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2023 FIDEM Congress: The Medieval Book Through the Lens of the Librarian – 7th European Congress of Medieval Studies

The Medieval Book Through the Lens of the Librarian    7th European Congress of Medieval Studies 06-09 September 2023 University of Basel Switzerland Organisation The 7th European Congress of Medieval Studies of the Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales (FIDEM) will be organized by the Department of Arts, Media, and Philosophy of the University of Basel, Switzerland. Subject A book is first of all a book, with a physical appearance, a title, and a content. The content is perhaps the part that most of all determines the book’s impact. But also the title and the physical appearance have their share, and perhaps also other aspects, such as the reputation of the author, the period in which the book was written, and the reception it received. The impact of these latter aspects is more difficult to trace, but they may produce a recognized quality, an aura that materializes itself when books come together in a physical or imaginary room, when they have to compete for identification and differentiation. One such room is the medieval library with its ordered system of bookshelves and bookcases. Here, both content and aura guide the librarian when giving a call number to the book, when putting it together with other works in a convolute, or when naming it in the catalogue. The Congress intends to focus on the interplay of content and aura of books in the Middle Ages and the way they are balanced and shaped through the work of medieval librarians. For example, when a medieval librarian in his catalogue calls all the volumes devoted to mysticism ‘opuscula’, not because of their small physical size,...

2018 FIDEM Congress: Past and Future: Medieval Studies Today – 6th European Congress of Medieval Studies

Past and Future Medieval Studies Today 6th European Congress of Medieval Studies Past and Future Medieval Studies Today 6.e Congrès Européen d’Études Médiévales 02-05.09.2018 Basel (Switzerland), Department of Arts, Media and Philosophy of the University of Basel FIDEM Congress 2018 The 6th European Congress of Medieval Studies of the Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales (FIDEM) will be organized by the Department of Arts, Media, and Philosophy of the University of Basel, Switzerland. SUBJECT There was a time, not so long ago, when Medieval Studies constituted a major pillar for the understanding of the history of human civilization. The Middle Ages bridge the gap between ancient culture and Modernity; it is the period during which the Greek and Roman heritage was transformed into European and Christian values and found expression in new and different ways in music, art, architecture, literature, philosophy, and theology – fields, which testify to the cultural evolution of humanity. For this reason, Medieval Studies had a strong and uncontested position in the curricula of many institutions of higher education, especially in the Western world. Today, things are different. While the medieval contribution to the project of humanity remains beyond doubt, the challenges facing those interested in history have definitively changed. In a globalizing world, the emergence of the universities, gothic architecture, polyphony, and urban culture, can no longer be studied in isolation. Their significance must be assessed against the background of developments elsewhere in the world, for instance, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Today, what does the medieval past mean for a global and culturally diverse future? Medieval Studies have always excelled by their vigorous...

2013 FIDEM Congress: Secrets and Discovery in the Middle Ages – 5th European Congress of Medieval Studies

Secrets and Discovery in the Middle Ages 5th European Congress of Medieval Studies Secret et découverte au Moyen Âge V.e Congrès Européen d’Études Médiévales Segredo e descoberta na Idade Média Vº Congresso Europeu de Estudos Medievais 25-29.06.2013 Porto (Portugal), Faculdade de Letras FIDEM Congress 2013 The 5th European Congress of Medieval Studies of the Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales (FIDEM) is organized by the Gabinete de Filosofia Medieval, Universidade do Porto, Portugal. FOCUS Fascination with secrets traverses the Middle Ages. A secret is shared by few and coveted by many, requiring a lot of those who have to keep it, or those who want to disclose it. A secret is power, hence the eagerness to discover it. But as curiosity can lead to the abyss and punishment, discovering secrets also requires prudence and caution. The relationship between secret and discovery expresses itself in the Middle Ages, as in all times, through many other dynamic dualities: mystery and revelation, arcane and evidence, unknown and sought, ignorance and knowledge, esoteric and exoteric, private message and edict, hidden and manifest, conspiracy and complaint. The secret is in the nature, which does everything to hide itself, while he reveals itself in many ways, but only to those who know how to interpret it. So in the Middle Ages there are sciences for all secrets: of God, of elements and things, of the stars, of physiognomy, of women, of happiness, of the delights of paradise, of relics, of holiness, of the inner life, of sin, of power, of distant peoples and lost places, and of countless other things. The secret is itself a...

2009 FIDEM Congress: Coesistenza e Cooperazione nel Medioevo – 4th European Congress of Medieval Studies

Coesistenza e Cooperazione nel Medioevo 4th European Congress of Medieval Studies Coexistence et Coopération au Moyen Âge. IV.e Congrès Européen d’Études Médiévales In memoriam L.E. Boyle (1923-1999) Palermo (Italy), 23-27 juin 2009   FIDEM Congress 2009 The 4th European Congress of Medieval Studies of the Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales (FIDEM) is organised by Officina di Studi Medievali Via del Parlamento, 32 I- 90133 Palermo (Italia)http://www.officinastudimedievali.it FOCUS Resoconto di Vincenzo M. Corseri: Mediaevalsophia, 5 (2009). Program LATEST FIDEM CONGRESSES 2023 FIDEM Congress: The Medieval Book Through the Lens of the Librarian – 7th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2018 FIDEM Congress: Past and Future: Medieval Studies Today – 6th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2013 FIDEM Congress: Secrets and Discovery in the Middle Ages – 5th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2009 FIDEM Congress: Coesistenza e Cooperazione nel Medioevo – 4th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2003 FIDEM Congress: Frontiers in the Middle Ages – 3rd European Congress of Medieval Studies 1999 FIDEM Congress: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe (1993-1998) – 2nd European Congress of Medieval Studies 1993 FIDEM Congress: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe – 1st European Congress of Medieval Studies See all...

2003 FIDEM Congress: Frontiers in the Middle Ages – 3rd European Congress of Medieval Studies

Frontiers in the Middle Ages 3rd European Congress of Medieval Studies Jyväskylä (Finland), 10-14 June, 2003   Proceedings Actes publiées: TEMA, vol. 35: Frontiers in the Middle Ages, Proceedings of the Third European Congress of Medieval Studies (Jyväskylä, 10-14 June, 2003) edited by O. Merisalo with the collaboration of P.Pahta. Louvain-la-Neuve, 2006, ISBN 2-503-52420-6.   LATEST FIDEM CONGRESSES 2023 FIDEM Congress: The Medieval Book Through the Lens of the Librarian – 7th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2018 FIDEM Congress: Past and Future: Medieval Studies Today – 6th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2013 FIDEM Congress: Secrets and Discovery in the Middle Ages – 5th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2009 FIDEM Congress: Coesistenza e Cooperazione nel Medioevo – 4th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2003 FIDEM Congress: Frontiers in the Middle Ages – 3rd European Congress of Medieval Studies 1999 FIDEM Congress: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe (1993-1998) – 2nd European Congress of Medieval Studies 1993 FIDEM Congress: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe – 1st European Congress of Medieval Studies See all...

1999 FIDEM Congress: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe (1993-1998) – 2nd European Congress of Medieval Studies

Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe (1993-1998) 2nd European Congress of Medieval Studies Euroconference, Barcelone (Spain), 8-12 juin 1999   Proceedings Actes publiées: TEMA, vol. 22: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe (1993-1998). Actes du deuxième Congrès européen d’études médiévales (Euroconference, Barcelone, 8-12 juin 1999), édités par J. Hamesse. Louvain-la-Neuve, 2003; xxxii – 656 p. LATEST FIDEM CONGRESSES 2023 FIDEM Congress: The Medieval Book Through the Lens of the Librarian – 7th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2018 FIDEM Congress: Past and Future: Medieval Studies Today – 6th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2013 FIDEM Congress: Secrets and Discovery in the Middle Ages – 5th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2009 FIDEM Congress: Coesistenza e Cooperazione nel Medioevo – 4th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2003 FIDEM Congress: Frontiers in the Middle Ages – 3rd European Congress of Medieval Studies 1999 FIDEM Congress: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe (1993-1998) – 2nd European Congress of Medieval Studies 1993 FIDEM Congress: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe – 1st European Congress of Medieval Studies See all...

1993 FIDEM Congress: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe – 1st European Congress of Medieval Studies

Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe 1st European Congress of Medieval Studies 27-29 mai 1993, Spoleto (Italy)   Proceedings TEMA, vol. 3: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe, Actes du premier Congrès européen d’études médiévales (Spoleto, 27-29 mai 1993), édités par J. Hamesse, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1995   LATEST FIDEM CONGRESSES 2023 FIDEM Congress: The Medieval Book Through the Lens of the Librarian – 7th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2018 FIDEM Congress: Past and Future: Medieval Studies Today – 6th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2013 FIDEM Congress: Secrets and Discovery in the Middle Ages – 5th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2009 FIDEM Congress: Coesistenza e Cooperazione nel Medioevo – 4th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2003 FIDEM Congress: Frontiers in the Middle Ages – 3rd European Congress of Medieval Studies 1999 FIDEM Congress: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe (1993-1998) – 2nd European Congress of Medieval Studies 1993 FIDEM Congress: Bilan et perspectives des études médiévales en Europe – 1st European Congress of Medieval Studies See all...