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Design of a cloth antimacassar Armchair with antimacassar-Sheffield Mayors Parlour Antimacassars on rail carriage seats. An antimacassar / ˌ æ n t ɪ m ə ˈ k æ s ər / is a small cloth placed over the backs or arms of chairs, or the head or cushions of a sofa, to prevent soiling of the permanent fabric underneath. [1]
Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies is a quarterly academic journal published by University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Medieval Academy of America.Established in 1926 by Edward Kennard Rand, it is widely regarded as the most prestigious journal in medieval studies.
The Medieval Academy of America (MAA; spelled Mediaeval until c. 1980) [1] is the largest organization in the United States promoting the field of medieval studies. It was founded in 1925 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts .
Laura Ackerman Smoller is an American scholar of medieval history and religion at the University of Rochester and a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America. [1] She is the author of The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby: The Cult of Vincent Ferrer in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (2014), which was awarded the 2016 La corónica book award, [2] and History, Prophecy, and the Stars: The ...
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Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal is a joint publication of ACMRS and the University of Maryland. This journal publishes essays on women and gender during the years 1500-1700 from all geographical areas and across all relevant fields: European, African, Islamic, Asian, and colonial studies, as well as studies of literature, art ...
In 2021 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [14] Thompson is an Associate Scholar and the Chair of the Royal Shakespeare Company 's Research Board, [ 15 ] and is a member of the Folger Shakespeare Library Board of Governors.
The House of the Academy, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States.It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, [2] Andrew Oliver, and other Founding Fathers of the United States. [3]