PIMS Leadership Transition
PIMS
Dr Richard Alway, after 10 years of voluntary leadership of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, has indicated to the Board of Governors his intention to retire once his successor has been chosen.
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.
Katie Bugyis Selected as 2018–2019 Radcliffe Institute Fellow
Appointments
Congratulations to Katie Bugyis, currently Mellon Fellow at PIMS, on being selected as a Radcliffe Institute Fellow for 2018–2019!
Call for Papers: Mediaeval Studies at the University of St Michael's College: Past, Present, and Future
Miscellanea
Symposium: 19–20 October 2018
Mediaeval Studies, the multidisciplinary study of the European Middle Ages, is a discipline integral to the University of Toronto. The seeds of the enterprise were planted almost a hundred years ago on the campus of St Michael’s College.
The 2018 Diploma Programme in Manuscript Studies
Courses
Applications are now open for the 2018 Manuscript Studies Programme, which will convene in Rome from 4 June to 13 July 2018.
International Medieval Latin Committee Honours PIMS Fellow
Prizes & Awards
Greti Dinkova-Bruun, Institute Librarian and Fellow, was named the new Canadian representative to the International Medieval Latin Committee at “Medialatinitas 2017,” its 8th meeting held in Vienna, Austria 17–21 September, in recognition of her remarkable accomplishments as a medieval Latinist and philologist.
An Exhibit of Renaissance-era Folios Translated by PIMS Alumna and Visitor
Miscellanea
Professor Elza Tiner, who holds a Licentiate from the Institute and was also Visiting Fellow this past spring and summer, is helping curate an exhibit entitled “Image + Text in Renaissance Folios.”
Latin Palaeography at the Pontifical Institute
Courses
The Institute is pleased to announce a new course offering for the Winter term 2018, to be taught by the Institute's Leonard E. Boyle Professor of Manuscript Studies and Director of PIMS' Rome-Toronto Programme in Manuscript Studies, M. Michèle Mulchahey, together with Institute Fellow and Librarian, Greti Dinkova-Bruun.
New Visiting Fellows Announced for 2017–2018
Appointments
The President and Fellows of the Institute are pleased to announce the election of new Mellon Fellows for the academic year 2017–2018.
Website for the 2017 Annual Meeting of the MAA
PIMS
The website for the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America is now live.
The 2017 Diploma Programme in Manuscript Studies
Courses
Applications are now open for the 2017 Manuscript Studies Programme, which will convene in Toronto from 5 June to 14 July 2017 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of our founder Étienne Gilson’s arrival in Toronto.
Royal Society of Canada Elects PIMS Fellow
Appointments
Rachel Koopmans has been appointed a member of the RSC’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
PIMS Library Book Sale 2016
PIMS
Attention all scholars and book-lovers: the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Library is holding a book sale until 7 October.
PIMS Fellow Elected as Master of the Barber-Surgeons
Appointments
We are happy to announce that on 11 August 2016, James P. Carley was elected as Master of the Worshipful Company of Barbers.
PIMS Author Awarded the 2015 Vernam Hull Memorial Prize
Prizes & Awards, Publications
The Vernam Hull Memorial Prize for the year 2015 has been awarded to Professor Ceri Davies, Emeritus Professor of Classics at Swansea University, for John Prise. Historiae Britannicae Defensio / A Defence of the British History, published by PIMS.
PIMS Honours the Aga Khan
PIMS, Prizes & Awards
The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies held a special convocation on 20th May in St Basil’s Collegiate Church to confer an honorary degree on His Highness the Aga Khan.
PIMS Library Summer Hours 2016
PIMS
Summer hours at the PIMS Library will be starting at the end of April.
2017 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America
PIMS
The MAA’s 2017 Annual Meeting, to be held April 6–8, will be hosted by the University of Toronto (Centre for Medieval Studies) and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies.
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.
The President's Report, 2012–2014
PIMS
The President's Report for the period 2012–2014 is now available.