Jane Geddes (art historian)

Jane Geddes (born 26 April 1950) is a British art historian and academic, specialising in Scottish architecture, British Medieval manuscripts, Pictish sculpture and Medieval decorative ironwork.[1][2] She is Emeritus Professor of Art History, University of Aberdeen.[1]

This article is about the British art historian. For the American golfer, see Jane Geddes.

Education

Geddes graduated with a degree in History from University of Cambridge.[3] She earned her PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art, then a constituent College of the University of London,[3] before working as an Inspector of Ancient Monuments for English Heritage. After this, she became Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in the History of Art at University of Aberdeen.[4]

She is currently (August 2020) Emeritus Professor of Art History, University of Aberdeen.[1]

Awards and recognitions

Geddes secured a Leverhulme Research Award to produce two volumes for the Buildings of Scotland series, Aberdeenshire and North-East Scotland, 2008 - 2014.[5]

In 2003, Geddes published the electronic version of the St Albans Psalter,[6] in a project funded with a major grant from the UK Arts and Humanities Research Board (now Arts and Humanities Research Council).[7] Geddes analysed the images and text of the Psalter to argue that the book was made for the medieval anchoress and prioress Christina of Markyate.[8]

Diane Watt said of the St Albans Psalter project that ‘This electronic publication marked a significant moment in scholarship on women’s literary culture in post-Conquest England’.[9] In a review of the printed version of Geddes's project for the Studies in Iconography journal, Patricia Stirnemann wrote that 'the book is something of a new genre. It is what one might call a "hardcopy-internet" interface [...] that complements the website".[8]

Publications
  • Geddes, J 2017, Hunting Picts: Medieval Sculpture at St Vigeans, Angus. vol. 1&2, Historic Environment Scotland, Edinburgh. ISBN 1849172269[10]
  • Geddes, J (ed.) 2016, Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray. The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon. ISBN 1138640670[11]
  • Geddes, J 2011, Blacker, Beasts & the Bestiary: the inaugural Temenos Thetis Blacker memorial lecture. Temenos Academy Papers, no. 34, vol. 34, 1 edn, Temenos Academy , London, United Kingdom. ISBN 0956407846[12]
  • Geddes, J 2005, The St. Albans Psalter: A Book for Christina of Markyate. British Library Publishing Division. ISBN 0712306773[13]
  • Geddes, J 1999, Medieval Decorative Ironwork in England. Society of Antiquaries of London. ISBN 0854312730[14]

Personal life

Geddes is the daughter of David Campbell Geddes and Gerda Bruun.[2] She has British/Norwegian nationality.[2]

After marrying Peter Watt in 1979, she changed her name to Jane Watt. After their divorce, in 2008, she returned to Jane Geddes.[2]

They have two children. She lives with her family near Aboyne.

References
  1. "Professor Jane Geddes | Staff Profile | People | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. "Person Page:Dr. Hon. David Campbell Geddes". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  3. "Person Page: Jane Geddes". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  4. "Hunting Picts | Lead Public Body for Scotland's Historic Environment". www.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  5. Niebrzydowski, Sue (2011). Middle-aged Women in the Middle Ages. D. S. Brewer. p. xi. ISBN 978-1-84384-282-8.
  6. Jane Geddes; Michael Arnott & Kim Downie (2003-06-30). "The St Albans Psalter Project. University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "St Albans Psalter. Acknowledgements. University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  8. Stirnemann, Patricia (2008). "Review of The St Albans Psalter: A Book for Christina of Markyate". Studies in Iconography. 29: 258–262. ISSN 0148-1029. JSTOR 23924153.
  9. "Double Standards: Who Owned The St Albans Psalter? | Postcards from the Archives". blogs.surrey.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  10. Geddes, Jane (2017-07-27). Hunting Picts: Medieval Sculpture at St Vigeans, Angus. Historic Environment Scotland. ISBN 978-1-84917-226-4.
  11. Geddes, Jane (2016-04-14). Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-24806-4.
  12. Blacker, Beasts & the Bestiary: The Inaugural Temenos Thetis Blacker Memorial Lecture (Temenos Academy Papers): Amazon.co.uk: Geddes, Jane: 9780956407849: Books. ASIN 0956407846.
  13. Geddes, Jane (2005). The St Albans Psalter: A Book for Christina of Markyate. British Library.
  14. Geddes, Jane (1999). Medieval Decorative Ironwork in England. Society of Antiquaries of London. ISBN 978-0-85431-273-3.
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