The library of Guillaume Pellicier (c.1490-1567), French bishop and ambassador to Venice, is a key resource for our understanding of the transmission of Greek culture in Europe. Its Greek manuscripts were copied for him during his stay in Venice (1539-42), then the political, cultural, and commercial bridge between East and West.
The final conference of the 4-year AHRC-funded project gathers members of the project and specialists in the discipline. Together, they will give a portrait of the fascinating bishop of Montpellier and they will use the results of the project to study in detail the contents of the library and the history of its formation. A first session will present recent research on the role of Pellicier as an ambassador and a bishop; the second and third sessions will present the contents of the library and the main results of our research; the last session will place the creation of the collection in a broader Venetian context.
Speakers include Guillaume Alonge, Luca Beltramini, Elisa Bianchi, Giacomo Cardinali, Morgane Cariou,Clément Desgrange, Richard Gartner, Ciro Giacomelli, Ottavia Mazzon, Thibault Miguet, Raphaële Mouren, Clément Pieyre, Rosa Maria Piccione,Dimitrios Skrekas, Pauline Van Thienem.
The event is hybrid. To attend in person, we look forward to welcoming you at the British School at Rome, Via Gramsci 61, Rome. To attend online, please register here or via the link above.
