UCL Institute of Archaeology

Medieval maritime iconography

Between 2007-9 Joe Flatman undertook research into depictions of ships in medieval illuminated manuscripts housed in the British Library, London. This resulted in a major publication in 2009, published by the British Library Press and University of Chicago Press.

Joe has continued to maintain his research interest in this field, most recently investigating funding possibilities for a project into maritime iconography in medieval religious institutions in South East England.

Related outputs

• Flatman, J. 2009 Ships and Shipping in Medieval Manuscripts. London and Chicago: British Library Press and the University of Chicago Press.
• Flatman, J. 2007 The Illuminated Ark: Interrogating Evidence from Manuscript Illuminations and Archaeological Remains for Medieval Vessels. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports International Series 1616.