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Speculum(journal)

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Speculum
DisciplineMedieval studies
LanguageEnglish
EditedbyKatherine L. Jansen
Publication details
History1926–present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Speculum
Indexing
ISSN0038-7134(print)
2040-8072(web)
LCCN27015446
JSTOR00387134
OCLCno.35801878
Links

Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studiesis a quarterlyacademic journalpublished byUniversity of Chicago Presson behalf of theMedieval Academy of America.Established in 1926 byEdward Kennard Rand,it is widely regarded as the most prestigious journal in medieval studies. The journal's primary focus is on the time period from 500 to 1500 inWestern Europe,but also on related subjects such asByzantine,Hebrew,Arabic,ArmenianandSlavicstudies. As of 2019,theeditorisKatherine L. Jansen.

The organization and its journal were first proposed in 1921 at a meeting of theModern Language Association,and the journal's focus was interdisciplinary from its beginning,[1]with one reviewer noting a specific interest inMedieval Latin.[2]

References

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  1. ^Greenlaw, Edwin (1926). "Reviewed Work(s): Speculum: A Journal of Mediaeval Studies. by The Mediaeval Academy of America".Modern Language Notes.41(4): 271–273.doi:10.2307/2913990.JSTOR2913990.
  2. ^McK., R. B. (1926). "Reviewed Work(s): Speculum".The Review of English Studies.2(7): 375.doi:10.1093/res/os-II.7.375.JSTOR508377.
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