The Centre for Medieval Studies is delighted to welcome four eminent academics to our community this year: Prof. Lisa Reilly, Fulbright Visiting Professor, History of Art Lisa Reilly (PhD NUY) is Associate Professor of Architectural History at the University of Virginia and is the Fulbright Fellow in the History of Art at the University of York … Continue reading A warm welcome to four scholars visiting the Centre for Medieval Studies this year

The Registers of the Archbishops of York, 1225-1646 The current, Andrew W. Mellon-funded project on the York Archbishops' registers will host a major Summer Institute for graduate students at the University of York, 19 July-1 August 2015. Twelve fully-funded places (including all transportation, accommodation and subsistence costs) are available for graduate students registered in the … Continue reading York Archbishops’ Registers Summer Institute (19 July – 1 August 2015)

To celebrate the success in REF 2014 by the departments making up the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York, Boydell and Brewer are offering 35% off all available York Medieval Press titles. View the list, add your selection(s) and enter offer code YMP15 to get your discount. Offer ends on the 25th of … Continue reading York Medieval Press – 25% off offer (until 25 January 2015)

"Polyfocal Perspective and the "Bewilderment" Principle in Medieval Art and Rhetoric" (Monday 19 January 2015, 4.30pm) Speaker: Mary Carruthers, Remarque Professor Emeritus of Literature, New York University; All Souls College, Oxford ‌In medieval art, a common moment for viewers when they first encounter a work is to exclaim 'the eye does not know where to … Continue reading Prof. Mary Carruthers: “Polyfocal Perspective and the “Bewilderment” Principle in Medieval Art and Rhetoric” (19 January)