A Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts, Volume 2, published by U-M Press, brings this monumental undertaking to a close, making one of the most extensive collections of Greek manuscripts in North America accessible to scholars around the world.
Enjoy breakfast refreshments at 9:30 a.m., followed by talks by three scholars sharing their research on Greek manuscripts:
The Making of a Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts at the University of Michigan: Challenges, Achievement, and Discoveries with Nadezhda Kavrus-Hoffmann, cataloger of U-M’s Greek manuscript collection.
The Princess and the Philosopher: Anna Comnena and the Manuscripts of Aristotle's "Ethics" with Richard Janko, Professor of Greek in the Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan.
Always Interesting: Selected Bindings from the UM Greek Manuscript Collection with Julia Miller, bookbinding historian and contributor to the catalogue.
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Mich. Ms. 134. John Klimax, Scala Paradisi (The Heavenly Ladder) and Liber ad Pastorem (To the Shepherd); Manuel Philes, Epigrams on Scala Paradisi, fol. 13v, miniature of the ladder.