About
David Rundle is a Senior Lecturer in Latin and Palaeography at the University of Kent, affiliated with the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. His work bridges intellectual and cultural history with material manuscript studies, focusing on Europe-wide transmission of ideas.
- Education: Trained in Oxford as an intellectual and cultural historian
Research interests center on medieval manuscripts, palaeography, and the emerging field of fragment studies. His approach integrates codicology, script analysis, annotations, and provenance to reconstruct historical networks of knowledge.
Recent publications include the monograph The Renaissance Reform of the Book and Britain (2019) and the Catalog of Christ Church, Oxford (2017), reflecting his expertise in manuscript documentation and cultural transmission. Current projects involve cataloging Magdalen College's manuscript collection and maintaining the Bonae Litterae blog.
Rundle serves as Managing Editor of Medium Ævum and teaches graduate courses like M-60: Researching Medieval Manuscripts, emphasizing the intersection of cataloging practices with broader cultural historiography.
