From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: "Dragonomics: Smaug and Climate Change" April 01, 2020 ‘Dragon Hoard,’ Stephen Hickman (1985). Today, we talk about dragons. I refer specifically to the...
ND Alumna Christine Caldwell Ames Delivers Lecture on the Role of Laity in Medieval Inquisitions March 25, 2020 On Thursday, February 27, the Medieval Institute hosted Christine Caldwell Ames, Professor of Medieval European...
Alumni Spotlight: Stephen Metzger March 18, 2020 Dr. Stephen M. Metzger The Medieval Institute is pleased to present our spring 2020 Alumni Spotlight....
From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: Perceptions of Byzantium in Medieval Chinese Chronicles March 02, 2020 A page from Ma-Duanlin’s Wenxian Tongkao “Their king [the kings of Daqin] is not...
MI Announces Summer 2020 Classical, Medieval and Near Eastern Language Institute Lineup February 26, 2020 Rev. Can. Dr. Federico Gallo, Director of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana (Milan) The Department of Classics,...
UNESCO adds Byzantine Chant to List of Intangible Cultural Heritage February 24, 2020 Recognizing the significance of Byzantine Chant as an enduring cultural practice of Cyprus and Greece,...
MI Hosts Winter School in Latin Paleography and Codicology February 19, 2020 2020 Winter School cohort. Photo by Klazina Staat. Over winter break, faculty and students from the...
From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: Reading Runes in the Exeter Book Riddles February 03, 2020 Riddles and runes go together, at least in some of those found in the medieval...
MI Faculty Fellow Robert Randolf Coleman Curates Exhibit at the Georgia Museum of Art January 29, 2020 Francesco Allegrini (Rome, 1624–1684), Christ in glory with angels and a saint kneeling in adoration,...
VIDEO: Resources for Byzantine Studies at the University of Notre Dame January 27, 2020 Did you know that the University of Notre Dame is fast emerging as a premier...
Ph.D. Candidate Richard Fahey Publishes Article on the Old Saxon Heliand December 18, 2019 Congratulations to Richard Fahey, Ph.D. (English), on his recent essay, “Decoding gerûni: runic sacramenta in...
MI Alumnus to Serve as Scriptor of Latin Manuscripts at Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana December 11, 2019 Stephen Metzger, Ph.D. The Medieval Institute offers heartfelt congratulations to alumnus Stephen Metzger on his...
MI Alumna Identifies Medieval Stained Glass Windows at Canterbury Cathedral December 09, 2019 Koopmans inspecting a stained glass window at Canterbury Cathedral Rachel Koopmans (Ph.D., '01), subject of our...
From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: Identifying Pieter Bruegel the Elder December 02, 2019 Panel Painting, Peasants At Day’s End (private collection). A small previously unknown panel painting, Peasants At...
Medieval Institute Unveils New T-shirts November 25, 2019 The Ellis-West family modeling the new MI shirts, which come in sizes for the whole...
2019 Conway Lectures with Peter Adamson Now Viewable on YouTube November 20, 2019 For the first time since the Conway Lectures began in 2002, the Medieval Institute is making...
VIDEO: Flash interview with Medieval Institute Ph.D. student Eileen Morgan November 13, 2019 Meet Eileen Morgan, a Ph.D. student at the Medieval Institute, and learn more about...
Biblioteca Ambrosiana Launches New Digital Library November 11, 2019 On November 7th, 2019, in partnership with the University of Notre Dame, the Biblioteca Ambrosiana...
Jacqueline Jung Delivers Lecture on the Strasbourg Cathedral South Transept November 06, 2019 On Thursday, October 17, the Medieval Institute hosted Jacqueline Jung, Associate Professor in the History of...
From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: "Eyeliner Across Oceans: Cosmetic Practices in the Medieval World" November 04, 2019 The first written description of the personal appearance of the Vikings comes from a letter...
The 2019 Conway Lectures: "Don’t Think for Yourself: Faith and Authority in Medieval Philosophy" October 30, 2019 On September 24–26, the Medieval Institute welcomed Peter Adamson, Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy at...
From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: "Subverting Expectations in Westeros: A Notre Dame Medievalist Watches Game of Thrones" October 07, 2019 Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clark) with her dragon, Drogon. Image © Game of Thrones. George R....
Undergraduates Abroad: Three MI Student Stories September 30, 2019 For Medieval Institute students, learning opportunities don’t stop during the summer. Supported by a network of...
Prof. Bruce Marshall Opens Byzantine Lecture Series to Packed House September 25, 2019 On Thursday, September 15, the Medieval Institute was pleased to host Professor Bruce Marshall as the...
Deadline extended to Sept 23 for Winter School in Latin Paleography and Codicology September 11, 2019 With the kind collaboration of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (BAV), the University of Notre Dame...
VIDEO: Byzantine Studies at the University of Notre Dame September 09, 2019 Did you know that the University of Notre Dame is fast becoming one of...
Fit for a King: ND Medievalist Alum Discovers New Hoccleve Manuscript September 04, 2019 “You should look into Hoccleve.” These words changed everything about the way I looked at...
VIDEO: Flash interview with Medieval Institute Ph.D. student Jake Coen August 28, 2019 Meet Jake Coen, a medievalist and Ph.D. Student here at the University of Notre Dame, and...
