August 1, 2022
Bonna Wescoat Appointed Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the appointment of Bonna Daix Wescoat as the new Director of the School. She began her tenure on July 1.
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July 15, 2022
Regional Connections in a Panhellenic Setting: The Late Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Pottery from Isthmia
Kathleen Slane discusses her new book, co-authored with John Hayes, Late Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Pottery (Isthmia XI)
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July 12, 2022
Friends of the University of Missouri Name Room in its Honor in Loring Hall
Friends of the University of Missouri (MU) have named a bedroom in Loring Hall in its honor. This gift ties MU to the School’s rich past from its earliest days and celebrates the long and fruitful relationship between the two institutions.
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July 12, 2022
Στη μνήμη του Νίκου Μπακόπουλου
Στη μνήμη του Νίκου Μπακόπουλου (13 Μαρτίου 1949 – 12 Ιουλίου 2021), επί μακρόν Επιτρόπου και υποστηρικτή της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης, η χήρα του Καλυψώ Γκουντή δώρισε στη Γεννάδειο πολύτιμες σπάνιες εκδόσεις.
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July 12, 2022
In Memory of Nick Bacopoulos
In remembrance of the life of Nick Bacopoulos (March 13, 1949 – July 12, 2021), longtime Overseer and supporter of the Gennadius Library, his widow Calypso Gounti has donated to the Gennadeion important rare books.
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July 10, 2022
Ένα νέος χειρόγραφος νομοκάνονας στις συλλογές της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης και μια μαρτυρία για την Κεφαλονιά του 1801.
Ο καθηγητής Curtis Runnels δώρισε πρόσφατα στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη ένα χειρόγραφο (MSS 891), που περιέχει μια νομική συλλογή και τοποθετείται χρονολογικά μεταξύ του δεύτερου μισού του 17ου αιώνα και των αρχών του 18ου αιώνα.
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July 9, 2022
A new manuscript of the nomokanon from the collections of the Gennadius Library offers important historical testimony about Kefalonia in 1801.
Professor Curtis Runnels recently donated to the Gennadius Library a manuscript (MSS 891), containing a collection of legal texts dating to the second half of the 17th century or the beginning of the 18th century
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July 8, 2022
New Publication! Late Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Pottery
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Late Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Pottery (Isthmia XI) by John W. Hayes and Kathleen Warner Slane.
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July 5, 2022
Family and Friends of Michael H. and Virginia B. Jameson Name Colonnade in their Honor
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a gift from family and friends of Michael H. and Virginia B. Jameson to name the Colonnade at Loring Hall in their honor and to celebrate their more than six decades of contributions to Classical Greek Studies.
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July 5, 2022
Masks strongly recommended
Due to the increase of Covid-19 cases and for the safety of us all, masks are strongly recommended in the premises of the Gennadius Library.
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July 5, 2022
Σύσταση για χρήση μάσκας
Λόγω της αύξησης των κρουσμάτων Covid-19 και για την ασφάλεια όλων μας, συστήνεται η χρήση μάσκας σε όλους τους χώρους της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης.
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June 30, 2022
Hesperia 91.2 Now Online!
Hesperia 91.2 is now available online! Topics in this issue include the grave of the Griffin Warrior, Anavlachos on Crete, lithics at Halieis, and the Tyrannicides statues in Athens.
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June 28, 2022
Christopher N. Plum Honors Maureen B. Cavanaugh with a Gift to Loring Hall
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a gift from Christopher N. Plum to name a bedroom in the Loring Hall Annex in memory of his wife, Maureen Bridget Cavanaugh.
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June 27, 2022
Video Archive: Κ. Π. Καβάφης: Ένας Εικαστικός
Σε συνδυασμό με την έκθεση που διοργανώνει η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη, παρακολουθήστε μια ομιλία του Δημήτρη Δασκαλόπουλου, όπου μας εξηγεί το λεξιλόγιο που χρησιμοποιούσε ο ποιητής, το οποίο μαρτυρά βαθιά εξοικείωση με τις μορφές τέχνης που περιγράφει σε κάθε ποίημα.
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June 21, 2022
Απεβίωσε ο Peter Mackridge
Ο κόσμος των νεοελληνικών σπουδών είναι φτωχότερος μετά το θάνατο του Peter Mackridge (12 Μαρτίου 1946 - 16 Ιουνίου 2022), επίτιμου καθηγητή Νέων Ελληνικών στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Οξφόρδης, υποτρόφου στο St Cross College και αγαπητού φίλου της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης.
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June 21, 2022
Peter Mackridge - March 12, 1946 – June 16, 2022
The world of Modern Greek studies is poorer since the passing of Peter Mackridge (March 12, 1946 – June 16, 2022), Professor Emeritus of Modern Greek at the University of Oxford, Fellow of St Cross College, and a dear friend of the Gennadius Library.
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June 17, 2022
Encheiridion Methodikon, 1622: a new edition after four hundred years.
The Encheiridion Methodikon is the very rare first edition of a Confession book written by Nikiphoros Paschaleus; it was printed in Venice by Antonio Pinelli in 1622.
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June 16, 2022
Εγχειρίδιον Μεθοδικόν, 1622: επανέκδοση μετά από τετρακόσια χρόνια
Το Εγχειρίδιον Μεθοδικόν, η πρώτη και σπανιότατη έκδοση Eξομολογηταρίου με συγγραφέα τον Νικηφόρο Πασχαλέα, τυπώθηκε στη Βενετία από τον Αντώνιο Πινέλλι (Antonio Pinelli) το 1622.
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June 14, 2022
Video Archive: “Σμύρνη: η όμορφη εποχή"
Παρακολουθήστε μια μοναδική συζήτηση με την ηθοποιό και θεατρική συγγραφέα, Μιμή Ντενίση και την ιστορικό, Ιωάννα Πετροπούλου, σχετικά με την καταστροφή της Σμύρνης αλλά και την ταινία "Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη".
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June 10, 2022
Video Archive: Rethinking the Greek School of Byzantine Architecture
Watch our lecture with Professor Robert Ousterhout, and learn about the characteristic aspects of Helladic architecture and ask if we might view these within a broader geographical perspective, as participants in the “global" Middle Ages.
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May 31, 2022
Video Archive: Φόρος τιμής στον κλασικό πολιτισμό και στον Κωνσταντίνο Καβάφη
Παρακολουθήστε μια διάλεξη για τον Κωνσταντίνο Καβάφη, με ομιλιτές τους, Nuccion Ordina, Renata Lavagnini και Christiano Luciani, που διοργανώθηκε απο τον Σύλλογο των Φίλων της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης και τελέστηκε υπό αιγίδα του της Ιταλικής Πρεσβείας στην Ελλάδα.
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May 31, 2022
Video Archive: “Homage to Classical Culture and to Konstantinos Kavafis” (Watch in Italian)
Watch a lecture on Konstantinos Kavafis, with Nuccion Ordine, Renata Lavagnini and Cristianno Luciani, that was organized by the Friends of the Gennadius Library, under the auspices of the Embassy of Italy in Greece.
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May 29, 2022
Rediscovering the Julian Basilica: A Conversation with the Authors of Corinth XXII
Scotton, Vanderpool, and Roncaglia discuss their new publication, The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy (Corinth XXII)
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May 28, 2022
Video Archive - Καππαδόκες Ρωμιοί: Eλληνική ταυτότητα, ορθόδοξη συνείδηση και τουρκικός εθνικισμός (1919-1923)
Watch our latest lecture, with Alexis Alexandris, organized by the Friends of the Gennadius Library and learn about the Greeks of Cappadocia.
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May 26, 2022
On the Margins of History: The Music of Greek Jewish Women in the Early 20th Century
The first musical lecture by the award-winning American ethnomusicologist Christopher C. King entitled "On the Margins of History: The Music of Greek Jewish Women in the Early 20th Century" was completed with great success. As a strategic partner, the Gennadius Library hosted the event in Cotsen Hall at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
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