Gem in Transit: Materials, Values and Knowledge in the Early Modern World
A two-day workshop on the art, science, trade and consumption of gems in the early modern world.
Dates: Monday 11 April 2016, from 10:30am and Tuesday 12 April 2016, until 5:30pm
Venue: Seminar Room A, Research Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, London (with a session at Blythe House, London, on Monday afternoon)
Organisers: Marta Ajmar (V&A), Sven Dupré (Utrecht University / University of Amsterdam), Michael Bycroft (University of Warwick)
Attending the workshop: space is limited, but if you are interested in attending this workshop, please email m.bycroft@warwick.ac.uk or m.ajmar@vam.ac.uk.
Programme and abstracts
Gems in the Early Modern World project
Sponsors of the 2016 workshop: Leverhulme Foundation, V&A Museum, Utrecht University / University of Amsterdam