Mmmonk School offers free webinars on the book in medieval Flanders. The sessions are aimed at “advanced beginners” who want to learn the basics of other disciplines in the field of medieval book history.

Programme and registration: https://www.mmmonk.be/en/news/mmmonk-school-2024

Organizers: Bruges Public Library & Henri Pirenne Institute for Medieval Studies Ghent University

Mmmonk.be unites the circa 820 medieval manuscripts from the Flemish abbeys of St Bavo, St Peter, Ten Duinen and Ter Doest. Discover an intellectual and artistic treasure trove, going back to as early as the 6th century! Recordings of previous Mmmonk School sessions are available at https://www.mmmonk.be/en/discover/videos/mmmonk-school

Programme :

22 November 2024
Online: Digging into the structure and lay-out

4pm CET
Alberto Campagnolo (KU Leuven)
An Introduction to Manuscript Collations with the VisColl Tool

5pm CET
Laura Light (Les Enluminures)
An Introduction to the New Thirteenth-Century Bible: Changes in Form and Function

29 November 2024
Online: Getting closer to the readers

4pm CET
Lisa Demets (UGent)î

5pm CET
Hendrik Callewier (State Archives Belgium)
An Introduction to Indispensable Archival Resources for Biographic Research

6 December
Bruges Public Library

7.30pm CET
Christopher de Hamel (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge)
A Life Among Medieval Books of Hours

Lecture followed by drinks reception