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Art historian researches the significance of long-lost Italian murals during yearlong fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study

January 20, 2020

Thirteenth-century frescoes in the cardinal’s residence inside the monastic complex at Santi Quattro Coronati in...

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...

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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...

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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...

Notre Dame International hosts reception honoring partnership and faculty exchange program with KU Leuven, Belgium

November 18, 2019

A special event was hosted on Friday, September 20 at Innovation Park to recognize the...

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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...

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...

Apply for the Medieval Institute's Mellon and Byzantine Postdoctoral Fellowships

October 28, 2019

The Medieval Institute invites applications for its 2020–21 fellowships, the A. W. Mellon Junior Faculty Fellowship in Medieval...

The Rome Gateway and the Center for Italian Studies to collaborate on enriching the Rome Library Italian Literature Collection

October 16, 2019

The first project in this collaboration will involve the acquisition of a collection of Italian...

Theology professor and MI Fellow interprets historical treasure discovered at ancient monastery in the Sinai Desert

October 14, 2019

Being in the right place at the right time can change everything. For Nina Glibetić,...

Now Accepting Applications for Open-Rank Professorship in Digital Humanities and Pre-Modern Studies

October 09, 2019

The Medieval Institute and the College of Arts and Letters invite applications for a tenured or tenure-track position in digital humanities...

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...

2018-19 titles in The Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature

September 16, 2019

Between February 2018 and June 2019, the Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature...

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...

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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...

Faculty Fellow Felipe Fernandez-Armesto publishes book on the history of human imagination

August 05, 2019

Felipe Fernández-Armesto, the William P. Reynolds Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame’s...

Faculty Fellow Ann Astell among authors in Notre Dame Press Fall 2019 Catalog

July 29, 2019

The University of Notre Dame Press is excited to present its Fall 2019 Catalog. As...

New Library acquisition: Epistole et euangeli et letioni volgari in lingua toscana

July 22, 2019

The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections has recently acquired Epistole et euangeli et...

Margot Fassler, MI Fellow, Named a Fellow at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

July 01, 2019

Cambridge, Mass.—Margot Fassler, Keough Hesburgh Professor of Music History and Liturgy, Director of Sacred Music...

Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study announces new director, theme for 2020-2021 fellowships

June 26, 2019

Meghan Sullivan, professor of philosophy and the Rev. John A. O’Brien Collegiate Chair, has been...

Faculty Fellow Amy Mulligan Wins the 2019 Four Courts Press/American Society for Irish Medieval Studies Michael Adams Prize for Best Article

June 24, 2019

Faculty Fellow Amy Mulligan is the winner of the 2019 Four Courts Press/American Society for Irish...

Winter School in Latin Paleography and Codicology

June 17, 2019

With the kind collaboration of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (BAV), the University of Notre Dame...

Mandeville Writing; London, British Library, Add MS 24189, folio 4r

Best of the Medieval Studies Research Blog: May Highlights

June 10, 2019

Welcome to the Medieval Studies Research Blog’s (MSRB) “Best of” news series where we report monthly on...

Islamic Byzantine Border Conference Poster 2019 Web

Conference Brings Together Experts in Byzantine and Islamic Near East History

May 28, 2019

Over the last weekend in April, Notre Dame hosted a three-day conference on the "Islamic-Byzantine...

2018-19 Medieval Institute Mellon Fellow Stephen Ogden Presents His Work at the Annual Mellon Colloquium

May 06, 2019

Since 2001, the Medieval Institute has offered the A. W. Mellon Junior Faculty Fellowship in Medieval...

Best of the Medieval Studies Research Blog: April Highlights

May 01, 2019