| FB-53835-08 | Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Nadezhda Kavrus-Hoffmann | Catalog of Greek Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in U. S. Collections | 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2009 | $50,400.00 | Nadezhda | | Kavrus-Hoffmann | | | | Unaffiliated Independent Scholar | Glenmont | NY | 12077-3214 | USA | 2007 | Medieval Studies | Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Research Programs | 50400 | 0 | 50400 | 0 |
The goal of my project is to make further progress on a state-of-the-art catalogue of Greek medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in American libraries. A comprehensive, up-to-date, and modern catalogue is long overdue. I describe, analyze, classify, and compare all of the distinctive characteristics of Greek manuscripts. The catalogue entry system I use meets all contemporary requirements, and I have developed some innovative interpretive approaches. I view a manuscript as a product of a particular time, region, circle, and cultural and historical context. My analysis of scripts, decorations, notations, and production materials and techniques often establishes when, where, by whom, and under what circumstances a manuscript was produced and disseminated. This information will benefit scholars in many fields of the humanities--especially social and art history, philology and paleography, and philosophy and theology. |