Seen on the Classicists list:
[it's being streamed and skyped too ... I hope other conferences are paying attention!!!!!]
The Illuminated Astronomical Manuscripts research group at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (http://www.sns.it/en/ricerca/lettere/manoscrittiastronomici) is delighted to announce its first meeting:
Ancient Stars in Byzantium: The Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1087
Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore, February 8th, 2012
The Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1087 was written in Constantinople in the 14th century, probably in the monastery of Chora. It preserves, among other Byzantine and Late Antique astronomical works, some mythological excerpts by Eratosthenes (the so-called Fragmenta Vaticana) and a remarkable series of illustrations, belonging to the tradition of Aratus’ Phaenomena and its ancient commentaries.
Conference programme:
10:30
Introduction
(Anna Santoni, Scuola Normale Superiore)10:45
The Cod. Vat. Gr. 1087: Nicephorus Gregoras and Byzantine Astronomy
(Mariella Menchelli, University of Pisa – Filippomaria Pontani, University of Venice)11:45
The text of the Fragmenta Vaticana and the tradition of Eratosthenes’ Catasterisms
(Jordi Pàmias, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)12:15
The Cod. Vat. Gr. 1087 between Aratus and Eratosthenes
(Anna Santoni, Scuola Normale Superiore)14:00
The sequences of excerpts and illustrations in the Fragmenta Vaticana
(Leyla Ozbek, Scuola Normale Superiore – Allegra Iafrate, Scuole Normale Superiore)14:30
The iconography of Jupiter on the eagle
(Fabio Guidetti, Scuola Normale Superiore)15:00
The iconography of Cetus the sea-monster
(Stefano Riccioni, University of Venice)15:30
Presentation of the ‘Certissima Signa’ database of illuminated astronomical manuscripts.http://www.sns.it/en/didattica/lettere/menunews/convegni/annoincorso/bisanzio
The conference can be watched live on streaming: http://tv.sns.it
skype: certissimasigna
