Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies is a quarterly academic journal published by University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Medieval Academy of America. It was established in 1926 by Edward Kennard Rand.[citation needed] The journal’s primary focus is on the time period from 500 to 1500 in Western Europe, but also on related subjects such as Byzantine, Hebrew, Arabic, Armenian and Slavic studies.[1] As of 2025, the editor is Barbara Newman.[2]
The organization and its journal were first proposed in 1921 at a meeting of the Modern Language Association, and the journal’s focus was interdisciplinary from its beginning,[3] with one reviewer noting a specific interest in Medieval Latin.[4]
References
- ^ “Front Matter (Speculum)”. JSTOR. 1993. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ “Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies”. Speculum. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ 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. JSTOR 2913990.
- ^ McK., R. B. (1926). “Reviewed Work(s): Speculum”. The Review of English Studies. 2 (7): 375. doi:10.1093/res/os-II.7.375. JSTOR 508377.
External links
Scholia has a venue profile for Speculum (journal).
- Official website
- Online access
- Tables of contents vols. 1 (1926) – 24 (1949)
- Tables of contents vols. 25 (1950) – 49 (1974)
- Tables of contents vols. 50 (1975) – 83 (2008)