Cut Out and Stuck In – Medieval Manuscript Fragments

Cut Out and Stuck In: Fragments of Medieval Manuscript found in Nineteenth Century Albums

Hybrid event hosted by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and the Scottish Historical Society

Thursday, January 19, 2023, 6pm GMT (that’s 10am Pacific, 11am Mountain, 12 noon Central, 1pm Eastern time).

This event is free Live Zoom and open to all.  In person: Augustine United Church (Edinburgh, EH1 1EL United Kingdom) and Online. 

Lecture will be presented by Professor Margaret Connolly FEA FRHistS FSAScot

Nineteenth-century collectors created albums from all kinds of things including cuttings from medieval manuscripts.  Few albums now remain intact. The way in which these assemblages presented medieval manuscripts has cast a long influence over modern perceptions of medieval books and their value.

Margaret Connolly is Professor of Palaeography and Codicology at the University of St Andrews and Director of the St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies. Her research focuses on Middle English literature, and on English and Scottish book culture of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.  What happened to medieval manuscripts after the Middle Ages as they passed through the hands of antiquaries and collectors.

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