Dr Clare Vernon
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Research
Research
Research overview
I am a specialist in the art and architecture of the medieval Mediterranean, with a particular focus on southern Italy. I am interested in cross-cultural exchange between the Byzantine, Latin and Islamic areas of the Mediterranean. My first book, From Byzantine to Norman Italy: Mediterranean Art and Architecture in Medieval Bari will be published in 2021 by Bloomsbury. The book, which is based on my doctoral thesis, puts the city of Bari in a Mediterranean context, showing how Byzantine, Islamic and Romanesque designs were juxtaposed. It also explores the impact of the Norman conquest on southern Italian art.
Research Centres and Institutes
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Supervision and teaching
Supervision and teaching
Teaching
I teach medieval art history on the BA and Foundation Year. In 2020/1 I am convening the BA dissertation and Research Portfolio.
Teaching modules
- The Arts: Perspectives and Possibilities (ARAR008S3)
- Museum Cultures - Approaches, Issues, Skills (ARVC059S7)
- Mediterranean Encounters in Medieval Italy (ARVC299H6)
- Breaking Boundaries of Knowledge (CASE001S3)
- Fundamentals of Study (CASE002S3)
- The Medieval World: From Constantine to the Khans (SSHC409S4)
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Publications
Publications
Article
- Bacile, R. and Mcneill, John and Vernon, Clare (2022) Venosa, Acerenza and 'Norman' architecture in southern Italy. Arte Medievale ISSN 0393-7267.
- Vernon, Clare (2019) Dressing for succession in Norman Italy: the mantle of King Roger II. Al-Masāq 31 (1), pp. 95-110. ISSN 0950-3110.
- Vernon, Clare (2018) Pseudo-Arabic and the material culture of the First Crusade in Norman Italy: the sanctuary mosaic at San Nicola in Bari. Open Library of Humanities 4 (1), pp. 36. ISSN 2056-6700.