Bessarion's Treasure: editing, translating and interpreting Bessarion's
literary heritage is an International Conference organized by the Institute of
Byzantine Studies of the University of Munich, Germany, and hosted by the
German Center of Venetian Studies in Venice, Italy.
In his act of donation written in 1468, Bessarion underlined
that the greatest treasure he had ever possessed in his life was his library, which
he was now donating to Venice, the "alterum Byzantium". While generations
of historians and philologists have been ever grateful to Bessarion for this
invaluable act of preserving for posterity one of the most significant vestiges
of Byzantine civilization, it is not until recently that the literary heritage
of Bessarion himself and his circle has begun to attract close attention of the
scholarly world.
On the occasion of presenting the forthcoming critical
edition, translation and philosophical commentary on Bessarion's treatise De Natura
et Arte, the members of the Munich research group responsible for the project
invite contributions from colleagues who work on editing, translating and
interpreting texts written by Bessarion and his circle. Contributions are expected to be between 20
and 45 minutes in duration and may be delivered in English, German, Italian or
French.
Confirmed key-note speaker: Prof. John Monfasani, Albany,
USA
If you would like to participate, please send a short
abstract (200 words) to s.mariev@lmu.de by May 31, 2013. Inquiries about the possibility
of obtaining financial support (travel and accommodation grants) should also be
addressed to s.mariev@lmu.de
The Conference is organized by Dr. Sergei Mariev, Dr.
Katharina Luchner and Dr. Monica Marchetto on behalf of the Institute of Byzantine
Studies of the University of Munich with the support of the Byzantine Studies
Association of Germany and the Centro Tedesco
di Studi Veneziani, Venice.
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