Center for Medieval Studies

Our scholars explore the connections of medieval peoples, literatures, languages and experiences across the globe, creating dialogues that investigate historical periods, cultural production, and the modern reception of the Middle Ages.

A child writing caligraphy on the cover of a construction paper booklet.

Making a Medieval Book

Recent News

A gargoyle statue, close-up frame, spits water from its mouth into a fountain.

Now Accepting Summer 22 Dissertation Fellowships

Applications due Feb. 4

Alchemist at table with examples of everyday transformations--bread, wine, cut stones, metal objects, and cooked chicken.

Transformation is in the Works

The Center for Early Modern History, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Consortium for the Study of the Premodern World become the new Center for Premodern Studies.

2021 Premodern Virtual Colloquium Series

Join us for our celebration of premodern scholarship with our regional collaborators.

Erik Kwakkel Summer Fellowship for Summer 2021

Announcing the Erik Kwakkel Summer Fellowship for 2021

McNally Graduate Fellowship 2021

Upcoming Events

A T-O map with the four cardinal directions indicated outside of the map along with the sons of Noah labelled, from the Etymologies of Isidore of Seville

February 10, 2022

Aris Lecture: Sarah E. Bond

"Diagrams of Difference: Representing Information in the Late Roman and Medieval Mediterranean"