History and archaeology of the Byzantine empire (especially 7th-12th centuries); pre-modern state formation; resources and logistics of late ancient and medieval society; environment, climate and societal resilience
Western European art and architecture 1100-1400; royal and ecclesiastical patronage; the art of liturgy and death; hagiography; wall, panel and manuscript painting; Cambridge illuminated manuscripts; international artistic relations.
Medieval intellectual history; medieval philosophy & theology; history of medieval universities, notably Oxford & Paris; paleography & codicology
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