Greek Palaeography Course

Texts, Manuscripts, Editions:
Greek Palaeography, the Transmission of Texts, and Textual Criticism

2025/2026 Winter-term (November through January) Hybrid, non-credit seminar, with the generous support of Dumbarton Oaks

 

Application deadline: April 15, 2025

Special Services during the Closure of the Library

May 12, 2020

Special Services during the Closure of the Library

During the closure of the Gennadius Library we are trying our best to facilitate your research.

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Newsletters from 1984 Online

May 11, 2020

Newsletters from 1984 Online

There used to be only two Newsletters published per year. One in the spring, one in the fall. With one exception, however. In 1984, three issues were published.

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Gala 2020 Postponed Until May 6, 2021

May 11, 2020

Gala 2020 Postponed Until May 6, 2021

Please read the lastest update on Gala 2020.

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Academic Program Farewell Video

May 9, 2020

Academic Program Farewell Video

Join us in watching our farewell video of the 2019-2020 Academic Program

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A Blast from the Past: Uploading old ASCSA Newsletters

May 8, 2020

A Blast from the Past: Uploading old ASCSA Newsletters

A blast from the past! A number of old ASCSA Newsletters from the late 1970s/early 1980s are now available through the Archives' webpage.

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When John Camp was the Mellon Professor at the American School

May 6, 2020

When John Camp was the Mellon Professor at the American School

When John Camp was the Mellon Professor of Archaeology at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens

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Loring Hall Gevmata - Episode 2

May 1, 2020

Loring Hall Gevmata - Episode 2

Join us in watching the second episode of your favorite Loring Hall Gevmata.

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Ανακαλύπτουμε την Αίθουσα Σταθάτου

April 28, 2020

Ανακαλύπτουμε την Αίθουσα Σταθάτου

Σας ενδιαφέρει η ιστορία ενός εκ των κρυμμένων θησαυρών της Γενναδείου;

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Discover the Stathatos Room

April 28, 2020

Discover the Stathatos Room

Interested to find out the history of the Stathatos Room in Gennadius Library?

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Η ιστορία του Χαϊρεντίν Μπαρμπαρόσα σε χειρόγραφο της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης (MSS 70.3)

April 24, 2020

Η ιστορία του Χαϊρεντίν Μπαρμπαρόσα σε χειρόγραφο της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης (MSS 70.3)

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Διεθνής Ημέρα Βιβλίου 2020. Γιορτάζουμε τα γενέθλια της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης

April 23, 2020

Διεθνής Ημέρα Βιβλίου 2020. Γιορτάζουμε τα γενέθλια της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης

Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη εγκαινιάστηκε στις 23 Απριλίου 1926. Επιλέχτηκε η γιορτή του Αγίου Γεωργίου για να τιμηθεί η μνήμη του πατέρα του Ιωάννη Γενναδίου. Κατά σύμπτωση το 1995 η UNESCO όρισε αυτή τη μέρα ως Διεθνή Ημέρα Βιβλίου.

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What made an anti-Semitic Spanish diplomat rescue 150 Macedonian Jews? His wife. Research in the ASCSA Archives.

April 23, 2020

What made an anti-Semitic Spanish diplomat rescue 150 Macedonian Jews? His wife. Research in the ASCSA Archives.

What made an anti-Semitic Spanish diplomat rescue 150 Macedonian Jews? His wife.

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World Book Day 2020: Celebrating the 94th Birthday of the Gennadius Library

April 23, 2020

World Book Day 2020: Celebrating the 94th Birthday of the Gennadius Library

The Gennadius Library was inaugurated on April 23, 1926. The Feast of Saint George was chosen to celebrate the memory of the father of Joannes Gennadius. By sheer coincidence in 1995 UNESCO chose to celebrate this very day as World Book and Copyright Day.

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Ημέρα της Γης 2020:

April 22, 2020

Ημέρα της Γης 2020: "Οι κήποι της Αθήνας χθες, σήμερα …αύριο" με την Σταυρούλα Κατσογιάννη

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Richard Clogg lectures on the Colonel's Dictatorship (April 25, 2017)

April 21, 2020

Richard Clogg lectures on the Colonel's Dictatorship (April 25, 2017)

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“The Incredulity of Thomas.” An Icon by Theodore Poulakis

April 21, 2020

“The Incredulity of Thomas.” An Icon by Theodore Poulakis

On the occasion of Easter and recent concerns about social distancing, we are presenting an icon whose subject focuses on the crucial importance of touch and faith. The icon represents the Doubting Thomas and is a gift of Helen Stathatos to the Gennadius Library.

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«Η Ψηλάφηση του Θωμά». Μια εικόνα του Θεόδωρου Πουλάκη

April 20, 2020

«Η Ψηλάφηση του Θωμά». Μια εικόνα του Θεόδωρου Πουλάκη

Με τόση συζήτηση για την τήρηση κοινωνικής απόστασης και λόγω των ημερών παρουσιάζουμε μια εικόνα, της οποίας το θέμα επικεντρώνεται στην καίρια σημασία της αφής. Πρόκειται για εικόνα της Επτανησιακής Σχολής που απεικονίζει την ψηλάφηση του Θωμά και προέρχεται από δωρεά της Ελένης Σταθάτου στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη.

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Travel Trails and the plague in the Ottoman Empire

April 20, 2020

Travel Trails and the plague in the Ottoman Empire

The indexing of hundreds of travelogues of the 16th to the 19th centuries in the digital platform TravelTrails is a rich source of information for various subjects. Based on recent events we searched the term (tag) ‘plagues,’ which was endemic for centuries in the Byzantine and later in the Ottoman Empire.

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Travel Trails και o Λοιμός στην Οθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία

April 20, 2020

Travel Trails και o Λοιμός στην Οθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία

Η ψηφιακή αποδελτίωση εκατοντάδων περιηγητικών κειμένων από τον 16ο ως τον 19ο αιώνα στο πρόγραμμα TravelTrails αποτελεί πλούσια πηγή πληροφοριών για ποικίλα θέματα. Με αφορμή πρόσφατα γεγονότα αναζητήσαμε τον όρο ‘λοιμοί’ (tag: plagues), που αποτελούσε ενδημικό φαινόμενο για αιώνες στα εδάφη της Βυζαντινής και της μετέπειτα Οθωμανικής αυτοκρατορίας.

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Blegen Library - Wishes

April 17, 2020

Blegen Library - Wishes

Easter Wishes and reminders by Blegen Library

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Gennadius Library acquires 18th century manuscript map of Corfu

April 16, 2020

Gennadius Library acquires 18th century manuscript map of Corfu

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Loring Hall Gevmata - Episode 1

April 15, 2020

Loring Hall Gevmata - Episode 1

Interested in learning the secrets behind your favorite Loring Hall Gevmata?

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April 12, 2020

Χειρόγραφο για την πολιορκία των Χανίων (1645)

Ο Σταύρος Γριμάνης παρουσιάζει ένα άγνωστο βενετσιάνικο χειρόγραφο του 17ου αιώνα από τις συλλογές της Βιβλιοθήκης.

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Message from the Director

April 10, 2020

Message from the Director

Watch the message from the Director of the American School.

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Ambassador Boura Appointed as President of Gennadius Library Philoi

April 2, 2020

Ambassador Boura Appointed as President of Gennadius Library Philoi

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Gennadius Library are honored to announce the recent appointment of Dr. Catherine Boura to the position of President of The Philoi: Association of Friends of the Gennadius Library in Greece.

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