Renaissance? Perceptions of Continuity and Discontinuity
in Europe, c.1300-c.1550
(Edinburgh, August-September 2007)



the conference venue at Edinburgh University:
Old College, South Bridge


Ingrid Ciulisová’s paper on Jacob Burckhardt and Jan Bialoscocki


Blackwell’s, the bookstore across the road
from the Old College, kindly offered a reception on Friday night


conference organizer Pit Peporte
in conversation with Klara Benesovska


Michael Bury and Robert Black


the conference dinner in the Old College


clockwise: Erika de Young, Ingrid Ciulisová, Jeffrey Chipps Smith,
Andrew Pettegree, Maria Ruvoldt, and Stephen Bowd


same table, photographed by Erika de Young


the conference organizers:
Harry Schnitker, Alex Lee, and Pit Peporte


the conference speakers & organizers:
group photo after the last session
(the word to make us smile into the camera was: “Panofsky”)