Michèle Boccard

Michèle Boccard is a Lecturer in medieval art history at the University of Brest, affiliated with the Breton and Celtic Research Center (CRBC). Her scholarly work centers on Brittany's artistic heritage during the late medieval and Renaissance periods, with emphasis on parish architecture and monumental arts.

Her research interests include:

• Parish Accounts (15th-16th centuries)
• Monumental Arts between the Middle Ages and Renaissance
• Genesis of Parish Enclosures
• Construction Site Operations (c. 1500)
• Church Architecture in Brittany
• Gothic Architecture

Analysis of her 13 publications (2000-2023) reveals consistent focus on Breton religious architecture, particularly parish churches and enclosures. Her work examines financing mechanisms through parish accounts, regional variations in Gothic art, and funerary practices including ossuaries. Key sites of study include Dinan, Locronan, Saint-Thégonnec, and Morlaix, with methodological emphasis on primary source analysis.

Scientific awards: No awards were documented in the source material.

Advising and grants: No information provided regarding student supervision or research funding.

Boccard conducts research through the Breton and Celtic Research Center (CRBC, EA 4451), a University of Brest unit specializing in interdisciplinary Breton and Celtic cultural studies, where she contributes to archaeological congress publications and edited volumes on regional heritage.