Medieval History
Scholars examine Brut Chronicle
Scholars well-versed in the Brut tradition ? the process of compiling British history ? convened on campus this weekend to discuss their work on the Brut Chronicle, a 15th century manuscript detailing British history, in a three-day conference entitled ?From Medieval Britain to Dartmouth: Situating the English Brut Tradition.?
The event explored topics ranging from the development of book-making to the significance of the manuscript?s marginal annotations ? all centered around the narrative of Dartmouth?s Brut Chronicle, a 121-leaf manuscript written in Middle English prose.
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Conference Report: 35th California Celtic Conference 2013
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Cfp On Late Old English Verse
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Manchester Middle English Manuscripts Conference
In 2008 the John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, received funding from the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee to digitise its important collection of over forty Middle English manuscripts, including literary texts by...
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Early Middle English Soceity Cfp
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[email protected]). Abstracts are due 25 September...
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Crusade, Jihad And Identity In The Medieval World Conference
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Medieval History