Serie RP/4 - First International Conference on the History of Ethiopian Art

The First International Conference on the History of Ethiopian Art was the first conference specifically devoted to the study of Ethiopian art. It was convened by Richard Pankhurst at the Warburg Institute in October 1986, and was sponsored by the Royal Asiatic Society. The Proceedings were published by Pindar Press in 1989. The archival material consists of abstract and summaries of some of the papers delivered at the conference. These are:

• 'The Annunciation in Ethiopian Art: Its Iconography from the 13th to the 18th Century', author unknown.
• 'Skunder and Modern Ethiopian Art' by Wendy Kindred, Professor of Art, University of Maine.
• 'Notes on the Ethiopian Story Painting about the Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon of Judea' by Winthrop Palmer Boswell, Hillsborough, Califormia.
• 'The Illuminated Manuscripts of Lake Zway' by Paul B. Henze.
• An Aksumite Survival in Late Medieval Ethiopian Miniatures' by Bent Juel-Jensen, St. Cross College, Oxford.
• 'Le portrait inédit du negus Lebna-Dengel ayant appartenu à la historien Paolo Giovio (1483-1552)' by Salvatore Tedeschi.
• 'Ethiopian Illuminated Ornament' by Csilla Fabo Perczel.
• 'Gondar-Sty;e Architecture and its Royal Patrons' by LaVerle Berry, Alexandria, Virginia.
• 'The Battle of Adwa in Traditional Ethiopian Art: Changing Historical Perspectives' by [Richard Pankhurst].
• 'Observation on the iconology of the so-called "Four apocalyptic Creatures" on the stone altar of the Trinity Chapel in Lalibela' by [P. Scholtz].
• 'The ancient tradition of Ethiopia's painting developed a new branch during the rule of Menelik II...', untitled summary. 'Dr Ranning' has been added at the head of the summary.