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PROGRAMME :Conference to be held in the McGregor-Matthews Room, New CollegeFriday 7th November 10.00: Welcome and introductory remarks.10.15: Luc Duerloo (Antwerp): &#8220;Ruffs and Ruffled Feathers. Court Dress and State Formation at the Archducal Court in Brussels.&#8221;11.00-11.30 Coffee11.30: Craig Clunas (History of Art), &#8220;Screen of Kings: Courts and their Multiplicity in Ming China.&#8221; Andr&#233; Zorin (New College), &#8220;The Potemkin Celebration of April 28, 1791, and the Political Implications of the Court Festivities in Late Eighteenth-Century Russia.&#8221;1.00: Lunch2.30: Simon Hodson (University of Hull), &#8220;Calvinist Noblewomen and Court Culture: Roles and Attitudes of the Orange Princesses.&#8221; Miles Pattenden (Magdalen College), &#8220;The Caraffa Court in Rome, 1555-59.&#8221;4.00-4.30 Tea4.30: Diana Carrio-Invernizzo (European University of Florence), &#8220;The Viceregal Court of Naples: ceremonial, gift-giving practices and the image of the Spanish Viceroy (1648-1700).&#8221; Jean-Fr&#233;d&#233;ric Schaub (EHESS, Paris), &#8220;&#34;Lisbon 1581-1641: when a Royal Court abandons a capital city.&#8221;6.00: Drinks ReceptionSaturday 8th9.30: Hannah Smith (St Hilda&#8217;s), &#8220; &#8216;Last of all the Heavenly Birth&#8217;: Queen Anne and Sacral Queenship.&#8221; Giora Sternberg, (New College) &#8220;The Battles of the Mantles: Ceremonial Gear and Status Conflict at the Court of Louis XIV.&#8221;11.00 Coffee11.30 - B&#233;atrix Saule (Directrice du centre de recherche et conservateur en chef au ch&#226;teau de Versailles) will give a presentation on the work and projects of the centre de recherche du ch&#226;teau de Versailles. General discussion of themes12.30/1.00 LunchConference fee - &#163;12Lunch charge - &#163;5 per dayPlease apply, sending cheques, to Mrs Maggie Davies (payable to New College)For enquiries about bookings/charges please phone Maggie Davies on 01865 279552, or maggie.davies@new.ox.ac.uk