August 11, 2022
John Papadopoulos Appointed Next Director of the Agora Excavations
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the appointment of John K. Papadopoulos as the next Director of Excavations at the Athenian Agora.
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August 11, 2022
Video Archive: An Earthly Paradise: Μπαξές, Περιβόλι and Ύπαιθρος in the Aegean
Watch the video of a lecture by Professor Harriet Blitzer and learn about the magical world of one of the most beautiful places on earth, the Perivoli or Baxes.
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August 9, 2022
Η Γενιά του 1930 ταξιδεύει - The 1930s Generation Travels
Η περίφημη γενιά του 1930 σε αεροπλάνα και βαπόρια. Πέντε αφιερώματα από τη Λαμπρινή Κουζέλη, στο Βήμα της Κυριακής, αρχής γενομένης από την προηγούμενη Κυριακή (7 Αυγούστου). Πρώτο αφιέρωμα στα ταξίδια του ποιητή Γιώργου Σεφέρη.
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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 28, 2022
Θερινό ωράριο Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης
Το θερινό ωράριο τίθεται σε ισχύ από τις 5 Ιουλίου έως και τις 28 Αυγούστου 2022 ως εξής: Δευτέρα–Πέμπτη: 9.00 – 16.15 Παρασκευή: 9.00 – 14.45 Σάββατο: κλειστά Η Βιβλιοθήκη θα παραμείνει κλειστή: 15–21 Αυγούστου 2022
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July 28, 2022
Summer Hours of the Gennadius Library
From July 5 to August 28, 2022 the Gennadius Library will be open to the public: Monday-Thursday: 9.00-16.15 Friday: 9.00-14.45 Saturday: closed The Library will be closed: August 15-21, 2022.
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Blegen library: summer hours
During the month of August, the Blegen Library will be open to visitors Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 to 15:30 and will be closed on Saturdays. The Blegen Library will also be closed to visitors on Monday, August 15, 2022. No new cards will be issued during the month of August and no orientations will take place.
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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 14, 2022
Emily Wilson to Present on Reinterpretations of Ancient Greek Culture: The challenges, misunderstandings and their impact over millennia
The Second Annual Thalia Potamianos Lecture Series has been announced for 2022-23.
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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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