British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Professor Brian Richardson

Professor of Italian Studies, University of Leeds

Year Elected: 2003

An expert in Italian Renaissance literature, his main area of interest has been in the early history of the book which stems from his study and editing of sixteenth-century manuscripts. His research on the history of editing, printing, orthography and typography has added to his expertise in editing texts, and he is also expert in theories on the spoken language in 16th century Italy.