I had the opportunity to discuss the @greci-eu.bsky.social (www.greci-twinning.org) project and some of the implications of this research in understanding modern European identities.
Thank you to Marisa Labiri @ucy1.bsky.social for the interview!

✨What Do We Know About How Printers and Bookworkers Learned Greek in the Sixteenth Century ?

Han Lamers and I are delighted to host Martine Furno (IHRIM / ENS de Lyon) at the second online seminar of the Early Modern Hellenism Colloquia

📆Online on 25 September at 15.00 CET (via zoom)

And another two:

Some examples of titlepages (excuse the image quality)

#Proofs !!

Happy that this piece is finally coming out soon, on #earlymodern 'Books for Greeks and Books for non-Greeks in Sixteenth-Century Venice'

#skystorians #bookhistory #classicalreception

#Job Tenure-track #Lectureship in Ancient History (Greek and/or Roman) at the Univ. of Cyprus.

Greek not a requirement, but it will be considered a bonus. Happy to answer informal inquiries. Thanks for reposting!

➡️ www.ucy.ac.cy/hr/wp-conten...

#job #academicsky #skystorians #classics

Here is a Chrestien Wechel one ...

Also found this little printer gnome among my photos from Wroclaw! Very fitting! #bookhistory

Some more books from the exhibition #bookhistory #skystorians #classicalreception

The conference organisers had also put together a lovely exhibition of early printed books! #bookhistory #skystorians #classicalreception

Interesting few days at the FIEC conference in Wroclaw - also managed to have a look around for once!

A nice marketing ploy to sell #GreekBooks: indicate that it includes a commentary by P. Melanchthon. This book was published at least 13 times (1560-1594), but the commentary just once (1560)...Not to mention that not even the translation was Melanchthon's ...
#BookHistory #EarlyModern #Skystorians

📢 Please join Han Lamers & me for the first online session of the Early Modern Hellenism Colloquia!
✨ Simon Smets (KU Leuven) 'Between the Library and David’s Lyre', exploring learned aspects of New Ancient Greek psalm rewritings, Byzantine influences & their Latin literary context.

on a (long) way to a conference... #SkyStorians #earlymodern

Please join Han Lamers & me at the British School at Rome, presenting the GrECI project (www.greci-twinning.org) and talking about 'Greek Heritage in European Culture: Books, Language and Identity'.
British School at Rome, 27 November, 18.00-19.30 CET
To follow online: bsr.ac.uk/greek-herita...

🤓 Spot the difference! Same text, different layout ...

👉I am very happy to share the final programme for our project's workshop 'The Material Heritage of Ancient Greece in EM Europe. New Approaches & Perspectives' Athens, Norwegian Institute (1-2 Feb 2024). #history #earlymodern info & registration at greci-twinning.org/events-and-d...