excavations and activities all over Britain to learn more about life in Roman Britain. They have returned to the villa at Dinnington in Somerset, first investigated in 2002, and ASPROM's Vice-Chairman David Neal has been called in to look at new fragments of mosaic, which are of outstanding quality. Visit the Big Roman Dig website, and read about the excavations at Dinnington.
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| May 2005: Mosaics in Roman Britain: Stories in Stone, by Patricia Witts Patt Witts' new book, published by Tempus, looks at figured mosaics from Roman Britain, explaining the scenes of myth and everyday life that they represent, and trying to understand what their owners were trying to convey. The book is lavishly illustrated and includes a gazetteer of sites and museums where mosaics can be seen. |
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| April 2005: New book on Pompeian mosaics and paintings, by ASPROM Chairman Roger Ling The Insula of the Menander at Pompeii, Volume II: The Decorations, by Roger Ling and Lesley Ling, is the second of five volumes presenting a whole city block at Pompeii. The block contains the House of the Menander, one of the most lavishly decorated houses in Pompeii, as well as several smaller houses. The new volume publishes all the mosaics and paintings from the block in detail for the first time, with extensive discussion and analysis. Read about the book on the Oxford University Press website |
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| Newsletter no. 44, March 2004 | |
| Newsletter no. 43, September 2003 | |
Events |
| Saturday 5–Sunday 6 June 2010: ASPROM Summer Symposium Caerleon and Caerwent |
Programme |
| Thursday 27–Saturday 29 May 2010: New Light on Old Glass: Byzantine Glass and Mosaics British Museum A three-day conference on Byzantine glass, covering topics such as glass and mosaics, gold glass, the Lycurgus Cup, techniques of manufacture, and new discoveries in Byzantine glass. One of a series of meetings of an international research network sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, based at the University of Sussex. Read more about the project. |
More information |
| Saturday 5 December 2009: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Victoria and Albert Museum |
Programme |
| Thursday 22–Saturday 24 October 2009: Ravenna Musiva: Conservation and Restoration of Ancient and Contemporary Mosaic First International Meeting, Ravenna, Italy Download the first circular (PDF file, 596k) |
Conference website |
| Friday 16–Tuesday 20 October 2009: 11th International Congress on Ancient Mosaics Bursa, Turkey |
Conference website |
| Saturday 6 June 2009: ASPROM Summer Symposium Leicester |
Programme |
| Saturday 6 December–Saturday 31 January 2009: Exhibition: The Human Form in Mosaic Dorset County Museum, Dorchester A unique celebration of the human form in mosaic with works by Elaine M. Goodwin and other world-renowned artists inspired by Greece, Rome and Byzantium to the present. Exhibition poster (Word file, 185K) |
Museum website |
| Saturday 6 December 2008: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
Programme |
| Monday 20–Saturday 26 October 2008: Tenth Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM): Conservation: An Act of Discovery Palermo, Sicily |
Conference website |
| Friday 13–Sunday 15 June 2008: ASPROM Summer Symposium Chichester and Fishbourne Roman Palace |
Programme |
| Monday 9–Friday 13 June 2008: Workshop on the Composition of Byzantine Glass Mosaic Tesserae Venice and Ravenna Meeting of the international network sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, based at the University of Sussex. |
Provisional programme (Word file, 53K) |
| Thursday 5 June 2008: Study Day on the Composition of Byzantine Glass Mosaic Tesserae Sackler Seminar Room, British Museum, 10 am–3.45 pm One of a series of meetings of an international network based at the University of Sussex. |
Programme (Word file, 50K) |
| Sunday 17 February–Sunday 8 June 2008: Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Mass. An exhibition of mosaics from the synagogue and other buildings at Hammam Lif, Tunisia (the ancient town of Naro, called Aquae Persianae by the Romans). |
Exhibition webpage |
| Saturday 1–Monday 31 March 2008: Pavimenta Exhibition Fishbourne Roman Palace An exhibition of replica mosaics showing the development of the art from the fourth century BC to the twelfth century AD. |
Further information |
| Saturday 26 January 2008: Colloquium on 'Aspects of Albania' Kings College London, Strand Campus, room 2C (K2.31), 2.00 pm Includes a paper by John Mitchell (University of East Anglia), Between Earth and Heaven: the mosaic pavements of Butrint |
Full details |
| Saturday 1 December 2007: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
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| Wednesday 12 September 2007: Study Day on the Composition of Byzantine Glass Mosaic Tesserae Sheriff's Room, White Hart Hotel, Lewes, East Sussex, 11 am–6 pm The first of a series of meetings of an international network sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, based at the University of Sussex. |
Information (Word file, 50K) |
| Friday 1–Sunday 3 June 2007: ASPROM Summer Symposium Lincoln |
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| 2007 London Seminar in Roman Art Courtauld Institute, Somerset House, London, 5 pm Two lectures in the series will be about mosaics: Monday 29 January: Katherine Dunbabin, Domestic Dionysos? Telete on later Roman mosaics Tuesday 8 May: William Wootton, Some thoughts on the organisation of Roman mosaicists |
Courtauld Institute programme of events |
| Saturday 2 December 2006: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, Courtauld Institute, Somerset House, London |
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| 26 October 2006–30 April 2007: Stories in Stone: Conserving Mosaics of Roman Africa Getty Villa, Malibu Exhibition of mosaics from the national museums of Tunisia. |
Exhibition website |
| Friday 9–Sunday 11 June 2006: ASPROM Summer Symposium Cirencester |
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| Monday 15 May 2006: lecture by Mark Merrony, Roman Mosaics: New Discoveries and Fresh Perspectives Courtauld Institute, London, seminar room 1, at 5 pm |
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| 1 April–4 June 2006: Mosaic Seasons: Ancient meets Modern Corinium Museum, Cirencester An exhibition organised by Robert Field, with work by 20 modern mosaicists on the theme of the Seasons; artists include Emma Biggs, Martin Cheek, Robert Field, Elaine M. Goodwin, Tessa Hunkin, and Allan Punton. | Corinium Museum website |
| 29 November–3 December 2005: Ninth Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM): Lessons Learned: Reflecting on the Theory and Practice of Mosaics Conservation Hammamet, Tunisia |
Conference website |
| Monday 28 November 2005: ASPROM visit to Westminster Abbey See the Great Pavement (also known as the Odoricus or End of the World Mosaic), in front of the High Altar. |
Information (pdf file, 37K) |
| Saturday 26 November 2005: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Institute of Classical Studies, London |
Programme |
| 29 October–4 November 2005: 10th International Congress on Ancient Mosaics Conimbriga, Portugal |
Conference website |
| Friday 13–Sunday 15 May 2005: ASPROM Summer Symposium Brading Roman Villa, Isle of Wight |
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| Saturday 4 December 2004: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Institute of Classical Studies, London |
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| Friday 11–Sunday 13 June 2004: ASPROM Summer Symposium Hereford |
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| April–August 2004: Exhibition of mosaics by Robert Field 3 April–26 June: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, 65 The Close, Salisbury 2 July–28 August: Wiltshire Heritage Museum, 41 Long Street, Devizes This exhibition of work by a long-standing member of ASPROM includes replicas of Roman mosaics as well as new creations. |
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