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Alexandra Barratt
Alexandra Anne Talbot Barratt (née Carr) is a New Zealand academic, and is professor emerita at the University of Waikato. Barratt is a specialist in medieval manuscripts. Academic careerBarratt completed master's at Carleton University in 1969 followed by a PhD titled Two Middle English translations of Aelred of Rievaulx's 'De Institutione Inclusaram' at the University of Toronto in 1973, supervised by A. G. Rigg.[1][2] Barratt then joined the faculty of the University of Waikato, rising to full professor in 1997.[3] During her time at Waikato, Barratt had been Chairperson of the English department, Chairperson of Humanities, and had served on the University Council as Academic Representative.[3][4] She retired in 2010, and was appointed professor emerita in 2011, in recognition of more than thirty years of service and her "outstanding contribution to the university".[3] Barratt studied medieval manuscripts, and has written nine books.[3] Barratt was responsible for identifying a 13th century psalter in the Alexander Turnbull library that had been misclassified as a probably fifteenth century Book of Hours. The Flemish psalter MSR-26, dated 1275–1300, was gifted to the Diocese of Wellington by William Burgoyne Hudson, brother of entomologist George Hudson.[5] After her retirement, Barratt has been studying the 'manuscript waste' found in manuscripts and early printed books in New Zealand.[6] For instance, Barratt was called on by Auckland Libraries to examine parchment strips that were found in the binding of a late 15th century printed German bible in their collection. Barratt identified the strips as 1200-year old bible fragments.[7] Personal lifeBarratt's parents were Frederick and Joan Carr. Barratt's godmother was Dame Margot Fonteyn.[8][9] Barratt donated a Len Castle pot to the University in memory of her husband, scientist Robert Welch ONZM, who died in 2020.[10] Selected works Scholia has a profile for Alexandra Barratt (Q116486871).
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