Mary Garrison

Mary Garrison is Lecturer in Early Medieval History at the University of York, specializing in Carolingian cultural history and manuscript studies. Her research examines literary and epistolary traditions with particular focus on Alcuin of York's works.

Research interests include Frankish court culture, literacy in early medieval Europe, and classical reception. She collaborates on parchment manuscript analysis through H2020-IF-SCRIBE project and leads archaeological investigations of Anglian York.

Recent publications analyze Alcuin's poetic works in relation to biblical manuscripts. She contributes to public history initiatives including York Festival of Ideas and serves on advisory boards for Oxford Boethius Commentary and Martianus Capella gloss projects.