Tributes to Richard K. Emmerson

Crossing Medieval Disciplines

Edited by Elina Gertsman Edited by Karlyn Griffith Edited by Deirdre Carter

Book cover: Tributes to Richard K. Emmerson

Extent: 320 pages

Publisher: Harvey Miller

Subjects: Art & Art History, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Tributes

Series volume number: 10

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(June 2021)

ISBN: 9781909400993

Price: $157.00

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Honoring the scholarship of Richard K. Emmerson, this collection interrogates the concept of interdisciplinarity through a set of essays that traverse the traditional boundaries of various fields in medieval studies.


This interdisciplinary collection celebrates the scholarship of Richard K. Emmerson, one of the most prominent medievalists of his generation. With contributions to the history of medieval literature, drama, theology, and art, this anthology not only showcases the fields with which Emmerson’s own work engaged, but also demonstrates the fruitfulness of the cross-disciplinary approach that has come to define these fields. Although the essays employ a broad range of source material–from devotional texts to royal chronicles and from architectural sculpture to illuminated manuscripts–the book focuses specifically on four distinct but related topics: word-image relationships, eschatology, identity, and moral argument. The contributions, written by Emmerson’s colleagues and former students, speak to the importance of interdisciplinarity and demonstrate the profound influence of Emmerson’s work on the rich field of medieval studies.

  • Edited by Elina Gertsman
  • Edited by Karlyn Griffith
  • Edited by Deirdre Carter