Conference: Italian towns in the early middle ages
The History subject area and the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies will host a conference to mark the retirement of Dr Tom Brown. (Published 23 January 2015)
A contribution to the study of early medieval Europe
Dr Tom Brown, well-known for his scholarly work on early medieval Ravenna, will be retiring from the History subject area in the summer of 2015.
This conference marks Dr Brown’s wide contribution to the study of early medieval Europe, as well as his three decades of service as a Lecturer in History at Edinburgh.
Event description
The conference theme relates to Dr Brown’s enduring interest in the development of urban settlement and culture across early medieval Europe.
Event details
Friday 29 May 2015, 5.15pm School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh
Conference programme
Our conference programme is now available to download.
Speakers
Speakers will join us from across the UK, Ireland, Italy and France.
- Dr Ross Balzaretti (University of Nottingham)
- Dr Trish Skinner (University of Winchester)
- Dr Enrico Cirelli (University of Bologna)
- Dr Eddie Coleman (University College Dublin)
- Dr Roger Collins (Edinburgh)
- Emeritus Professor Edward James (Trinity College Dublin)
- Dr Simon Loseby (University of Sheffield)
- Dr Vivien Prigent (CNRS, Paris)
- Professor Bryan Ward-Perkins (Oxford)
Fees and registration
The conference costs £30 (£20 for students), which includes a reception on the evening of Friday 29 May, teas, coffees and a buffet lunch on Saturday 30 May.
Registration is now open, please register online via our events booking system.
Further information
If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Contact details
Address
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School of History, Classics and Archaeology
University of Edinburgh
Download the poster
A copy of our event poster can be downloaded here.