Sjoerd Levelt and Ad Putter

Medieval experts Sjoerd Levelt and Professor Ad Putter look at the story of cultural exchange between the people of the low countries and England in the Middle Ages and early modern period.

Levelt and Putter show how Anglo-Dutch connections changed the literary landscape on both sides of the North Sea. Dutch-speaking immigrants transformed English culture, and contacts on historical writing, map-making, manuscript production, and early printing had lasting impact. The book is based on collections in the Bodleian Library and coincides with an exhibition of the same name at the library between December 3 2021 and April 18 2022.

Levelt is senior research associate of the project The Literary Heritage of Anglo-Dutch Relations, c. 1050–1600, at the University of Bristol. Putter is professor of Medieval English at the University of Bristol and director of the Centre for Medieval Studies.

Presented by the Bodleian Libraries.