A number of the lectures I give, can be offered as single study days or special interest days comprising three lectures.

Topics include:

• Art & Architecture along the Silk Road
• Cordoba and beyond: Muslim art & architecture in Spain
• Romanesque Art
• Early Tudor Art & Architecture
• The Portrait Miniature
• Female painters from 1500 -1800
• 19th Century Women Artists
• German Art between 1919 – 39

I have specialised in giving series of study days to Arts Society groups. These have proved very successful. The series I offer are:

A History of Western Art & Architecture (6 or more study days)

 This is a course which offers a survey of the key developments in Western art and architecture and cultural explanations for changes. The course covers art from Ancient Greece and Rome through the medieval period, the Renaissance and up to the present day. The course has been given in 10 study days and in an abbreviated form in 6.

Art & Architecture along the Silk Road ( 1- 8 study days)

The subject of this course is the phenomenon of the Silk Road and its impact on the art and architecture of the various cultures and peoples across Asia in the first millennium. Study days include Ancient Persian art, the impact of Islam, Indian, Chinese, Korean and Japanese art.

 The course has been given to several Arts Society groups as a series of 8 study days but can be shortened.

Cathedral, Church and Chapel: A History of English Church Art & Architecture ( 6 or more study days )

This is a course that considers the changes in architectural style and internal furnishing and ornament of the English church from Saxon times to the present day. The changing functions of the church and liturgical practice are also discussed. This is a course that is particularly useful for Arts Society church recorders. It has been given as a series of 8 study days but could be shortened.

Manor House to Mansion: A History of the English Country House ( 3 – 5 study days)

This course surveys the development of the English country house from its origins as a medieval manor house to the grand 19th century mansions. We consider architectural change, interior decoration and furnishings as well as the way in which the grounds around the country house were used and developed.