MeRit is a collaboration between the University of Reading (UoR) and the British Museum (BM). The project team combines expertise in medieval archaeology, public finds, digital humanities, medieval history and public engagement. MeRit project is led by Principal Investigator, Professor Roberta Gilchrist with Co-Investigator, Dr Michael Lewis (PAS, BM). Roberta and Michael are supported by Archaeology Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Rob Webley, Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Eljas Oksanen, and History Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Ruth Salter. You can find out more about the team here.

An illumination depicting a scriptorium in action showing two people writing at individual desks facing a nun also writing at a desk who is facing the other two people
An illumination depicting a scriptorium in action, from a manuscript in the Biblioteca de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, c. 14th century AD (Courtesy of medievalfragments.wordpress.com)