Media vita in morte sumus
quem quaremus adjutorem
nisi te Domine,
qui pro peccatis nostris,
juste irasceris?
sancte Deus,
sancte fortis,
sancte et misericors Salvator,
amarae morti ne tradas nos.

Academic Biography: Carl Garris is a first year PhD student in History at Columbia. His interests include medieval Christianity, medieval books, and history of science. His past research has utilized the methodology of manuscript studies and digital humanities.