A Network of Academic Patronage and Thought Carved in Stone. The Vault of Divinity School, Oxford, c. 1480–1483

Wednesday 2 Dec 2026
Society of Antiquaries of London
Markus Späth (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen)

Speaker: Markus Späth (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen)

Oxford’s Divinity School houses one of the most outstanding vaults of the later European Middle Ages. This lecture will analyse the rich visual network created by architecture, iconography, ornament, foliage, and scripture for an Academic audience at a time of major change in society.

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