The Center for Medieval Studies would like to thank Dr. Nancy Busch, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Fordham, and Dr. John Hollwitz, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Fordham, for helping to fund this conference.

We are also grateful for the collegial cooperation and co-sponsorship of the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York. Special thanks to Dr. Sarah Rees-Jones for her contributions to conference planning.