As Jerusalem, the location of Christ’s Passion, has been central to the Christian religion since its inception, all the early churches sought a presence in that storied and holy city. The Greek Orthodox Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church, for example, both maintain ancient patriarchates in Jerusalem and both have created renowned libraries in them.
In 1949 Kenneth W. Clark arrived in Jerusalem to begin a project that would microfilm manuscripts from the great libraries of the Middle East under the auspices of the Library of Congress and the American Schools of Oriental research. In Jerusalem, his team examined the Greek Patriarchate’s collection of 2,400 manuscripts in 11 languages and chose 998 to be filmed in their entirety. From the 4,000 manuscripts then in the custody of the Armenian Patriarchate, the team chose 32. Finally, the group also prepared under his direction a Checklist of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the Greek and Armenian Patriarchates in Jerusalem Microfilmed for the Library of Congress (1949-1950), which gave researchers access to both the microfilmed manuscript and the black and white transparencies of select illuminations in them. The microfilm collection is in the custody of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division, where it still may be requested.
Since its appearance, this set and the companion sets from Mt. Sinai and Mt. Athos have been so widely consulted by scholars around the globe that the Library has now digitized the microfilms to facilitate their use by scholars worldwide. At the same time the descriptions of the manuscripts as found in the Checklist have also been edited and updated.
From the Greek patriarchate, Clark’s group also chose 755 illuminations from 998 manuscripts (pages 25-32 of the Checklist) and from the Armenian Patriarchate, 432 illuminations from 22 manuscripts (pages 41-44 of the Checklist) to be photographed in 4 x 5 inch black and white format. These have not been digitized at this time but are available to researchers in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.
Prints of the illuminations and microfilm reproductions of the manuscripts may be requested through our Duplication Services. When ordering a microfilm or print copy of a manuscript, provide the series number, then add the manuscript number.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Manuscripts in the Libraries of the Greek and Armenian Patriarchates in Jerusalem
Manuscripts in the Libraries of the Greek and Armenian Patriarchates in Jerusalem
Monday, August 28, 2017
New release of the Coptic Treebank
New release of the Coptic Treebank
Coptic Treebank release 2.1, now with three Letters of Besa!
We are pleased to announce the release of the latest version of the Coptic Treebank, now containing three Letters of Besa:
This brings the total corpus size up to 10,499 tokens, thanks to annotation work by Elizabeth Davidson and Amir Zeldes, building on earlier transcription and tagging work by Coptic Scriptorium and KELLIA partners. Special thanks are due to So Miyagawa for providing the transcription for On Lack of Food. The corpus will continue to grow as we work to annotate more data and improve the accuracy of our automatic syntax parser for Coptic. You can search the current version of the corpus in ANNIS here:
- On Lack of Food
- To Aphthonia
- To Thieving Nuns
https://corpling.uis.georgetown.edu/annis/scriptorium
Or download the latest raw annotated data from GitHub here:
https://github.com/universalDependencies/UD_Coptic/tree/dev
Please let us know if you find any errors or have any feedback on the treebank!
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Open Access Book: Abwesenheit von Rom: Aristokratische Interaktion in der späten römischen Republik und in der frühen Kaiserzeit
Abwesenheit von Rom: Aristokratische Interaktion in der späten römischen Republik und in der frühen Kaiserzeit
by Astrid Habenstein
by Astrid Habenstein
The immense ideological significance that the city of Rome held since the times of the late republic corresponded until the 2nd century AD with the actual supremacy of the urbs within the Imperium Romanum: Rome was the place where socially and politically influential players and groups met; it was where they tried to create an atmosphere of mutual understanding and agreement through complex ways of interaction. Until well into the imperial era the senatorial aristocracy considered the interacting presence of Rome as a major constant of their lifestyle. At least until the 1st century AD the emperors could not disengage themselves from the reference framework that the city was. Therefore, the forms and the reasons for aristocratic and imperial absence are of particular interest. Which role the absence of Rome played in the system of aristocratic interaction and which implications it had for politics and the society of the late republic and the early imperial era is the subject of the present study.
Astrid Habenstein's work was awarded by the Historical Institute at the University of Bern with the prize for the best PhD-thesis in 2012.
Media coverage
"Habenstein hat eine innovative, sprachlich hochwertige und gut lesbare Arbeit zur Abwesenheit aus dem politischen Raum Roms vorgelegt. Sie analysiert detailliert die vielfältigen Formen und Funktionen von Absenz, zeigt maßgebliche Kontinuitätslinien innerhalb ihres Untersuchungszeitraumes auf und vermag die komplexe Symbolsprache des soziopolitischen Phänomens quellennah zu entschlüsseln. Ihre Studie leistet einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Erforschung der aristokratisch-monarchischen Kommunikation und Interaktion in der späten Republik und frühen Kaiserzeit."Sven Page: Rezension zu: Habenstein, Astrid: Abwesenheit von Rom. Aristokratische Interaktion in der späten römischen Republik und in der frühen Kaiserzeit. Heidelberg 2015 , in: H-Soz-Kult, 05.12.2016 <www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/rezbuecher-258 .
"Überzeugend behandelt Habenstein die vielfältige politische Symbolsprache, die mit aristokratischer Abwesenheit aus Rom verbunden war. Dabei versteht sie es, immer wieder Vergleiche zwischen republikanischen und kaiserzeitlichen Praktiken an- und Entwicklungen herauszustellen, überdies aber potentiellen Widersprüchen zwischen Kontinuitäten und Diskontinuitäten im Sinne einer stringenten Argumentation dialektisch zu begegnen. Auf diese Weise liefert Habensteins gut lesbare Untersuchung wichtige Einsichten in die Institutionalisierungsprozesse des Prinzipats insgesamt."Isabelle Künzer: Rez. von: Astrid Habenstein: Abwesenheit von Rom. Aristokratische Interaktion in der späten römischen Republik und in der frühen Kaiserzeit, Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing 2015, in: sehepunkte 16 (2016), Nr. 2 [15.02.2016] http://www.sehepunkte.de/2016/02/27861.html .
Dr. phil. Astrid Habenstein is a research assistant at the department of Classical History & Reception History of Classical Antiquity at the Historical Institute of the University of Bern.
Open Access Journal: Restaurierung und Archäologie
Restaurierung und Archäologie
ISSN: 1866-7007
ISSN: 1866-7007
Die Zeitschrift »Restaurierung und Archäologie« ist ein wissenschaftliches Forum zu Themen der Konservierung/Restaurierung, zu technologischer Erforschung, zu Dokumentation und Fundbergung sowie naturwissenschaftlicher Untersuchungen archäologischer Bodenfunde. Die mehrsprachig angelegte Zeitschrift erscheint einmal jährlich mit einem Umfang von ca. 120 Seiten und durchgehend farbigen Abbildungen.
Neben der Veröffentlichung aktueller Forschungsergebnisse von Restauratoren, Archäologen und Naturwissenschaftlern dient die Zeitschrift auch dem Erfahrungsaustausch praktischer Maßnahmen am Objekt und bietet Absolventen der einschlägigen Studiengänge die Möglichkeit, ihre Abschlussarbeiten in verkürzter Form einem breiteren Fachkollegium vorzustellen.
Träger sind das »Römisch-Germanische Zentralmuseum« und die »Archäologische Staatssammlung München« in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Hochschulen, Landesämtern, Museen und außeruniversitären Forschungsinstituten. Die eingereichten Artikel, deren Umfang bis zu 20 Druckseiten einschließlich der Abbildungen betragen kann, werden extern begutachtet. Fremdsprachige Beiträge (in Englisch oder Französisch) sind willkommen.
2008
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Saturday, August 26, 2017
Open Access Book: Beyond Priesthood: Religious Entrepreneurs and Innovators in the Roman Empire
Beyond Priesthood: Religious Entrepreneurs and Innovators in the Roman Empire
Ed. by Gordon, Richard L. / Petridou, Georgia / Rüpke, Jörg
Series:Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten 66
Ed. by Gordon, Richard L. / Petridou, Georgia / Rüpke, Jörg
Series:Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten 66
eBook (PDF) Publication Date: August 2017 Copyright year: 2017 ISBN 978-3-11-044818-4
Overview
The last decade has seen a surge of scholarly interest in these religious professionals and a good number of high quality publications. Our volume, however, with its unique intercultural character and its explicit focus on appropriation and contestation of religious expertise in the Imperial Era is substantially different.
Unlike the rather narrow focus of earlier studies of civic priests, the papers presented here examine a wider range of religious professionals, their dynamic interaction with established religious authorities and institutions, and their contributions to religious innovation in the ancient Mediterranean world, from the late Hellenistic period through to Late Antiquity, from the City of Rome to mainland Greece, Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt, from Greek civic practice to ancient Judaism.
A further advantage of our volume is the wide range of media of transmission taken into account. Our contributors look at both old and new materials, which derive not only from literary sources but also from papyri, inscriptions, and material culture. Above all, this volume assesses critically convenient terminological usage and offers a unique insight into a rich gamut of ancient Mediterranean religious specialists.
Ancient Mediterranean Ports
[First posted in AWOL 25 October 2013, updated 26 August 2017]
Ancient Mediterranean Ports
Ancient Mediterranean Ports
The Union of Ancient Mediterranean Ports was created in 1995 from a network of cities with the common characteristic of having been founded during Greek antiquity. The union was enacted in 1996 with its headquarters in the ancient town of Agatha, current Aged of Southern France.
In 2002 the Union’s headquarters were moved to Larnaca, Cyprus. With the passing of time, what remained of the Union is a report in the webpage of KTE (www.eduscience.gr-Activities).The aim of the Union is the strengthening of the relations amongst the cities involved, in the fields of culture, education, economy, technology and the communication of citizens; more specifically that of young people. In 2008 there began a project, A Script on Mediterranean, with the participation of 13-year-old Evdokia Valli from Mitilini, who took the first European reward in the “world competition of children’s painting for the environment”; the competition was organized based on the “Program of Environment” of the United Nations – UNEP (http://archive.enet.gr/online_text/c=112).During that same time, on 10-13 December, a congress organized by the Network of Cities of Sea and entitled “New Scripts on Mediterranean – For an open sea in the strategy for the growth” took place in Gela, Sicily (www.mondogreco.net/associazione/intex.htm).Today, there are many initiatives and serious networks throughout the Mediterranean. Nevertheless, the war on immigration, the environmental pollution and that of the sea, as well as the fading of the local culture are still occurring. And the question rising is why is this?It may be that there are citizens, who love sea as well as history, such as the factors of marine tourism, yachtsmen, visitors, divers, archeologists and others, and wish to preserve clean water, local culture and history. These people, in collaboration, can stimulate the action of Ancient Mediterranean Ports and the Cities of Sea, and contribute in the salvation of the Mediterranean region.Based on the ancient harbors and the active cities and citizens of the Mediterranean, the mapping, the recording and the prominence of the local cultural identity may begin. At the same time, the conservation of the sea and the safeguard of peace may be enhanced. The Sea, which divides and unites, is the subject and underlay of climate change. Since the Ancient Ports and Cities of the Mediterranean are the basic factors of the activities performed by the active citizens, the latter, if related and collaborating, may begin the reversion and rebirth now.
And see AWOL's Roundup of Resources on Ancient Geography
Friday, August 25, 2017
Historia Numorum Online
Historia Numorum Online
Historia Numorum Online aims to record and publish all types and varieties of the coins minted before the Roman period (c. 650-30 BCE). The first volume will be devoted to Caria and is supported by a two-year funding by the Laboratoires des Sciences Archéologiques de Bordeaux (LaScArBx)
The Carian volume is expected to be completed by the end of 2017 and should include an estimated 8000 coins illustrating some 2500 individual types from 53 individual mints. A paper publication should follow shortly the completion of the online database. It is hoped that further volumes will be undertaken by specialists of other regions.
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