The History of Art Department at The Ohio State University

James Morganstern—Professor Emeritus

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Professor Morganstern's areas of expertise are Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Architecture, and Western Medieval Architecture. His early research focused on the ancient-medieval site of Dereagzi in southwestern Turkey. The Byzantine church at the site was the subject of his first book; the ancient-Byzantine fort and other remains at the site were examined in a second volume, written with several colleagues. He is currently directing an extensive study of the church of Notre-Dame at Jumièges in France and co-directing work on the church of Saint-Pierre at the same site. A monograph on the first church and an article on the second are nearing completion. His work has been supported by grants from the NEH, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, including its European Preservation Program, the Fulbright Commission, The American Philosophic Society, The Graham Foundation, the World Monuments Fund, the Florence Gould Foundation and The Ohio State University. He has presented his research on Notre-Dame at Jumièges at annual meetings of the Medieval Academy of America, the Society of Architectural Historians, and the Congrès Archéologique and at colloquia on Medieval Masons at Work and Avant-nefs et espaces d'accueil. Professor Morganstern teaches courses in Western Medieval Architecture and Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Architecture and has twice been a finalist for the Outstanding Teaching Award of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State.

Education

Ph.D., History of Art, University Honors Scholar, New York University, Institute of Fine Arts, 1973
M.A., History of Art, New York University, Institute of Fine Arts, 1964
B.A., History, Williams College, 1958
School of Art and Architecture, Yale University, 1958–1960
History of Art, University of California-Berkeley, 1961–1962

Publications

Articles & Essays

(with Jacques Le Maho, Véronique Legoux, and Vincent Juhel) "L'église Saint-Pierre de Jumièges et ses peintures carolingiennes," Bulletin monumental, forthcoming.
(with Minott Kerr) "Medieval Design and Building Practices: The Evidence from Notre-Dame at Jumièges," Judson J. Emerick and Deborah M. Deliyannis (eds.), Archaeology in Architecture: Studies in Honor of Cecil L. Striker, Mainz, 2005, 143–154.
(with others) "Jumièges: l'église Notre-Dame," Congrès Archéologique de France, Rouen et Pays de Caux, 161 (2005), 79–96.
(with Jacques Le Maho) "Jumièges, église Saint-Pierre. Les vestiges préromans," Congrès Archéologique de France, Rouen et Pays de Caux, 161 (2005), 97–116.
"Jumièges: l'église Notre-Dame," Congrès Archéologique de France, Rouen et Pays de Caux, plaquette (Paris, 2003), 44–45.
"Le Massif occidental de Notre-Dame de Jumièges: Recherches récentes." Christian Sapin (ed.). Avant-nefs et espaces d'accueil dans l'église entre le IVe et le XIIe siècle, Actes. Auxerre, 2002, 296–309.
"Reading Medieval Buildings: The Question of Diaphragm Arches at Notre-Dame de Jumièges." C. L. Striker (ed.). Architectural Studies in Memory of Richard Krautheimer, Mainz, 1996, 123–125.
"Dereagzi," The Dictionary of Art, 8 (London, 1996), 776–777.
"The Settlement at Dereagzi: An Introduction to the History of the Site," II. Internationales Lykien-Symposion, Akten (Vienna, 1990), II (Vienna, 1993), 71–76.
"Working Procedures in Byzantium: New Evidence from Southwestern Anatolia," Artistes, Artisans et Production Artistique, Actes, II (Paris, 1987), 489–502.
"Some New Middle Byzantine Sculpture from Lycia and Its Relatives," Gesta, 25 (1986), 25–29.
"Dereagzi," in Machteld J. Mellink, "Archaeology in Asia Minor," American Journal of Archaeology, 86 (1982), 576.
"Dereagzi," in David French, "Recent Archaeological Research in Turkey," Anatolian Studies, 32 (1982), 13.
(with Jürgen Borchhardt, John H. Rosser, and Wolfgang W. Wurster) "The Settlement at Dereagzi: A Preliminary Report on the 1974 and 1975 Seasons," Türk Arkeoloji Dergisi, 25 (1980), 201–220.

Books, Edited Volumes, & Exhibition Catalogues

(with others) L'église Notre-Dame de Jumièges, Cahiers du Patri-moine (Paris), forthcoming.
(with others) The Fort at Dereagzi and Other Material Remains in Its Vicinity: From Antiquity to the Middle Ages, Istanbuler Forschungen, 40 (Tübingen, 1993).
The Byzantine Church at Dereagzi and Its Decoration, Istanbuler Mitteilungen, Beiheft 29 (Tübingen, 1983).

Seminars, Lectures & Presentations

Invited Lectures

Abbaye de Jumièges (1999): "Le massif occidental de Notre-Dame"
Williams College (1997): "From West College to Notre-Dame at Jumièges: Some Reflections"
Symposium on Medieval Masons at Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1996): (with Minott Kerr) "Mortar, Marks, and Changes: Design and Building Procedures at Notre-Dame at Jumièges"
Society of Architectural Historians, Central Ohio Chapter (1994): "Notre-Dame at Jumièges: A Preliminary Report"
Conference in Honor of Hugo Buchthal (London, 1989): "The Fort at Dereagzi, Its Place in the History of Byzantine Military Architecture, and Its Date"
Society of Architectural Historians, University of Virginia Chapter (1987): "A Byzantine Church and Fort in Southwestern Anatolia"
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1983): "Dereagzi: An Ancient and Medieval Settlement in Southern Turkey"
Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies (1982): "The Church at Dereagzi and Its Decoration"

Seminars

Early Christian and Byzantine Manuscript Illumination
Byzantine Wall Painting and Mosaic Decoration
Early Byzantine Art and Architecture
The Architecture of Late Antiquity: The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and Related Buildings
The Age of Justinian: Major Monuments and Recent Research
The Art and Architecture of the Age of Justinian
The Period of Iconoclasm
Architecture and Architectural Decoration from the Death of Justinian to the Reign of Constantine VII
The Palaeologan Renaissance
Architecture East and West (725–1025)
Reading Architectural History: Early Medieval Architecture in France
Romanesque Architecture and Its Sources
Towards a History of Early Medieval Architecture in Normandy
French Gothic Architecture of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: History and Methodology
Gothic Architecture of the Ile-de-France
The Medieval City: An Introduction
Building, Text and Context: Hagia Sophia, Hosios Loukas and the Pantokrator Complex in Istanbul
Architecture and Architectural Decoration from Justinian to the Fourth Crusade
Introduction to Architectural History: French Romanesque Architecture of the 11th Century
Town, Countryside, and Secular Buildings in Medieval France and Britain
Norman Architecture in France and England
Recent Research in French Gothic Architecture

Professional Activities

Papers Delivered at Professional Meetings

Congrès Archéologique de France, Rouen et Pays de Caux (Jumièges, 2003): "L'église Notre-Dame de Jumièges"
Colloque sur Avant-nefs et espaces d'accueil dans l'Eglise entre le IVe et le XIIe siècle (Auxerre, 1999): "Le massif occidental de Notre-Dame de Jumièges: Recherches récentes"
Society of Architectural Historians Annual Meeting (1996): (with Minott Kerr) "Reconstructing Medieval Design and Building Practices: The Evidence from Notre-Dame at Jumièges"
Society of Architectural Historians Annual Meeting (1994): "The Church of Notre-Dame at Jumièges: A Report on Work in Progress"
Medieval Academy of America Annual Meeting (1991): "Notre-Dame de Jumièges Revisited"
II. Internationales Lykien-Symposion (Vienna, 1990): "The Settlement at Dereagzi: An Introduction to the History of the Site"
Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting (1990): "The Fort at Dereagzi and Other Remains in Its Vicinity"
XVII International Congress of Byzantine Studies (Washington, 1986): "Continuity, Change, and the Dating of Byzantine Forts: A Case Study from Southwestern Anatolia"
Ohio Academy of History (1985): "Architecture after Antiquity: The Beginning of a New Style"
Society of Architectural Historians Annual Meeting (1984): "The Byzantine Fort at Dereagzi, a Methodology, and a Date"
Colloque sur Artistes, Artisans et Production Artistique (Rennes, 1983): "Working Procedures in Byzantium: New Evidence from Southwestern Anatolia"

Sessions Chaired at Professional Meetings

College Art Association Annual Meeting, Co-chair (2000): "Recent Research in Early Medieval Architecture in France"
Isthmia Symposium (1991): "Commerce, Trade, and Artifacts"
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Symposium (1990): "City and Village Structures"
XVII International Congress of Byzantine Studies (1986): "Excavation and Restoration"
Byzantine Studies Conference (1984, 1985), "Byzantine Archaeology"
Byzantine Studies Conference (1983): "Byzantine Architecture and Architectural Decoration"
Boston College Conference on Byzantine Archaeology (1982): "Extant Monuments"
Byzantine Studies Conference (1981): "Middle Byzantine Architecture"

Fellowships, Grants & Awards

Ohio State University, Grant, 2007
Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Grant, 2006
Ohio State University, Grants, 2002–2004
Samuel H. Kress Foundation and Kress European Preservation Program of the World Monuments Fund, Grant, 2002–2004
Florence Gould Foundation, Grant, 2004
Florence Gould Foundation, Grant, 2000
Ohio State University, Grants, 1994–2000
Ohio State University, Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, Award for Outstanding Teaching, 1998
Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Grant, 1997–1998
Florence Gould Foundation, Grant, 1994–1995
National Endowment for the Humanities, Collaborative Projects Grant, 1991–1993
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Visual Arts, Grant, 1991
Fulbright Research Award (France), 1991
Institute for Turkish Studies, Grant (declined), 1991
American Philosophical Society, Grant, 1990
Ohio State University, Grants, 1989–1992
Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Grant, 1989
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, Visiting Membership, (declined), 1987
Ohio State University, Grants, 1986–1987
Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies, Fellowship, 1982
Ohio State University, Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, Award for Outstanding Teaching, 1981