July 23 – 27, 2025

Applications are open for HMML’s Introduction to Arabic Manuscript Studies.

In this one-week intensive course which will take place virtually, students will be introduced to the study of Arabic manuscripts in historical, cultural, and material dimensions and gain an understanding of paleography, codicology, and philological practices, with a special focus on the application of these skills in a digital context.

The program fee is $275 (US).

The course is open to all individuals with a basic understanding of the classical Arabic language and a professional and scholarly interest in manuscripts. Beginner-level students will receive preference in the application process.

Application deadline is March 3, 2025.

More information: hmml.org/programs/arabic-mss-studies

July 8–11, 2025

This conference will gather scholars engaged in research on Greek hymns found in the earliest extant sources of all Eastern liturgical rites. The scope of inquiry includes not only hymns that may be regarded as part of the (pre-)history of the received Byzantine rite but also those composed in Greek for non-Byzantine traditions. We particularly invite contributions on hymns that did not withstand medieval processes of ritual hybridisation and standardisation and those thought to have been composed in Greek but preserved only in ancient translations (e.g. Georgian, Syriac, Armenian). A diversity of methodological approaches is welcomed, and papers that clearly combine philological and palaeographical research with innovative literary or cultural-historical analysis are warmly encouraged. Proposals to present previously unknown and unedited material and those dealing with material aspects of the field will be prioritized.

For more information contact Dr. Gregory Tucker (gregory.tucker@ur.de).

July 7 – August 1, 2025

In partnership with Dumbarton Oaks and the Zohrab Center of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, this four-week intensive course will be an introduction to Armenian language and paleography.

Course fees, meals, and lodging for participants are generously sponsored by Dumbarton Oaks.

The course will introduce students to the Classical Armenian language. Students will also be introduced to the primary lexica, manuscript repositories, and print and online resources available for research on pre-modern Armenian texts.

By the end of the course, students will be able to independently approach Classical Armenian texts with a comprehensive grasp of grammar and syntax, able to translate from Armenian into English with confidence.

Details: hmml.org/programs/intro-armenian

June 4–7, 2025

The deadline for submitting communications is 30th September 2024.

For informations please write to the SEB’s email estudiosbizantinos@gmail.com

February 3–5, 2025

11th International Symposium “The Coptic Liturgy” organized by St. Mark Foundation for Coptic Heritage in Cairo, Egypt

For details please contact: publications@stmarkfoundation.com

October 10–12, 2024

Organized by the National Archives of Georgia in Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia, 1, Vazha-Pshavela Ave.

The scientific directions of the conference are:

• Philology (classical, Byzantine, and modern Greek philology, literature, linguistics, theory of literature, codicology-textual criticism, folklore studies);
• History, source studies, archival studies, ethnology, archaeology, and anthropology;
• Art history (depictive and decorative-applied art, architecture, audio-visual art, theory of art and history, choreography);
• Cultural studies (museology, antiquity studies, theory of culture, and history);
• Digital aesthetics and design;
• Digital archives and databases;
• Conservation and restoration.

For more details see: https://archive.gov.ge/en/ix-saertashoriso-konferentsia-1

September 11-13, 2024

In the framework of the Köln/Leuven research project funded by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung and launched in 2022, the project team organizes an international conference on The Bible in Middle Byzantine Hagiography (8th-10th century) at the picturesque Arenberg Castle on the outskirts of Leuven.

For details see: https://www.arts.kuleuven.be/grieks/nieuws/biblecongress