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 (
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
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
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
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
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
Jenuary 31 - February 5, 2022
Participation of Marco Scarpa in the international scientific conference "XII Римские Кирилло-Мефодиевские чтения".
- Link of the event: „XII Римские Кирилло-Мефодиевские чтения“
July 10, 2021, in the Zoom platform
Workshop „Техника на старославянската калиграфия“ (The technique of Old Slavonic calligraphy) with Marija Skopina
- Full recording on Youtube
May 24, 2021, from 00:00 to 2:00 am
Participation of Marco Scarpa and Elisaveta Musakova in BNR Night Horizon
Night Horizon, a radio show on Bulgarian National Radio hosted by Maya Dancheva, invited our two researchers Marco Scarpa and Elisaveta Musakova to discuss the research project on the occasion of the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture and of Slavic literacy.
- Link of the event: „Учени от БАН търсят неизвестни факти в стари ръкописи“
- Full recording on Youtube
February 1-5, 2021
Participation of Marco Scarpa in the international scientific conference "XI Римские Кирилло-Мефодиевские чтения".
- Link of the event: „XI Римские Кирилло-Мефодиевские чтения“
December 15, 2020
Participation of Marco Scarpa in the international scientific conference „Collegium Cyrillometodianum“.