Anna Hegland, PhD candidate at the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, is the author of this month’s ‘Picture this…’ – a collaborative project, designed … Read more
MEMS and the 54th International Congress of Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, May 2019
Every May, thousands of medievalists descend on the town of Kalamazoo, Michigan, to attend the International Congress of Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University, catch … Read more
Claire Taylor – Postgraduate Administrator Prize Winner!
Congratulations to our Centre Administration Manager, Claire Taylor, who has won a Graduate School Prize. Claire was awarded “The Postgraduate Administrator Prize” at the Kent … Read more
Material Witness: Maps, Manuscripts, and Medieval Graffiti
On 16th of May 2019 Canterbury Cathedral hosted the 6th session of this year’s Material Witness, the ‘interdisciplinary training programme for the interrogation of physical … Read more
Kent-Ghent Research Day
On Thursday, April 25th several dozen graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and academic faculty gathered in a large hall in Ghent to discuss Cross-Channel Exchanges in … Read more
PhD Opportunity: Writing and Material Culture 1560-1660
MEMS and the School of English are delighted to announce a unique doctoral opportunity. It has arisen as a result of the award of an … Read more
Cassandra Harrington on the Lyghfield Bible workshop
Cassandra Harrington | clh62@kent.ac.uk PhD Candidate, Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, University of Kent After a rare opportunity, and successful auction bid in … Read more
Jessica Schwindenhammer on the Lyghfield Bible workshop
Jessica Schwindenhammer | js2095@kent.ac.uk Taught MA student, Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, University of Kent On 4 March 2019, MEMS lecturers, Dr. David Rundle … Read more
Reflections on the Lyghfield Bible workshop and lecture
In March 2019, a workshop and public lecture took place to celebrate the return to the City of Canterbury, a late-thirteenth century Parisian Bible (the ‘Lyghfield Bible’) … Read more
‘Picture This…’ Dr David Rundle on The Lyghfield Bible
This month’s ‘Picture this…’ comes courtesy of MEMS’ own Dr David Rundle, and explores the Lyghfield Bible – a gem of a manuscript whose early history … Read more








