Medieval History
Sharing Ancient Wisdoms Project
We are delighted to announce the completion of the Sharing AncientWisdoms project: see http://www.ancientwisdoms.ac.uk/
Please ask your librarian to add any or all of the following items toyour library catalogue: Kekaumenos, Consilia et Narrationes SAWS edition, 2013Greek text, English translation and commentary by Charlotte Roueché,with further translations by H.G. Beck, J. Signes Codoner, G.G.Litavrin, M.D. SpadaroISBN 978-1-897747-29-2Available athttp://www.ancientwisdoms.ac.uk/library/kekaumenos-consilia-et-narrationes/
Apophthegmata et gnomae secundum alphabetum SAWS edition, 2013Annotated edition of Greek Gnomologia by Denis Searby, Måns Bylund,Pontus Österdahl, with English translation by Denis SearbyISBN 978-1-897747-26-1Available at http://www.ancientwisdoms.ac.uk/library/gnomologia/
Gnomological Material in Arabic and in Arabic-Spanish transmission\SAWS edition, 2013Texts established by Ines Dallaji, Lorenz Nigst, Christoph Storz, ElviraWakelnigISBN 978-1-897747-27-8Available at http://www.ancientwisdoms.ac.uk/library/arabicgnomol/
Arabic Philosophical Compendia and Excerpts of Arabic and LatinPhilosophical TextsSAWS edition, 2013Texts established by Christoph Storz and Elvira WakelnigISBN 978-1-897747-28-5Available at http://www.ancientwisdoms.ac.uk/library/arabicphilos/
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The Life Of Anskar (british Academy Post-docs Part I)
We are delighted that two members of the Department have recently been awarded British Academy Post-doctoral Fellowships, a particular achievement given the stiff competition for awards this year. In this first post, Dr Paul Gazzoli outlines his proposed...
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Medieval Arabic Manuscripts, East India Company Papers, To Go Online
The British Library and Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development have unveiled an ambitious partnership to transform people?s understanding of the history of the Middle East, and the region?s relationship with Britain and the...
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Medievalist Awarded Grant To Research Mirror To Devout People
Paul Patterson, assistant professor of English at St.Joseph University, has been awarded $8,200 to pursue his personal project, an edition of the Mirror to Devout People. The Mirror to Devout People, also known as the Speculum devotorum, was written by...
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Call For Papers At The Sbl International Meeting July 2012
Digital Humanities and Manuscripts, chaired by David Hamidovic and Claire Clivaz. The process of editing of ancient biblical manuscripts, as well as of editing other ancient Jewish and Christian manuscripts, has been transformed by the emerging digital...
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Sacred Voices Workshop
As some of you will know, in Newcastle we are currently working on a digital edition of the extant manuscripts from the medieval library of the Cistercian nunnery of Medingen (near Hannover, Germany. For a first glance of the project see http://research.ncl.ac.uk/medingen/,...
Medieval History