Professor Jane Geddes

Professor Jane Geddes
Professor Jane Geddes
Professor Jane Geddes

Emeritus Professor

About
Research

Research Overview

  • Scottish architecture
  • British Medieval manuscripts
  • Pictish sculpture
  • Medieval decorative ironwork

Current Research

Current research: 

The Buildings of Scotland: Lothian, revised edition for Yale University Press

Lost Civilisations: The Picts, for Reaktion Books

The Bestiary, for Quarto Publications. 

New doors for Trondheim Cathedral

Previous recent projects:

The early medieval sculpture of St Andrews Cathedral. A catalogue for Historic Environment Scotland

'Earliest Portrait of St Columba' in St Gallen Library, Cod Sang 555.

The early medieval stones at Tullich Church, Aberdeenshire

 

 

Principal Investigator for the Buildings of Scotland, Leverhulme Award

This award produced 2 volumes in the Buildings of Scotland series:

  • Aberdeenshire: North and Moray;
  • Aberdeenshire: South and Aberdeen.

The research fellows were three architecural historians: Joseph Sharples, Dr David Walker and Dr Matthew Woodworth. Published by Yale University Press, 2014.

Historic Environment Scotland

Academic advisor for the design of St Vigeans Museum, Arbroath, Angus. Author of Hunting Picts: Medieval Sculpture at St Vigeans, Angus, 2 vols, 2017

Funding and Grants

Leverhulme Research Award: to produce two volumes for the Buildings of Scotland Series, Aberdeenshire and North-East Scotland. 2008 - 2014.

AHRB award to produce the St Albans Psalter website.

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Retired

Publications

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  • Ironwork in Medieval Britain: an archaeological study, by Ian Goodall

    Geddes, J.
    The Antiquaries Journal, vol. 93, pp. 439-440
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
  • The Bayeux Tapestry, Dendrochronology and Hadstock Door

    Geddes, J.
    The Bayeux Tapestry: New Approaches. Lewis, M. J., Owen-Crocker, G. R., Terkla, D. (eds.). Oxbow Books, pp. 127-135, 9 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Blacker, beasts and the bestiary: the inaugural Temenos Thetis Blacker memorial lecture

    Geddes, J.
    Vol. 34, Temenos Academy, London, United Kingdom. 40 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
  • The St Albans Psalter: Sex, Desire and the Middle-Aged Woman

    Geddes, J.
    Middle-Aged Women in the Middle Ages. Niebrzydowski, S. (ed.). Boydell & Brewer, pp. 69-82, 14 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Pictish Progress: New Studies on Northern Britain in the Early Middle Ages

    Driscoll, S. T. (ed.), Geddes, J. (ed.), Hall, M. A. (ed.)
    Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, Netherlands. 384 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
  • The Problems of Pictish Art, 1955-2009

    Geddes, J.
    Pictish Progress: New Studies on Northern Britain in the Early Middle Ages. Geddes, J., Driscoll, S. T., Hall, M. A. (eds.). Brill Academic Publishers, pp. 121-134, 14 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Medieval decorative ironwork in St George's Chapel

    Geddes, J.
    St George's Chapel Windsor: History and Heritage. Saul, N., Tatton-Brown, T. (eds.). The Dovecote Press, pp. 63-68, 7 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Ideas and Images of Britain

    Geddes, J.
    The History of British Art: Vol. 1. 600-1600. Ayres, T. (ed.). Tate Pub. (London, England), pp. 19-43
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Heaven's Gates: Medieval Decorative Ironwork and its meaning

    Geddes, J.
    Cornerstone Magazine, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 42-48
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The St Albans Psalter: Facsimile and Commentary

    Geddes, J., Kidd, P., Bepler, J.
    Verlag Muller and Schindler, Simbach am Inn. 240 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
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