Current Visitor
Cynthia Hahn
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of Study
Medieval Art
Home Institution
The City University of New York
Website
Cynthia Hahn has published on material from the early Christian to the Gothic, from across Europe to the Holy Land. She is known for her examination of the societal, historical, and artistic issues of relics and reliquaries. Currently she is working on medieval bodily ornamentation intended to promote protection, identity, and status.
Dates at IAS
Visitor
School of Historical Studies
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Spring
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Visitor
School of Historical Studies
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Other
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Degrees
Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D.
1982
University of Chicago
M.A.
1976
Honors
Distinguished Professor CUNY
Fellow of Medieval Academy of America
