Monthly Archives: June 2014

Making models, material models – a past and a future?

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

A little while back, I went to see an exhibition my good friend Lucy had helped to mount at Two Temple Place, the extraordinary London home-cum-headquarters of the Transatlantic Victorian magnate, William Waldorf Astor. Consisting of a wealth of pieces loaned from … Continue reading →

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Contacts and Networks: University of Nottingham Institute for Medieval Research Postgraduate Conference 2014

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been working alongside a number of postgraduate research students within the University of Nottingham’s Institute for Medieval Research planning its annual Postgraduate Conference. I think I’m right in saying the conference is in its fifth year, and this time … Continue reading →

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Books on Anglo-Saxon Surrey are a lot like buses…

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

… but as I’m sure you know how the saying goes, I won’t belabour the point (other than to note that unfortunately it doesn’t apply to the bus stop outside my front door, which has a steady stream of services around … Continue reading →

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