Society for Renaissance Studies

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The Society for Renaissance Studies is an academic society whose aim is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for all those interested in studying the Renaissance in the UK and Ireland. It pursues this though organising a wide range of activities, allocating funding for research, and supporting publications, including a book series and Renaissance Studies ( ISSN   0269-1213), a flagship journal for the field. [1] [2]

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The society was formed in 1967, the founding meeting held at the Institute of Historical Research on 12 July of that year. [3] This meeting was chaired by the noted historian Denys Hay and amongst those participating were the art historians Ernst Gombrich and Kenneth Clark and the historian Sydney Anglo, the society's first secretary. [4] [5]


Chairs

The past and current chairs of the society include the following: [6]


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References

  1. "Renaissance Studies: The Journal of the Society for Renaissance Studies" . Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  2. "Society for Renaissance Studies" . Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  3. Email of 12 April 2024 from Sydney Anglo to the society's secretary, Rachel Willie
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2011-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) The Society for Renaissance Studies (Accessed March 2011)
  5. Email of 12 April 2024 from Sydney Anglo to the society's secretary, Rachel Willie
  6. "Society for Renaissance Studies: Officers (1967-Present)". Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-03-28. The Society for Renaissance Studies: History (accessed March 2011)