Professor Teresa Webber FBA

The palaeography of western medieval manuscripts and documents; the history of medieval books, book-collections and libraries
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2017

Current post

Professor of Palaeography, Trinity College, University of Cambridge; Fellow, Trinity College, University of Cambridge

Past appointments

University of Cambridge University Reader in Palaeography

2015 - 2019

University of Cambridge University Senior Lecturer in Palaeography and Codicology

2006 - 2015

University of Cambridge University Lecturer in Palaeography and Codicology

2002 - 2006

University of Cambridge Temporary Lecturer in Palaeography and Diplomatic

1997 - 2002

University of Southampton Lecturer in Medieval History

1988 - 1997

Magdalen College, Oxford Fellow by Examination

1986 - 1988

What is palaeography?

16 Jul 2020 Professor Teresa Webber FBA

Professor Teresa Webber FBA explains how the study of pre-modern manuscripts combines knowledge of the ancient world with the use of new technologies.

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Sylvia Huot FBA

Medieval French literature & manuscripts, particularly the 'Roman de la Rose', courtly allegory & prose romance.

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Professor John Marenbon FBA

The history of philosophy, especially c.500 – c.1700, with a focus on Boethius, Anselm and Abelard, but including philosophers up to Leibniz

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Professor Paul Binski FBA

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.

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