FuMaSt – The Future of Manuscript Studies, Webinar edition, April 16–17, 2021

Early-stage researchers working on mediaeval Greek and Latin manuscripts are widely present within PhD courses in various disciplines and subjects, funded projects, universities and research institutions. Their research activities, which contribute in an essential way to building the future of manuscript studies, would highly benefit from a broader comparison of methods and results, both among young scholars and within the whole scholarly community.

The second International Contest “FuMaSt – The Future of Manuscript Studies” aims to bring together once again – after the first successful edition held in Gaeta in October 2019 – experienced scholars and young researchers engaged in the study of Greek and Latin manuscripts, coming from a variety of countries and scholarly traditions, and working in different and often not directly connected contexts.

Proposals are expected from PhD students and early-stage researchers (under 35 years of age, PhD earned not more than 5 years before the application). They may concern ongoing projects as well as first results of scholarly undertakings in the field of manuscript studies (palaeography, codicology, history of illuminated manuscripts, cataloguing). Interdisciplinary approaches are most welcome. Topics not centred on the study of manuscript books (i.e. those of a purely philological, text-historical, literary or art-historical nature) will not be considered. Those who have already been selected as participants in the 2019 contest cannot apply for this edition.

Ten papers will be selected for a 20-minute oral presentation, followed by a 10-minute discussion. 

The proposals for papers should be written in French, English, Italian, Spanish or German.