The 49th Latin and Palaeography Summer School
27-31 July 2026
The School, formerly the Keele Latin and Palaeography Summer School, returns for its 49th year. In 2025 The Ranulf Higden Society took over the organisation of the Latin and Palaeography Summer School following Keele University’s withdrawal. In 2025 the school was held entirely online, and this year the School is being organised by the Palaeography Team at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in association with The Ranulf Higden Society and will be held at The Priory Rooms in Birmingham.
The School is for those who wish to acquire or improve their skills in reading and transcribing medieval and early modern documents primarily in Latin, but also some material in Middle English and Anglo-Norman French. The documents selected by the tutors are taken mostly from English archives (both national and local) and are those chiefly used by historians rather than literary texts. The School consists of four courses with two courses designed to provide an introduction to medieval Latin and to medieval palaeography. The other two courses are designed to meet the needs of more experienced students examining specific classes of records in detail. One of the main benefits of the School is that students can build up their knowledge and confidence during the week.
For more information please see here.
Note: this is a fee-paying event run by an organisation which is not affiliated to, or funded by, the Classical Association. Please contact the organisers directly with any enquiries.