The Medieval and Renaissance Women PhD placement is intended to support early career development and is suitable for students who may wish to pursue further academic research or are considering a career in a library, museum or similar heritage organisation. During their time at the Library, the placement student will also have access to a wide range of workshops, talks and training. ![]() They will gain insight into the Library’s digitisation processes, and they will benefit from day-to-day contact with the curators and hands-on access to the Library’s collection of pre-1600 manuscripts. ![]() This placement will provide the successful candidate with a broader understanding of curatorial roles in a major research library, as well as experience of working with manuscripts (including rolls and charters) in a variety of genres and languages. They will gain experience of cataloguing pre-1600 western manuscripts, and they will promote the Library’s collections by writing blogposts and text for the British Library website. The successful candidate will be based for the duration of the placement with the Library’s Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts section at St Pancras, London. 1rĪs part of the Medieval and Renaissance Women project, the funders, Joanna and Graham Barker, are providing financial support for a six-month PhD placement, starting in summer 2022. The opening page of the Book of Margery Kempe, the oldest autobiography in English: Add MS 61823, f. ![]() You can read more about the project on the Medieval Manuscripts Blog. The British Library is currently digitising some of its manuscripts, rolls and charters connected with women from Britain and across Europe, from the period between 11.
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