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MAA News – Belle Da Costa Greene Fund

The Medieval Academy of America is very pleased to announce the establishment of the Belle Da Costa Greene Fund. Belle Da Costa Greene (1883-1950) was a prominent art historian and the first manuscript librarian of the Pierpont Morgan collection. She … Continue reading

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MAA News – MAA@Kalamazoo

As always, the Medieval Academy of America will have a strong presence at the 2018 International Congress on Medieval Studies  (May 10-13). 1) The Friday morning plenary, sponsored by the Academy, will be delivered by Sara Ritchey (Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville), … Continue reading

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MAA News – Call for Subvention Applications

Medieval Academy Publication Subventions: Applications Due May 1 The Medieval Academy Book Subvention Program provides grants of up to $2,500 to university or other non-profit scholarly presses to support the publication of first books by Medieval Academy members. The deadline … Continue reading

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Conferences – From Iceland to the Americas

From Iceland to the Americas, September 24-26, 2018, at the University of Notre Dame A three-day international conference exploring the impact that brief medieval Norse settlements have had on cultural imagination in and of the Americas – in novels, poetry, history, … Continue reading

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Paradigms and Personae in the Medieval World: A Symposium in Honor of Elizabeth A. R. Brown

March 16, 2017, 9:30am-6:00pm (Skylight Room) Peggy Brown’s distinguished scholarly career has been dedicated to combating inherited paradigms (“feudalism”) and pursuing personae (Philippe le Bel). Join us in celebrating her scholarship at a one-day conference on March 16, 2018, at the Graduate … Continue reading

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Call for Applications – Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies Research Fellowship

The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS) at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Visiting Research Fellowship program. Guided by the vision of its founders, Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, SIMS brings … Continue reading

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Conferences – The Sacral and the Secular: Early Medieval Political Theology

The Sacral and the Secular: Early Medieval Political Theology Churchill College, Cambridge, UK 28 June 2018 The study of early medieval political theology has seen a resurgence in recent years, with scholars overturning the assumptions of previous generations about sacral … Continue reading

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Belle Da Costa Greene Fund

The Medieval Academy of America is very pleased to announce the establishment of the Belle Da Costa Greene Fund. Belle Da Costa Greene (1883-1950) was a prominent art historian and the first manuscript librarian of the Pierpont Morgan collection. She … Continue reading

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Ahmanson Research Fellowships for the Study of Medieval and Renaissance Books and Manuscripts

UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies Ahmanson Research Fellowships for the Study of Medieval and Renaissance Books and Manuscripts Application Deadline: March 1, 2018 Ahmanson Research Fellowships for the Study of Medieval and Renaissance Books and Manuscripts support the … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – Revisiting the Codex Buranus: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Revisiting the Codex Buranus: Interdisciplinary Perspectives 26–28 July 2018, Universität Brixen Arguably one of the best known, most studied, yet least understood manuscripts of the Middle Ages, the Codex Buranus (Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 4660/4660a) sits uncomfortably within the institutionalised … Continue reading

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