Michel Summer, author of Willibrord between Ireland, Britain and Merovingian Francia (690–739), discusses the notion that the early medieval missionary Willibrord was a European before there was a united Europe, and questions how modern categorisations from the 19th and 20th centuries are applied to the medieval period. On 26 September 2024, Pope Francis paid a … Continue reading
Vincent Gillespie, 1954-2025
Liverpool University Press was greatly saddened to learn of the death of Prof. Vincent Gillespie on 13th March 2025. Vincent was Series Editor of Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies from 2002 to 2023. During that time he was instrumental in commissioning and publishing over 50 volumes for the series, first under the auspices of University of … Continue reading
Trailblazers announces new member institutions
We are delighted to announce the first two monographs to be contracted from the Trailblazers initiative. Both books are a result of the innovative collaboration developed with the University of Salford Library and the University of Liverpool Library respectively. Read all about it on the LUP blog...
Trailblazers announces first two contracted books
We are delighted to announce the first two monographs to be contracted from the Trailblazers initiative. Both books are a result of the innovative collaboration developed with the University of Salford Library and the University of Liverpool Library respectively. Read all about it on the LUP blog...
Eric Storm: On The Rediscovery of El Greco
The Discovery of El Greco: The Nationalization of Culture Versus the Rise of Modern Art (1860-1914) tells the fascinating story of the meteoric rediscovery of El Greco towards the end of the nineteenth century. Here, author Eric Storm introduces the discovery of El Greco and its importance in the world of modern art. Domenikos Theotokopoulos, … Continue reading
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