The World through the Eyes of Medieval Armenian Scribes: Approaches to Studying Medieval Armenian Colophons

PAST EVENT | 27 April 2017 09:00 - 27 April 2017 13:30

This workshop will take place on Thursday 27th April 9am-1.30pm in the Harold Lee Room in Pembroke College. The event will be convened by British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr David Zakarian, and Pembroke Fellow and Calouste Gulbenkian Professor of Armenian Studies, Professor Theo M. van Lint.

Please RSVP: david.zakarian@orinst.ox.ac.uk.

Programme

9:00am - Welcome

9:10 Dr Emmanuel Van Elverdinghe Université catholique de Louvain
“Why and How to Study Formulae in Armenian Colophons?”

9:40 Dr Emilio Bonfiglio Universität Wien / University of Oxford
“Forms and Functions of Colophons in Non-Armenian Oriental Traditions”

10:10 Prof. Anna Sirinian Università di Bologna
“Books for Paradise: Aspects of Medieval Mentality in Armenian Colophons of the XIII Century”

Coffee/Tea Break

11:00 Prof. Robert Thomson University of Oxford
“Scribal Speculations: the Case of the Four Evangelists”

11:30 Prof. Theo M. van Lint University of Oxford
“Armenian Colophons in Verse: Some Further Observations”

12:00 Prof. Dickran Kouymjian Fresno State University
“A Profile of the Late Medieval Armenian Community of Cyprus through Colophons”

12:30 Dr David Zakarian University of Oxford
“Revisiting the Fratres Unitores: Some Glimpses from the Colophons of Armenian Manuscripts”

13:00 General Discussion and Closure

The World through the Eyes of Medieval Armenian Scribes: Approaches to Studying Medieval Armenian Colophons

PAST EVENT | 27 April 2017 09:00 - 27 April 2017 13:30

This workshop will take place on Thursday 27th April 9am-1.30pm in the Harold Lee Room in Pembroke College. The event will be convened by British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr David Zakarian, and Pembroke Fellow and Calouste Gulbenkian Professor of Armenian Studies, Professor Theo M. van Lint.

Please RSVP: david.zakarian@orinst.ox.ac.uk.

Programme

9:00am - Welcome

9:10 Dr Emmanuel Van Elverdinghe Université catholique de Louvain
“Why and How to Study Formulae in Armenian Colophons?”

9:40 Dr Emilio Bonfiglio Universität Wien / University of Oxford
“Forms and Functions of Colophons in Non-Armenian Oriental Traditions”

10:10 Prof. Anna Sirinian Università di Bologna
“Books for Paradise: Aspects of Medieval Mentality in Armenian Colophons of the XIII Century”

Coffee/Tea Break

11:00 Prof. Robert Thomson University of Oxford
“Scribal Speculations: the Case of the Four Evangelists”

11:30 Prof. Theo M. van Lint University of Oxford
“Armenian Colophons in Verse: Some Further Observations”

12:00 Prof. Dickran Kouymjian Fresno State University
“A Profile of the Late Medieval Armenian Community of Cyprus through Colophons”

12:30 Dr David Zakarian University of Oxford
“Revisiting the Fratres Unitores: Some Glimpses from the Colophons of Armenian Manuscripts”

13:00 General Discussion and Closure