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<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Dear colleagues,<BR><BR>A
conference entitled "The Renaissance and the Ottoman World" is to be held at the
Warburg Institute and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, 26-27
April 2006.<BR><BR>Organised by Charles Burnett (Warburg Institute), Anna
Contadini (SOAS), and Claire Norton (St. Mary's College, University of Surrey),
this conference brings together an international group of eminent scholars in
order to present the latest research on the cultural, intellectual, artistic and
commercial interactions between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire during
the Renaissance. It has been timed to coincide with the National Gallery's 2006
exhibition, Bellini and the East. For the first day, which will emphasise
interactions in the field of the humanities, the Warburg Institute will be the
host; on the second day, the conference will transfer to the neighbouring School
of Oriental and African Studies, where artistic relations will be considered.
The individual papers will examine a number of key aspects, including artistic,
philosophical and scientific exchanges; the reception and use of Ottoman
artefacts in Europe; European and Ottoman architecture; the extent of Western
knowledge of Ottoman music; and the experience of Christians in Islamic lands
and Muslims in Christendom.<BR><BR>Further details of the conference, including
information on booking a place, can be found at: </FONT><A
href="http://www2.sas.ac.uk/warburg/lectures/ottomans.htm"><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">http://www2.sas.ac.uk/warburg/lectures/ottomans.htm</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">The leaflet of the programme can be downloaded
from:<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www2.sas.ac.uk/warburg/lectures/ottomansprogramme.pdf"><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">http://www2.sas.ac.uk/warburg/lectures/ottomansprogramme.pdf</FONT></A><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>