Sally-Beth, Thanks for sending this. I cannot see offering a paper, as my work on patronage is definitely post-medieval, but I might well attend. Bob At 04:24 PM 6/8/2007 -0400, you wrote: >Centre for Medieval Studies Annual Conference >Power & Patronage in the Middle Ages >University of Toronto >14-15 March 2008 > >Call for Papers > >The Annual Conference of the Centre for Medieval Studies will take place >14-15 March 2008 at the University of Toronto, and will explore the role >and function of medieval patronage in all its forms, from patron-client >relationships in the Late Antique Mediterranean to civic patronage systems >in Late Medieval Europe, and from networks of economic and political power >to structures of literary and artistic production. > >The keynote speaker, Richard Firth Green, Humanities Distinguished >Professor of English and the Director of the Center for Medieval & >Renaissance Studies at The Ohio State University, will give a talk on >Humphrey de Bohun and the translation of Guillaume de Palerme into English. > >The organizing committee invites proposals for topics relating to medieval >patronage in any of its forms; those proposals that cross over traditional >disciplinary boundaries are especially welcome. Please send a 200-word >abstract, a one page CV, contact information, as well as any audio-visual >requirements by 15 September 2007 to the address below. > >The Centre for Medieval Studies will be changing locations within the >university over the summer, so electronic submissions are especially >encouraged. > > > >[log in to unmask] > >-or- > >Annual Conference >Centre for Medieval Studies >39 Queen's Park Crescent >University of Toronto >Toronto, ON M5S 1A1 > >Any inquiries can be directed to [log in to unmask] > > ></blockquote></x-html>