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New editor and associate editor, Renaissance Studies

We are delighted to announce the appointment of John Gallagher (Leeds) as Editor of Renaissance Studies, together with Elizabeth Petcu (Edinburgh) as Associate Editor. John will take up his role in January 2026, while Elizabeth has recently taken up the post; their range and depth of disciplinary and interdisciplinary expertise, from history and languages to […]

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Playhouse Lab

Playhouse Lab is a play-reading group, which meets regularly in the Workshop Theatre of the University of Leeds to explore early modern plays in script-in-hand performances. It is co-convened by José A. Pérez Díez and Jane Rickard, and Brett Greatley-Hirsch manages the website. Our regular readers include members of academic staff; current undergraduate and postgraduate

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New Website: Gabinetti disegni e stampe italiani (Italian Prints and Drawings Study Rooms)

The website https://www.gabinettidisegniestampe.com aims to gather together all the Gabinetti disegni e stampe italiani (Italian Prints and Drawings Study Rooms) in order to promote and enhance the Italian heritage of prints and drawings. Each Gabinetto disegni e stampe is accompanied on the website by an up-to-date description of the study room, contacts (emails and telephone

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New Research in William Byrd’s Musical Culture on the 400th Anniversary of His Death

We welcome abstracts for an edited collection published on the musical culture of William Byrd to commemorate the 400th anniversary of his death in 2023. The collection, co-edited by Samantha Bassler, Katherine Butler, and Katie Bank, will feature 10–15 essays dealing with the state of Byrd studies in the 21st century. We are hoping to

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