The Late Medieval France and Burgundy Seminar is an annual forum for scholars of all disciplines who focus on any aspect of France and Burgundy in the 14th and 15th centuries.  The organizers are Professor Rosalind Brown-Grant (Department of French, University of Leeds), Professor Graeme Small (Department of History, University of Durham) and Dr Craig Taylor (Department of History, University of … Continue reading Late Medieval France and Burgundy Seminar (Saturday 29 November 2014)

At 7.30pm on Thursday 2 October, Helen Whittaker, Creative Director and Artist/Designer at Barley Studio, Dunnington, will give a lecture at the Stained Glass Centre at St Martin cum Gregory, Micklegate, York, entitled 'Old Craft, New Art: An Artistic Journey' Over the past 20 years, Helen Whittaker has created many new stained glass windows as well … Continue reading Old Craft, New Art: An Artistic Journey by Helen Whittaker (Thursday 2 October 2014)

Monday 29 September will be the first day of the new academic year at the University of York and the Centre for Medieval Studies will be welcoming a record-breaking of new MA and PhD students. We are very excited to welcome all of these new faces to our community (photos will be appearing here soon)! For … Continue reading Starting a new year

Dr Mary Garrison (History) has organised an interdisciplinary training event for postgraduate students of the universities of York, Leeds and Sheffield. This workshop is funded by the Department of History at the University of York and by the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities. It will introduce students to the analytical methods required to … Continue reading Medieval Autographs, Holographs and Contemporary Copies (Friday 5 December 2014)

A prominent Japanese academic has donated fragments of Latin medieval manuscripts and seven fragments of early printed books to the University of York. Each fragment consists of one or two leaves (pages) from a medieval manuscript or early printed book, of dates ranging from the 11th to the 16th centuries. The manuscripts are a gift … Continue reading Professor Toshiyuki Takamiya’s Donation to the Centre for Medieval Studies

Professor Mark Ormrod (History) and Professor Elizabeth Tyler (English and Related Literature), along with Professor Joanna Story (University of Leicester), will co-host a major conference on Aliens, Foreigners and Strangers in Medieval England, c. AD 500-1500 to be held at the British Academy in London on 26-27 March 2015. Immigration, its causes and its consequences, … Continue reading British Academy Conference: Aliens, Foreigners & Strangers in Medieval England (26-27 March 2015)

Apocalpyse: The Great East Window of York Minster is a new book written by Sarah Brown as she oversees the restoration of the 'Sistine Chapel of stained glass' at York Minster. Sarah is Director of The York Glaziers Trust (YGT) and also course director of the University's MA in Stained Glass Conservation and Heritage Management.  … Continue reading Apocalypse – The Great East Window of York Minster, by Sarah Brown

      On Tuesday 11 November, Professor Bianca Kühnel from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will be giving a public lecture entitled 'Jerusalem's Imprint on the European Visual Memory' (5.30pm, King's Manor K/133) The lecture is an attempt to classify the manifold representations of Jerusalem in Christian medieval art and architecture, aiming to emphasize the … Continue reading York Medieval Seminar – Professor Bianca Kühnel (Tuesday 11 November)

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