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Textus Roffensis: Law, Language and Libraries in Early Medieval England
The Conference will gather for the first time work in the disciplines of History, English, Linguistics, Political Science, Law and Codicology in order to address the context for the creation of Textus Roffensis, the language of its texts, English laws and their legal, political and cultural agendas, the relationship of the Church and royal government and the legacy of the book and its texts.
There will be featured talks by Martin Brett (University of Cambridge), Nicholas Brooks (University of Birmingham), Carole Hough (University of Glasgow), Mary Richards (University of Delaware); a private tour of Rochester Cathedral; and a private exhibition of Textus Roffensis itself and Rochester and Canterbury Cathedral papers of the same period. Michael Wood, broadcaster and historian of early medieval England, will deliver a public lecture on the legacy of Textus Roffensis.
The Conference, being held at the instigation of the Chancellor of the University of Kent Sir Robert Worcester, is sponsored by the School of History at the University of Kent.