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Roilos honored by Panteion University

Harvard University medievalist Panagiotis Roilos, George Seferis Professor of Modern Greek Studies and Professor of Comparative Literature, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens...
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Christian Africa/Medieval Africa: Watch Now!

The proceedings of November's groundbreaking symposium Christian Africa/Medieval Africa, 300-1600 CE, co-sponsored by the Committee on Medieval Studies and the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, now are available online! To watch...
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Harvard Digs the Vikings

The Harvard Gazette reports on Harvard medievalist Stephen Mitchell and his Summer School program on medieval Scandinavian archeology. Read more here ...
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Undergraduate Prize deadlines

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...
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The Libraries Beckon ...

Now in their fourth year, the Harvard Library’s Pforzheimer Fellowships provide an opportunity for graduate students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to learn about possible careers in libraries, to discover new ways to provide long-term benefits for...
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Byzantine Coins and Seals Summer Program

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...
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The truth about blood libel

The Harvard Gazette profiles Medieval Studies Visiting Scholar Emily Rose, author of the prize-winning The Murder of William of Norwich (Oxford University Press, 2016). Read more ...
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"A Trove of Beautiful Books"

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

Harvard Magazine on the groundbreaking exhibit and conference "Beyond Words: Illuminated Manuscripts in Boston Collections," opening on 12 September. Read more here ...
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Boston's Medieval Manuscripts Take Center Stage

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. Read more ...
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