Michelle P. Brown

This article is about the British manuscript scholar. For the 2004 film, see Identity Theft (film).

Michelle P. Brown
Born (1959-10-01) 1 October 1959 (age 65)
NationalityBritish
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
InstitutionsSchool of Advanced Study
British Library

Michelle P. Brown is Professor Emerita of Medieval Manuscript Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. She was previously (1986–2004) Curator of Illuminated Manuscripts at the British Library. She has been a historical consultant and on-screen expert on several radio and television programmes. She has published books on Bede, the Lindisfarne Gospels, the Luttrell Psalter and the Holkham Bible.[1][2][3]

Brown held the Sandars Readership in Bibliography in 2008–2009, speaking on "The book and the transformation of Britain, c. 550–1050".[4]

  1. ^ Howse, Christopher (22 December 2007). "The shepherds' dog and the angel". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ^ Howse, Christopher (7 December 2008). "The case of the missing Gospel". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ Cooperman, Alan (21 October 2006). "A Testament To Change: Early Scraps Of the Bible". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ Brown, Michelle. 2011. The Book and the Transformation of Britain, c.550-1050 : A Study in Written and Visual Literacy and Orality. London: British Library.