Our research team is holding online seminars for specialists in the field of palaeography, in order to develop a methodology for the identification of scribes. 
The seminars will be held once a month on the Zoom platform, specifically every third Thursday of the month from 5:30 p.m. Bulgarian time (6:30 p.m. for Russia, 4:30 p.m. for Italy and Serbia, 3:30 p.m. for Great Britain)
Each seminar is introduced by a field specialist (45 minutes), followed by a general discussion with the participants (45 minutes). 
The languages used are Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian, English, Italian and French. 
All colleagues, PhD students and students interested in participating in these seminars could apply by e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) in order to receive an invitation link to Zoom.  

 


April 30, 2024 - 5.00 pm
Parvoslav, NBKM № 674
The topic is led in Bulgarian by Marta Riparante
 FACEBOOK EVENT

May 20, 2024 - 5.00 pm
Monk Simeon - NBKM № 31
The topic is led in Bulgarian by Elisaveta Moussakova

 



JANUARY-JUNE 2023 SESSION

February 23, 2023 - 5.30 p.m.

Tarnovo as a literary centre in 14th century

The topic is led in Bulgarian by Vasya Velinova

 FACEBOOK EVENT
 FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE


 

January 26, 2023 - 5.30 p.m.
Zograf as a literary centre in 14th century
The topic is led in Bulgarian by Elisaveta Moussakova
 FACEBOOK EVENT
 FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE



SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2022 SESSION

 

December 15, 2022 - 5.30 p.m.
Bulgarian Writing Centres on Mount Athos in 14th century
The topic is led in Bulgarian by Kiril Pavlikianov
 FACEBOOK EVENT

November 24, 2022 - 5.30 p.m.
The Digital Vatican Library (DVL platform) and the "discoverability" in the IIIF digital ecosystem
The topic is led in English by Paola Manoni
 FACEBOOK EVENT
 FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE

October 13, 2022 - 5.30 p.m.
Long Term Data Preservation and Digital Codicology on the Vatican Apostolic Library
The topic is led in English by Giuliano Giuffrida
 FACEBOOK EVENT
 FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE


JANUARY-JUNE 2022 SESSION

 

January 21, 2022 – 5.30 p.m. 
Manuscript Digitisation Projects in Bulgarian and Serbian libraries. Round table discussion.
The topic is led in Bulgarian and Serbian by Кozma Popovski, Vasya Velinova, Anna-Maria Totomanova, Elissavetta Moussakova, Veselka Zhelyanskova, Petko Georgiev, Jelena Slavković

 FACEBOOK EVENT

 FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE

 

 

February 17, 2022 – 5.30 p.m. 

Machines and Manuscripts: Computational Approaches to Study Medieval Latin Paleography

The topic is led in English by Hannah Busch

FACEBOOK EVENT

FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE

 

 

April 28, 2022 – 5.30 p.m.
 
Computer-Assisted Palaeography: What? Why? When?
The topic is led in English by Stewart Brookes

FACEBOOK EVENT

FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE


 

SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2021 SESSION

 

September 30, 2021 – 5.30 p.m.

The identification of 14th century Greek scribes' writings. Methodological aspects.
The topic is led in French  by Brigitte Mondrain
 FACEBOOK EVENT
 FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE

 

October 21, 2021 – 5.30 p.m.
Il “Repertorium der griechischen Kopisten 800-1600”. Metodo, risultati, problematiche.
The topic is led in English and Italian by Paolo Eleuteri
 FACEBOOK EVENT
 FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE


November 18, 2021 – 5.30 p.m.
Priest Gerasimus’s Hand and Its Greek Prototypes
The topic is led in Bulgarian by Georgi Parpulov
FACEBOOK EVENT
 FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE

December 16, 2021 – 5.30 p.m.
Bulgarian literary centres and scribes of the 17th century: methodological notes
The topic is led in Bulgarian
by Diljana Radoslavova Petrova Bankova
FACEBOOK EVENT
 FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE


JANUARY-JUNE 2021 SESSION

 

 January 21, 2021 – 5.30 p.m.
Bulgarian scribes from the 14th century
The topic is led in Bulgarian by Prof. Dr. Elissaveta Moussakova 
 FACEBOOK EVENT 
 
FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE 

 

 

February 18, 2021 – 5.30 p.m. 
Typologies of the Slavonic alphabet in the 14th century and the identification of the scribes
The topic is led in Bulgarian by Prof. Vasya Velinova 
 
FACEBOOK EVENT
 FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE

 

 

March 18, 2021 – 5.30 p.m. 
Imperial scriptoria: centers of literacy during the reigns of Stefan Dušan and Ivan Aleksandar
The topic is led in Serbian by MA Milena Davidović
FACEBOOK EVENT
FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE

 

 

  April 16, 2021 – 5.30 p.m.
Historical and cultural aspects of handwriting attribution in the late 13th-14th centuries (based on Serbian manuscripts mainly)
The topic is led in Russian by Prof. Dr. Anatolij Arkadʹevič Turilov 
FACEBOOK EVENT
FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE 

 

 

May 20, 2021 – 5.30 p.m. 
Main problems in the study of handwriting and book production in Early Rus' from the 11th to the 14th century
The topic is led in Russian by Elena Vladimirovna Uchanova
FACEBOOK EVENT
FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE

 

 

June 17, 2021 – 5.30 p.m. 
Methodological principles of historical handwriting studies
The topic is led in Russian by Denis Olegovič Cypkin
FACEBOOK EVENT
FULL VIDEO RECORDING ON YOUTUBE