You are invited to a gathering of medieval and early-modern scholars with a global focus, hosted by the University of Utah Marriott Library’s Rare Books Collection and organized by art history professors Dr. Meekyung MacMurdie (U of U) and Dr. Alexa Sand (Utah State University). We will begin with visit to the Rare Books Department, with highlights of the global medieval and early modern collections there, led by curator Lyuba Basin. The visit will be followed by a reception with refreshments and an opportunity for medievalists – both faculty and students – to network. Our hope is to reinvigorate the Utah Medievalist and Early Modernist association that has been somewhat inactive of late due to retirements, the pandemic, and the vast geographical size of our region coupled with the sparse distribution of medievalists and early modernists.
When: September 16, 2022 – 3:30-5 visit to Rare Books, 5-6:30 reception
Where: Rare Books Department, Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Who: medieval scholars (faculty and students) at regional institutions including (but not limited to) U of U, Utah State University, Weber State University, Westminster College, Salt Lake Community College, Utah Valley University, Utah Tech, Southern Utah University, Brigham Young University (about 25 people anticipated)
Organizers: Alexa Sand, Utah State University, alexa.sand@usu.edu; Meekyung MacMurdie, meekyung.macmurdie@utah.edu Both of us are manuscripts specialists, Meekyung with a focus on early-modern Islamic manuscripts, Alexa with a focus on late-medieval manuscripts from francophone Europe.
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