Conference series 2019/20: The Jews in Italy during the Long Renaissance

06/05/2020

We are excited to announce the 2020-2021 cohort of Ransom Center fellows. Read more about this year's fellows and view their project descriptions in our latest blog post: https://sites.utexas.edu/ransomcentermagazine/2020/05/04/fellowships-awarded-to-56-scholars/

17/01/2020

Our are now over, and we are considering next step(s) while digesting some intense and quite amazing days in Jerusalem. Heartfelt thanks to all, sponsors and scholars, and not least to Yaakov Mascetti for excellent local organization!
For a recollection of our three conferences, visit our website https://jewsitalylongrenaissance.wordpress.com
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15/01/2020

Now for the roundtable discussion concluding not only this, but all three conferences. With Berny Cooperman, Marina Caffiero, Serena Di Nepi, Yaakov Mascetti, and Germano Maifreda. See also https://walls.io/t5xsk

15/01/2020

See our website for coming projects, documentation, and (within short) a tentative bibliography:

Conferences 2019/20: Rome - Maryland - Jerusalem

15/01/2020

For those curious about the map in the background on the conference poster, all you need to know is here: https://www.nli.org.il/en/maps/NNL_MAPS_JER002368360/NLI

Carta dell'Europa sudoriental
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Venice (Italy), After 1572

Author
הספרייה הלאומית, אוסף המפות ע"ש ערן לאור. יצירה בנחלת הכלל current owner

Original Library/publisher
הספרייה הלאומית, אוסף המפות ע"ש ערן לאור. יצירה בנחלת הכלל

Exact copy of the map done by Donato Bertelli, Venezia, 1572, but omitting the authors's name and the imprint

15/01/2020

National Library of Israel. NLIsrael

15/01/2020

Heading for the National Library of Israel and the last conference day of Imagining the Renaissance / Defining the Jews. Follow our doings on our social wall (no login, just click here: https://walls.io/t5xsk) and stay tuned for updates on concluding discussion and ideas for coming projects!

15/01/2020

PLEASE NOTE! Changes in Conference Schedule for Today, Wednesday 15 January

9:00 – 9:30 Ingathering

9:30 – 10:30: Panel #1
Avner Ben Zaken: Amatus Lusitanus and the Making of Science in Motion
Ilana Wartenberg: Bilingualism in Scientific Texts Written by Jews in Renaissance Italy

10:30 – 10:45 Short Break

10:45 – 11:45 Panel #2
Evelien Chayes: Porous Libraries and Jewishness in Early Modern Italy: Studying Letizia Nahmias’ Spectral Archives
Shulamit Furstenberg Levi: The Missing Names: Links between Jewish Intellectuals and the “Accademia Pontaniana” in Naples during the Renaissance

11:45 – 12:15 Coffee Break

12:15 – 13:45 Round Table & Discussion

13:45 – 15:00 Lunch

15:00 Guided Tour of National Library

13/01/2020

Soon closing day 2 of our Jerusalem conference, after an abundance of rich papers, new knowledge and good talks over delicious food and strong coffee. For a fuller picture, see our social wall: https://walls.io/t5xsk

12/01/2020

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12/01/2020

We are in Jerusalem for the opening of , third and last part of the series!
introduces the theme by asking Why is imagining the Renaissance so important?

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20/11/2019

The program is out for our third and concluding conference in Jerusalem in January!
If you wish to attend, register here: https://www.eventer.co.il/sdbv3

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