Rolls and Scrolls after the Codex: New Approaches to an Old Technology

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale Univ.

Organizer Name

Katherine Hindley, Anya Adair, Gina Marie Hurley

Organizer Affiliation

Yale Univ., Yale Univ., Yale Univ.

Presider Name

Raymond Clemens

Presider Affiliation

Yale Univ.

Paper Title 1

Praying in Gold: Luxury Scrolls of the Office of Holy Communion

Presenter 1 Name

Stefanos Alexopoulos, Robert S. Nelson

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Catholic Univ. of America, Yale Univ.

Paper Title 2

"Nor thunder nor lightnyng, slepynge ne waking, ne wyndys ne blastys on londe ne water": Separating Birth Girdles, Charms, and Prayer Rolls

Presenter 2 Name

Katherine Hindley (Edwards Memorial Travel Award Winner)

Paper Title 3

Unrolling the "Ripley Scrolls": Alchemy, Art, and Patronage in Fifteenth-Century England

Presenter 3 Name

Jennifer M. Rampling

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Princeton Univ.

Start Date

14-5-2016 3:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 1045