Nadezhda Kavrus-Hoffmann Unaffiliated Independent Scholar (Glenmont, NY 12077-3214)
FB-53835-08
Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars
Research Programs
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[Grant products]
Totals:
$50,400 (approved) $50,400 (awarded)
Grant period:
7/1/2008 – 6/30/2009
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Catalog of Greek Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in U. S. Collections
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.
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