Medieval Sexuality: A Casebook - Julian Emperor

xAcknowledgmentswork and indeed far beyond most friendships. Such generosity of spirit, time andresources is rare and so deeply appreciated. Iona McCleery has patiently takenup the slack in so many aspects of my professional and personal life as I workedon this project. She extended warmth and unconditional friendship, and helpedme find my smile, over cups of espresso and Portuguese cakes. Her quiet strengthand boundless love and enthusiasm for her subject, her family and her friendsmakes her most special, so indescribably valuable and often taken for granted.My thanks are not enough. Profound thanks must also go to Thomas Beal, RobCompton, Kathleen O’Mara, Dennis Showalter, Bill Simons, Renee Walker andRalph Watkins for their dedication, friendship, loyalty and genuine compassionand support in navigating through truly adverse climates and treacherousconditions. Thanks must also go to Dorothy and Jeremy Wisnewski and to Billand Beth Ashbaugh for advice, distraction, rants and raves, and food andfriendship. My final thanks go to my co-editor, Caroline Proctor, for not laughingwhen I said “Let’s have a conference on sex!” and for laughing a lot betweenthat day and the completion of this project.Caroline: I would like to thank all my friends and family, and particularly Robertand Florence Proctor and David Santiuste, for their patient tolerance for mypeculiar interests and the support that made this book possible. I would especiallylike to send love and thanks to Clare Proctor and Elise Marshall, for listening,understanding, inspiring, and always reminding me of life’s great potential. Andfinally to April Harper, for her brilliant and constant friendship, for keeping melaughing throughout this process and above all for saying “Let’s have a conferenceon sex!” in the first place.