18 Mai

Lunch Talk: Written on Calf Skin. Insular Manuscripts and Why the Membrane Matters

Termin:

Mo.:
12:15 Uhr

18. Mai 2026

Ort:

Center for Advanced Studies Seestraße 13 80802 München

Sprecherin: Prof. Joanna E. Story, Ph.D.
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Ursula Lenker (Anglistik, LMU)

Joanna Story is Professor of Early Medieval History at the University of Leicester and currently a Visiting Fellow at CAS. The script, art and texts of insular manuscripts have been subject to intensive study for centuries, but very much less has been said about the materials that they were made from, especially the membrane. Insular books were usually (but not always) written on calf skin, rather than sheep or goat, as was commonplace in Francia or Italy.

Das Forschungskolloquium am CAS richtet sich vorrangig an Universitätsangehörige.

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