(Unexpected) Sources for the Medieval Economy (Roundtable), Mahindra Humanities Center Medieval Studies Seminar
Date and Time
February 3, 2025
06:00PM - 07:30PM EST
Location
Barker Center, Room 110 (Thompson Room), 12 Quincy St, Cambridge MA, 02138
(Unexpected) Sources for the Medieval Economy, a roundtable discussion led by Maryanne Kowaleski (Fordham University) featuring presentations by Jenny Adams (University of Massachusetts Amherst) on "Late Medieval Loan Chests and the Value of Academic Books," Shane Bobrycki (University of Iowa) on "Early Medieval Human Skeletal Remains," Elizabeth Comuzzi (Fordham University) on "Pre-nuptial Agreements and Widows' Assets in Late Medieval Catalonia," Louisa Foroughi (Lafayette College) on "Commonplace Books," and Joel Pattison (Williams College) on "Religious Law in Islam and Christianity." Preceded by the Spring welcome reception of the Committee on Medieval Studies.