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Nordic Tales, Byzantine Paths, and a visit to Gotland

In 2019, when we all thought that the 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies would take place in Istanbul in August 2021, the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul was approached by Buket Kitapçı Bayrı of the Tukish Committee for Byzantine … Continue reading

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Om Istanbuls bysantinska monument

På vår gamla hemsida fördes vid något tillfälle frågan på tal om huruvida freskerna i Chorakyrkan (Kariye Camii) i Istanbul lider under tilltagande fuktskador. Fotografier som tagits under tre besök, 2004, 2007 och 2011 visade att den blå färgen alltmer bleknat bakom vad … Continue reading

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Byzantium and the Viking World

In February, Uppsala University was proud to host a book release for the publication of Byzantium and the Viking World (eds. Fedir Androschuk, Jonathan Shepard and Monica White), the outcome of a fruitful cooperation that some of our readers may recall from … Continue reading

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Nya evenemang med nordiska forskare

Svenska forskningsinstitutet i Istanbul i samarbete med Grekiska och bysantinska seminariet vid Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi, Uppsala universitet, anordnar en workshop under temat Byzantine Beauty den 12-13 mars (Universitetshuset sal IV) där flera av nätverkets medlemmar kommer att närvara. Program Den 3-6 maj … Continue reading

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At the Crossroad

A few hours before the SRII seminar “The Straits: Inquiries into a Crossroad” was set to begin, the three NBN members responsible for its planning and execution sat down at a café on Tünel square and pondered the outcome. Would … Continue reading

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