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Sarah James was delighted to join colleagues from the University of Sussex as they celebrated the launch of their Centre for Early Modern and Medieval Studies with a new lecture series. The Dove/Medcalf Lectures commemorate the work of two outstanding scholars at Sussex: the medievalist Mary Dove and the early-modernist Stephen Medcalf. As a good ...Read more.
Sarah James gave a paper entitled ' "Yf he shoulde a shrift fader be, hym behovid have lerned of some degree": clerical reform in orthodox pastoralia' in a session on orthodox pastoralia organised by Dr Stephen Kelly, Queen's University Belfast. In her paper she explored the focus in the Elucidarium upon clerical vices, and the ...Read more.
Sarah James spoke about the ownership of Elucidarium manuscripts in her paper 'Monks, Millers and Men Behaving Badly: the Elucidarium in medieval England', as part of a session jointly organised by the University of Kent and Queen's University Belfast....Read more.
With the project funding having come to an end, we say good bye to Huw Grange, our Research Associate. Huw's hard work and energy have been pivotal in bringing the project to a conclusion, and we are sorry to see him leave Kent. He is taking up a research position on the AHRC-funded project 'Medieval ...Read more.
The project conference took place last week in Canterbury Cathedral Lodge. Delegates spoke on a wide range of topics, including the Eludicarium in Middle High German, Welsh, Old English and Anglo-Norman. Both members of the project team also gave papers: Huw Grange's paper, entitled 'Spreading the Light to Youngsters: The Lucidaires as Children's Catechism?', sought ...Read more.
