Professor Richard Sharpe FBA

Palaeography; Manuscript Studies; Diplomatic History of Britain and Ireland; Medieval History
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2003
Year of birth
1954
Year of death
2020
Subjects
Medieval studies

Summary

Richard Sharpe was Professor of Diplomatic at Wadham College, University of Oxford. In 2018 he was elected an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy.

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Professor David Crouch FBA

The social and political history of Britain and France 1000-1300; the comparative study of medieval aristocracies; medieval conduct

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Professor Nicole Bériou FBA

Religion, culture and communication (mainly preaching) in the Middle Ages; history of religious orders and religious practice (12th-15th century); critical edition of medieval texts (maily sermons)

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Professor Teresa Webber FBA

The palaeography of western medieval manuscripts and documents; the history of medieval books, book-collections and libraries

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