The Glossed Bible: Editions and Studies of the Medieval Sacra pagina
Publications
We welcome proposals and submissions for our latest new book series, edited by Alexander Andrée, Mark J. Clark, Joseph Goering, and Timothy B. Noone.
News and Announcements
This page is devoted to news about the Institute, its fellows and programs, as well as items of interest to the wider medieval community.
The President's Report, 2012–2014
PIMS
The President's Report for the period 2012–2014 is now available.
New Visiting Scholar for Spring Term 2016
PIMS
We are happy to welcome Felix Heinzer, the new W. John Bennett Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Institute and the Centre for Medieval Studies.
The 2016 Diploma Programme in Manuscript Studies
Courses
Applications are now open for the 2016 Manuscript Studies Programme, which will convene in Toronto from 6 June to 15 July 2016.
Tribute Page for Roger E. Reynolds
In memoriam
PIMS honours the anniversary of Roger Reynolds' death.
PIMS Library Medieval Book Sale 2015
Miscellanea
A book sale of medieval titles, duplicates of works already present in the PIMS Library's collection, will be open to the public from 2 October to 3 October 2015.
The Venerable Father of English History
Publications
Distinguished PIMS Visitor Henrietta Leyser has written a book that highlights not only the work of the Venerable Bede, but also other sources and resources that remain and are still being recovered from the seven kingdoms of eighth-century England.
King Arthur’s Doughty Champion Fights Again
Publications
Sir John Prise, one of Wales’ foremost Renaissance figures, is the subject of an exhibition at the National Library of Wales. A book launch for the edition and translation of his Historiae Britannicae Defensio co-published by PIMS and the Bodleian Library will be held there on 20 June.
The Palaeographical Messiah Returns to Brazil
Courses
Institute Librarian and Fellow Greti Dinkova-Bruun taught a three-week course in advanced Latin palaeography at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil from 4 May to 23 May.
New Visiting Fellows Announced for 2015-2016
Appointments
The President and Fellows of the Institute are pleased to announce the election of five new Mellon Fellows for the academic year 2015-2016. We are also pleased to welcome our York Fellow for the year.
Memorial Service for Roger Reynolds
In memoriam
A memorial service commemorating the life and work of Roger Reynolds, Senior Fellow Emeritus of the Institute, will be held on Monday, 13 April 2015.
PIMS Scholar Identifies a Piece of English History
Miscellanea
James Carley, Associate Fellow at the Institute, has been featured in a recent article in The Guardian. While visiting the library at Lanhydrock in Cornwall, Carley discovered a book that he identified as having belonged to King Henry VIII.
Body-Worlds Selected as a Finalist for 2015 Morey Award
Prizes & Awards
We are very pleased that Karl Whittington’s Body-Worlds: Opicinus de Canistris and the Medieval Cartographic Imagination, published by PIMS, has been selected by the College Art Association as one of the four finalists for the 2015 Charles Rufus Morey Book Award.
Crossing Borders to Connect Art Histories
Appointments, Courses
Linda Safran, Research Fellow at the Institute, will be teaching medieval art in Guangzhou, China, during the fall 2015 semester, as part of a Getty Foundation-funded Connecting Art Histories project, “Global and Postglobal Perspectives on Medieval Art and Art History.”
The 2015 Diploma Programme in Manuscript Studies
Courses
Applications are now open for the 2015 Diploma Programme in Manuscript Studies, which will convene at the America Academy in Rome from 8 June to 17 July 2015.
Translatio studii: The CTC comes to PIMS
Publications, Resources
The Catalogus Translationum et Commentariorum has found a new home at PIMS, with our distinguished librarian Greti Dinkova-Bruun as editor in chief. The tenth volume of this prestigious series, edited with the assistance of James Hankins and Robert A. Kaster, has just been published; the next volume is due in 2016.
Friends of the Library 2014 Project
PIMS
For its special project this year, the Friends of the Library are raising funds to help acquire a beautiful facsimile of the Pamplona Bible and to complete our holdings of the journal Hortus Artium Mediaevalium, in honour of the late Roger Reynolds.
Fragments Unbound
Courses
Our librarian Greti Dinkova-Bruun was recently invited to teach a graduate class for the interdisciplinary Doctorate in Digital Humanities for Medieval Studies (DHuMS) at the Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Italy.
Online memorial for Roger E. Reynolds
In memoriam
Read more to view information at the Turner and Porter website.