The Committee on Medieval Studies welcomes submissions for the Class of 1955/Robert T. Coolidge Undergraduate Thesis Prize (due Friday, 7 April 2017) and the Committee on Medieval Studies Undergraduate Essay Prize (due Friday, 28 April 2017). Complete information on these prizes, including past winners and the application process, can be found on the Medieval Studies Committee website here.

Coins and seals offer priceless insight into the historical geography, prosopography, paleography, art history, theology, and economic, institutional, and administrative history of the Byzantine world. Dumbarton Oaks’ collections of twelve thousand coins and seventeen thousand lead seals form the finest, largest, and most comprehensive specialized assemblages in the world. For nearly two decades, the Byzantine Coins and Seals Summer Program has provided opportunities for students to have access to these unparalleled collections. Dumbarton Oaks will offer the summer program again this...

The Wall Street Journal reviews the new exhibit Beyond Words: Illuminated Manuscripts in Boston Collections, now on view at Houghton Library, the McMullen Museum of Art, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Read more ...

The Boston Globe reports on the upcoming exhibit Beyond Words: Illuminated Manuscripts in Boston Collections, hosted by Harvard University, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Boston College. ...