Online Workshop in FebruaryFirst Etymologika Conference

19 January 2022

Photo: Miguel Ángel Segura Monje

On February 24-25, the research project 'Etymologika' will hold its first online conference on the topic of Greek scholarship in Southern Italy in the 10th-13th centuries.

Etymologika, Greek etymological dictionaries, rank among the most significant European lexicographic achievements throughout antiquity and the Middle Ages. The name is derived from the ancient pursuit of the étymon, the true meaning and essence of a word. The knowledge archived in these lexica presents an important, albeit thus far insufficiently explored aspect of the literary and linguistic heritage of ancient Greek and Byzantine culture.

Led by Christian Brockmann and Stefano Valente, the research project ‘Etymologika. Ordnung und Interpretation des Wissens in griechisch-byzantinischen Lexika bis in die Renaissance. Digitale Erschließung von Manuskriptproduktion, Nutzerkreisen und kulturellem Umfeld‘ (‘Etymologika. Organisation and interpretation of knowledge in Greek-Byzantine lexica continuing into the Renaissance. Digital analysis of manuscript production, users and cultural environment’) aims to produce the first comprehensive critical edition of the Etymologicum Gudianum, including an English translation and commentary both as a printed edition and an online version enriched with extensive additional resources to facilitate further studies and to disseminate results to a broader audience.

On 24-25 February, the project will hold its first online conference, which is entitled 'Die griechische Gelehrsamkeit in Süditalien im 10.–13. Jahrhundert und ihre Beziehungen zu Byzanz: Manuskripte, Texte und Kulturkreise ('Greek Scholarship in Southern Italy in the 10th-13th Centuries and its Relations with Byzantium: Manuscripts, Texts and, Cultural Areas'). For more information on the schedule and how to register, please see the programme of the workshop.