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Dear Colleague, For over four centuries the Société des Bollandistes has been at the forefront of scholarship in the vast field of Christian hagiography. Since the days of Jean Bolland and Daniel van Papenbroeck, through those of Hippolyte Delehaye, Paul … Continue reading →

Digital Scriptorium (DS) is a growing consortium of American libraries and museums committed to free online access to their collections of pre-modern manuscripts. Our website unites scattered resources from many institutions into a national digital platform for teaching and scholarly … Continue reading →

CARMEN is very pleased to announce the winners of the first annual CARMEN Prize: Overall winner James Smith and team for their project on manuscripts in conflict zones; special commendations to Elizabeth L’Estrange on ‘Redefining Women and the Book’, and … Continue reading →

March 16, 2017, 9:30am-6:00pm (Skylight Room) Peggy Brown’s distinguished scholarly career has been dedicated to combating inherited paradigms (“feudalism”) and pursuing personae (Philippe le Bel). Join us in celebrating her scholarship at a one-day conference on March 16, 2018, at the Graduate … Continue reading →

Expand your understanding of book history during a Rare Book School course this spring or summer. Our five-day, intensive courses on the history of manuscript, print, and digital materials will be offered at the University of Virginia, The Thomas J. … Continue reading →

In 2018, the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto will offer the following courses in Medieval Latin: Beginning Latin (8 hours of instruction weekly, 22 May to 13 July 2018, with an optional three-week reading course thereafter).  … Continue reading →

FELLOWS: Keith Busby (French and Italian, The University of Wisconsin) Cynthia Hahn (Art and Art History, Hunter College CUNY) Amy Remensnyder (History, Brown University) CORRESPONDING FELLOWS: Jacques Dalarun (Institut de recherche et d’histoire des textes, Paris) Walter Pohl (University of … Continue reading →

INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY, School of Historical Studies, Opportunities for Scholars 2018-2019.  The Institute is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations.  Scholars … Continue reading →

2018 Winter Program Latin Paleography and Codicology American Academy in Rome Deadline for application: May 30, 2017 The AAR will offer a two-week intensive course in Latin Paleography and Codicology in collaboration with the Vatican Library and the University of … Continue reading →

Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library welcomes applications from current graduate students in library science, information studies, preservation, archives or a related program for its newly constituted professional fellowship program. The program has been designed to provide practical … Continue reading →