The Long Middle Ages

A Seminar Series at the University of Leeds




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Seminar 4 (12/03/2026)

Seminar 4 (12/03/2026): Manuscripts! Scribal Practice and French Books of Hours For the fourth seminar of The Long Middle Ages, we welcome Dr Agnese Bargagna and Devon Sherwood. Paper 1: Dr Agnese Bargagna, ‘Copying What They Could Not Read: Greek Passages and Scribal Practice in Codex Vaticanus Latinus 1873 (V)’ Abstract: Codex Vaticanus Latinus 1873…

Seminar 3 (26/02/2026)

Seminar 3 (26/02/2026): Premodern Healing from Spas and Old English Leechbooks For the third seminar of The Long Middle Ages, we welcome Dr Giacomo Savani and Louise Simongiovanni. Paper 1: Dr Giacomo Savani, ‘Voiceless Spas: Non-Elite Sensory Interactions with Water and the Divine’ Abstract: This paper explores the sensory and religious experiences of non-elite individuals…

Our next seminar will be on Thursday 12th March with talks by Agnese Bargagna (University of Edinburgh) and Devon Sherwood (University of Toronto)!#medievalsky #thelongmiddleagesRegistration Link here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon…

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