{"id":4127,"date":"2024-12-02T20:28:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/?p=4127"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:13:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:13:41","slug":"jun-prof-dr-julia-von-ditfurth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/jun-prof-dr-julia-von-ditfurth\/","title":{"rendered":"Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia von Ditfurth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/JuliavonDitfurth_2024-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Julia von Ditfurth\" class=\"wp-image-4831 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/JuliavonDitfurth_2024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/JuliavonDitfurth_2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/JuliavonDitfurth_2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/JuliavonDitfurth_2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/JuliavonDitfurth_2024-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Freiburg<br>Art History<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senior Fellow<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/glass-age-a-transparent-view-of-ancient-innovation\/\">FRIAS Project Group &#8220;GlassAge&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October 2024 &#8211; December 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-ufr-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ufr-button\"> \n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunstgeschichte.uni-freiburg.de\/institut\/personen\/von-ditfurth-julia\/von-ditfurth\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\taria-label=\"\"\n\t\tclass=\"\n\t\tbl-text-[1.125rem] bl-leading-[1.5625rem] bl-px-[26px] bl-py-[7px] bl-border-[2px] bl-gap-[8px] !bl-decoration-2 !bl-underline-offset-[5px] focus-visible:bl-outline-offset-[6px]\t\tbl-no-underline hover:bl-underline bl-font-medium\n\t\t\n\t\tfocus-visible:bl-outline-dotted focus-visible:bl-outline-2 bl-border-identity-black bl-text-identity-black\n\t   hover:bl-bg-identity-blue-80 hover:bl-border-identity-blue-80 hover:bl-text-pure-white\n\t   active:bl-bg-identity-blue active:bl-text-pure-white active:bl-border-identity-blue\n\t   !bl-outline-identity-black dark:bl-text-pure-white dark:!bl-border-pure-white\n\t\tdark:hover:bl-text-identity-black dark:hover:bl-bg-identity-yellow-40 dark:hover:!bl-border-identity-yellow-40\n\t\tdark:active:bl-text-identity-black dark:active:bl-bg-identity-yellow dark:active:!bl-border-identity-yellow\n\t\tdark:!bl-outline-pure-white\t\tbl-inline-flex bl-flex-row bl-items-center motion-safe:bl-transition-colors\n\t\tmotion-safe:bl-duration-[400ms] justify-center bl-hyphens-auto\n\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bl-inline-block\">\n\t\t\tWebsite\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E-Mail: <a href=\"mailto:julia.von.ditfurth@kunstgeschichte.uni-freiburg.de\">julia.von.ditfurth@kunstgeschichte.uni-freiburg.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"[&amp;&gt;*]:bl-relative last:[&amp;&gt;*.bl-absolute]:bl-absolute [&amp;&gt;*]:bl-z-20 last:[&amp;&gt;*]:bl-z-10 bl-relative bl-overflow-x-clip [.wp-block-ufr-section_&amp;]:bl-overflow-x-visible bl-bg-identity-lightblue bl-text-identity-black dark:bl-bg-identity-lightblue dark:bl-text-identity-black bl-py-[24px] align wp-block-ufr-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-ufr-section-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last Update: 10.10.2025<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum Vitae<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julia von Ditfurth, since 2021 Juniorprofessor of medieval visual and cultural studies, is an art historian and specialises in the sacred art of the Middle Ages. Her research interests include manuscripts, medieval stained glass and art and architecture of women&#8217;s convents. In the GlassAge project, she is investigating the potential of the Glassomer process for use in the fields of art history teaching, museums and monument preservation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bl-w-full wp-block-ufr-accordion\">\n\n\n<article class=\"ufr-accordion-container-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"animationDuration: 400; direction: vertical; collapsible: true; \">\n\t<div class=\"ufr-accordion-container-flex-wrapper \">\n\t\t\n\n<section\n\tid=\"Selected-Publications\"\n\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-section\n\tufr-accordion-item-section--vertical\">\n\t<div class=\"bl-group\/accordion-header ufr-accordion-item-header\n\t\t\t\"\n\trole=\"button\"\n\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\taria-label=\"Toggle accordion item: Selected Publications\"\n\taria-controls=\"Accordion Selected-Publications content\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"ufr-accordion-item-header-wrapper\n\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ufr-accordion-item-header-heading\n\t\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-heading--vertical\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\tSelected Publications\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"\n\t\t\tchevron-container\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-chevron-container\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-chevron-container--!numbered ufr-accordion-header-chevron-container--light-in-lightmode ufr-accordion-header-chevron-container--dark-in-darkmode \t\t\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 50\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\taria-label=\"chevron-right\" class=\"bl-h-[40px] md:bl-h-[40px] xl:bl-h-[100px] bl-rotate-90\" role=\"img\">\n\t<title>chevron-right<\/title>\n\t<path d=\"M5.00012 5L25.6062 25.0002L5.00012 45\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"12\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tid=\"Accordion Selected-Publications content\"\n\t\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-body\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-body--vertical\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-body-outer-content-wrapper\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-layout-flow\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Julia von Ditfurth und Bastian Rapp: Innovation in der Glasherstellung des 21. Jahrhunderts. Die \u00bbGlassomer\u00ab-Technologie und das transdisziplin\u00e4re Projekt \u00bbGlassAge\u00ab, in: Die Denkmalpflege 82.2 (2024), S. 184-187.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julia von Ditfurth: Schicht f\u00fcr Schicht. Semantische \u00dcberlagerungen in mittelalterlichen Evangeliaren am Beispiel des W\u00fcrzburger Kiliansevangeliars, in: Mittelalterliche Handschriften und ihre Biographien. Betrachtungen aus kunsthistorischer und germanistischer Perspektive, hg. v. Margit Dahm und Julia von Ditfurth, Kiel 2022, S. 85-115.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julia von Ditfurth: Sp\u00e4tmittelalterliche Kaufh\u00e4user und ihre Architektur als Mittel zur Repr\u00e4sentation, in: Kaufh\u00e4user an Mittel- und Oberrhein im Sp\u00e4tmittelalter. Funktionen und Funktionalisierungen, hg. v. Heidrun Ochs und Gabriel Zeilinger (Schriften zur S\u00fcdwestdeutschen Landeskunde, Bd. 80), Ostfildern 2019, S. 113\u2013144.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julia von Ditfurth: Der Reliquienwagen in St. Aignan in Orl\u00e9ans. Ein Unikat im typologischen und motivischen Kontext, in: Mittelalterliche Reliquiare und ihre Typen zwischen Innovation und Tradition, hg. v. Klaus Gereon Beuckers und Dorothee Kemper (Objekte und Eliten in Hildesheim 1130\u20131250, Bd. 2), Regensburg 2017, S. 155\u2013182.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section\n\tid=\"FRIAS-Project-2\"\n\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-section\n\tufr-accordion-item-section--vertical\">\n\t<div class=\"bl-group\/accordion-header ufr-accordion-item-header\n\t\t\t\"\n\trole=\"button\"\n\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\taria-label=\"Toggle accordion item: FRIAS Project\"\n\taria-controls=\"Accordion FRIAS-Project-2 content\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"ufr-accordion-item-header-wrapper\n\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ufr-accordion-item-header-heading\n\t\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-heading--vertical\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\tFRIAS Project\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"\n\t\t\tchevron-container\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-chevron-container\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-chevron-container--!numbered ufr-accordion-header-chevron-container--light-in-lightmode ufr-accordion-header-chevron-container--dark-in-darkmode \t\t\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 50\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\taria-label=\"chevron-right\" class=\"bl-h-[40px] md:bl-h-[40px] xl:bl-h-[100px] bl-rotate-90\" role=\"img\">\n\t<title>chevron-right<\/title>\n\t<path d=\"M5.00012 5L25.6062 25.0002L5.00012 45\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"12\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tid=\"Accordion FRIAS-Project-2 content\"\n\t\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-body\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-body--vertical\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-body-outer-content-wrapper\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-layout-flow\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia von Dittfurth is member of the&nbsp;Project Group <a href=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/glass-age-a-transparent-view-of-ancient-innovation\/\">\u201cGlassAge \u2013 A Transparent View of Ancient Innovation\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project group investigates the historic and cultural context of one of humankind\u2019s earliest high performance materials the importance of which has only grown with time: glass. Since the early developments in glass shaping, the history of this material has been closely linked to&nbsp;the cultural context. Interestingly, many of the artefacts of glass that survive from premodern contexts today still surpass the dominating methods of glass processing in the 21st century, and many of the effects found in historic specimens have a surprising actuality. As an example, optical metamaterials have been documented over a span of two millennia with current technology unable to replicate the craftsmanship required to make these object. GlassAge will explore the cultural and historic context of glass and the breakthrough developments which have, for various reasons, been largely ignored by modern developments in the material.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as bionics takes nature as a model for material innovations, this project asks how the know-how of past cultures can inspire modern material developments. The project group envisions to provide inspiration for modern material systems which reach beyond the mere technological assessment, building on the rich history of material and material processing in its cultural context thus enabling a holistic retro- as well as a prospective vision for material systems in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"[&amp;&gt;*]:bl-relative last:[&amp;&gt;*.bl-absolute]:bl-absolute [&amp;&gt;*]:bl-z-20 last:[&amp;&gt;*]:bl-z-10 bl-relative bl-overflow-x-clip [.wp-block-ufr-section_&amp;]:bl-overflow-x-visible bl-bg-transparent bl-text-inherit dark:bl-bg-transparent dark:bl-text-inherit alignfull wp-block-ufr-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-ufr-section-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bl-absolute bl-inset-0 bl-w-full bl-h-full bl-pointer-events-none bl-mt-0\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"bl-absolute bl-origin-center\n\t\t\t\tbl-w-96\t\t\t\tbl-top-[50%] -bl-translate-y-[50%] bl-left-[50%] -bl-translate-x-[50%]\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n\tviewBox=\"0 0 64.5 64.5\"\n\tfill=\"none\"\n\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\taria-label=\"\"\n\tclass=\"bl-relative bl-block dark:bl-hidden bl-w-full\"\n\trole=\"img\">\n\t<title><\/title>\n<linearGradient\n\tid=\"iZ9CcQErdw\"\n\tx1=\"50%\" y1=\"100%\"\n\tx2=\"50%\" y2=\"0%\">\n\t<stop\n\t\toffset=\"0%\"\n\t\tstop-color=\"#f5c2ed\"\n\t\tstop-opacity=\"1\" \/>\n\t<stop\n\t\toffset=\"100%\"\n\t\tstop-color=\"#f5c2ed\"\n\t\tstop-opacity=\"0\" \/>\n<\/linearGradient>\n\t<path\n\t\td=\"m32.25,64c17.53,0,31.75-14.21,31.75-31.75S49.78.5,32.25.5.5,14.71.5,32.25s14.21,31.75,31.75,31.75\"\n\t\tstroke-width=\"2px\"\n\t\tvector-effect=\"non-scaling-stroke\"\n\t\tfill=\"url(#iZ9CcQErdw)\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<svg\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n\tviewBox=\"0 0 64.5 64.5\"\n\tfill=\"none\"\n\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\taria-label=\"\"\n\tclass=\"bl-relative bl-hidden dark:bl-block bl-w-full\"\n\trole=\"img\">\n\t<title><\/title>\n<linearGradient\n\tid=\"aPcHKxgFY4\"\n\tx1=\"50%\" y1=\"100%\"\n\tx2=\"50%\" y2=\"0%\">\n\t<stop\n\t\toffset=\"0%\"\n\t\tstop-color=\"#000149\"\n\t\tstop-opacity=\"1\" \/>\n\t<stop\n\t\toffset=\"100%\"\n\t\tstop-color=\"#000149\"\n\t\tstop-opacity=\"0\" \/>\n<\/linearGradient>\n\t<path\n\t\td=\"m32.25,64c17.53,0,31.75-14.21,31.75-31.75S49.78.5,32.25.5.5,14.71.5,32.25s14.21,31.75,31.75,31.75\"\n\t\tstroke-width=\"2px\"\n\t\tvector-effect=\"non-scaling-stroke\"\n\t\tfill=\"url(#aPcHKxgFY4)\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of FreiburgArt History Senior FellowFRIAS Project Group &#8220;GlassAge&#8221; October 2024 &#8211; December 2025 E-Mail: julia.von.ditfurth@kunstgeschichte.uni-freiburg.de Curriculum Vitae Julia von Ditfurth, since 2021 Juniorprofessor of medieval visual and cultural studies, is an art historian and specialises in the sacred art of the Middle Ages. 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